Parents' Guide to

Miss Spider's Scavenger Hunt

By Jinny Gudmundsen, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Miss Spider hosts a delightful scavenger hunt.

Game Windows , Mac 2006
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Lebron12James3
Lebron12James3 Parent
December 30, 2021
age 4+

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marial9090
marial9090 Parent of 4-year-old
December 21, 2009
age 4+
was unable to find HELP function for controls-arrows did not work on the MAC 10,5 unable to find on line help or frequent Q&A or 800 number
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What’s It About?

Appropriate for kids ages 4 through 7, MISS SPIDER'S SCAVENGER HUNT offers two modes of play: an immersive story mode with embedded games, and an activities mode where kids can just explore the games without playing through the story. In the story mode, kids join Miss Spider, who has created an individual scavenger hunt for each of her four children. Kids accompany each little bug on its hunt through the forest, looking between blades of grass and under mushrooms to find specific items including berries, flower petals, and seeds. But the hunt isn't just about finding items; it is also about meeting, interacting with, and helping other bug characters in nine interactive games.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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Kids say: Not yet rated

With Miss Spider's Scavenger Hunt, kids jump inside an enchanting microscopic world, based on David Kirk's Miss Spider books (and TV show), to hunt for nature objects and play unique games with fanciful animated bugs. The games explore keyboarding, math, music, spelling, hand-eye coordination, and logic skills and themed to fit within the insect world. Both the activities and the story mode can be played on three levels of difficulty, so the game has plenty of replayability.

Scavenger Huntwas created by Kutoka, known for constructing breathtaking visuals. This software continues that tradition, with scenes full of sparkling water, lush vegetation, and bug characters that are whimsical instead of scary.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the fascinating magnified perspective of this game. Is seeing the world from a bug's point of view surprising to you? Did you have any trouble figuring out what objects were? Which of the nine educational games did your child like best? Parents might want to create a scavenger hunt for their own child using nature items found in the yard. Or perhaps, have your children create a hunt for you instead.

Game Details

  • Platforms: Windows , Mac
  • Available online?: Not available online
  • Publisher: The Game Factory
  • Release date: November 3, 2006
  • Genre: Edutainment
  • ESRB rating: E for Everyone
  • Last updated: August 20, 2022

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