Quest ideas

Comparison quests

The "rougher than your knee" family. Judged by holding it up against the body part. Fast, funny, and impossible to argue with.

• Something rougher than your knee
• Something smoother than your cheek
• Something softer than your earlobe
• Something colder than your nose
• Something greener than your shirt
• Something lighter than a leaf
• Something wider than your hand
• Something skinnier than your pinky
• Something browner than your hair
• Something bumpier than your elbow
• Something that fits perfectly in your closed fist
• Something taller than your shoe but shorter than your knee

Sensory quests

• Something that smells like outside
• Something that makes a sound when you shake it
• Something that feels wet
• Something warm from the sun
• Something that tickles
• Two things that sound different when you tap them together

Color and pattern quests

• Three different greens
• Something with a stripe on it
• Something that has two colors at once
• Something that matches the color of the slide
• Something with a pattern that repeats

Superlative rounds

Everyone brings one item, then you line them up and compare.

• The longest stick
• The smallest rock you can still see from far away
• The most perfectly round thing
• The leaf with the most points on it
• The heaviest thing you can carry with one hand
• The crunchiest leaf Everyone steps on theirs, loudest wins.
• The straightest stick
• The most colorful single item
• The thing with the most holes in it
• The oldest looking thing Players defend their pick in one sentence.

Counting and set quests

• Five things that all fit in one shoe
• Two things that are exactly the same length
• Three things that get bigger in order, smallest to biggest
• One thing for each letter in your first name
• A matching pair of anything

Imagination quests

No right answer, judged by the group. Have each player explain their pick in five words or less.

• Something a fairy would sit on
• Something that looks like food but isn't
• A hat for a bug
• Something that could be a sword
• The best gift for a squirrel
• Something that looks like it has a face
• A tiny bed for a lizard
• Something that would be useful if you got shrunk

No-collect quests

Nothing gets picked up. Good for slowing the pace or protecting the park.

• Run and touch something rougher than the sidewalk
• Find a spot where you can see three trees at once and stand in it
• Touch the tallest thing you can reach
• Find a shadow bigger than you and stand inside it