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OI-137 · How to play

Christmas Scavenger Hunt

Christmas hunts for children: picture checklists of 12, 20 and 50 things to find, for little ones who don't read yet, a Christmas lights hunt for the car or an evening walk, a winter walk, and two rhyming clue trails that lead around the house to a treat.

What’s inside

  • Indoor picture hunts: 12 pictures, 20 pictures, and 50 pictures over two pages
  • Christmas lights hunt with tallies
  • Winter walk hunt: 16 pictures
  • Two trails of 12 rhyming clue cards, blank clue cards, and a key to where each clue goes
  • Team score sheet and a “hunt finished” certificate

Opening your download

Your files arrive as a ZIP. Download it from Etsy in a web browser (on a computer is easiest), then unzip it: on most computers, double-click it; on a phone or tablet, open it in your files app and tap it. Open the PDFs from the unzipped folder, not from inside the ZIP.

Can’t find the download? On Etsy, go to Your account → Purchases and reviews, and use the Download files button on the order.

Printing

  • Print at 100% — “actual size” — not “fit to page”, so everything comes out the size it was drawn.
  • Use the file that matches your paper: A4 or US Letter.
  • Ordinary printer paper is fine; heavier paper (120–160 gsm, about 32–43 lb) makes cards and covers sturdier.
  • Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own household, party or classroom.

Colour or ink-saver

Every page comes twice: in colour, and in an ink-saver version that prints in black on white. The pages are otherwise the same.

How the hunts work

  • Picture hunts: give each child a sheet and a pencil. They tick each picture when they spot it — no reading needed.
  • Lights hunt: take it on a walk or a drive after dark, and keep a tally of each thing you see.
  • Clue trail: hide the clue cards in order before you start. Each rhyme leads to the next hiding place; give the children the first clue, and put the treat where the last one points. The key page lists where each card goes. Use the blank cards to write your own.
  • Finish with the score sheet and the certificate.

Setting up the clue trail

This part is for the adult. Each clue names the next place, so put the second card where the first clue points, and carry on in order; the key shows where each card goes.

  • Put cards where children can reach them without climbing or lifting anything heavy.
  • Keep cards beside appliances and lamps, never inside or under them, and away from water and electrical fittings.
  • If a place doesn’t suit your home, swap it for another one; the trail stays indoors.

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