Youth Games Collection

Small group game

Search and Find

Description: Search and Find is a word search puzzle game. In this activity, a group of leaders create a symmetrical or repeating design or pattern over the puzzle, the puzzle is then cut into four distinct pieces. These pieces are shuffled and each participant is given one. The goal is for each participant to find others who have matching pieces of the puzzle and then collaborate to solve the word search. The first group to solve the puzzle wins the game.

Rules:

  1. A group of leaders draw repeating or symmetrical designs and patterns over the word search puzzle page.

  2. The completed design is cut into four pieces.

  3. The four pieces are shuffled and randomly distributed to participants.

  4. Each participant must find others with matching puzzle piece designs.

  5. Once all four pieces of the same pattern have been reunited, the group must solve the word search puzzle.

  6. The first group to correctly complete their puzzle is declared the winner.