_Miss Spider’s Scavenger Hunt_ is based on _Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch
Friends_ , a children’s TV series which in turn is based on the _Miss Spider_
series of books written and illustrated by David Kirk.

As the player begins, they are given the choice of playing the full game or
just the activities. If the player choose the full game, a difficulty level
from 1 – 3 can be selected.

Miss Spider gathers her children: Bounce, Squirt, Shimmer, and Dragon, and
announces that there is to be a scavenger hunt – each bug-child has his own
list of items from nature to find in Sunny Patch. There are various seeds to
look for: floating seeds, golden seeds, sunflower seeds; different kinds of
flower petals: pink and yellow; and berries – raspberry, strawberry,
cranberry.

The player begins by picking one of the children to go first; when they return
with the items the player will pick another one until all four children are
done – this is necessary to access the final activity.

The controls are point and click; clicking just ahead of the player’s
character keeps him moving in that direction. Clicking on certain items picks
them up and the player can then drag them into your inventory on the right
side of the screen. On the left there is a leaf that will display the things
the player needs to find for the scavenger hunt and if they rest the mouse
over an item, the player can also hear what it is. At the bottom of the
inventory panel, there is a Miss Spider icon that will take the player to the
options screen, allowing to save, load, create a new game, change the volume,
view the credits or quit the game.

There are nine different activities (two per child, plus one final), covering
such developmental skills as logic, sequencing, sound memory, keyboarding,
sorting, and math. The final activity requires a little eye/hand/brain
coordination to induce Miss Spider to show her DDR skills!

This game is suggested for children ages 4 – 7; younger ones may need some
assistance with the arcade-style games even at the easiest level.