Have you ever done a Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt? We started doing this when my kids were pretty young, and they loved it. Now it has become a holiday tradition. There are a few places near us where we can go and pay to drive through and see lights. However, our neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhoods have some really great lights too!
Whenever we are out doing errands and return home when it’s dark, my youngest asks if we can go see lights. We usually at least drive around our subdivision, and my kids love to see how many different kinds of lights they can see. Angels, Stars, Snowmen, and Nativities are some of my kids’ favorites. One house even had a Santa with a sleigh on the roof! They love the special characters they see along the way too. Having a checklist of which lights they see is fun for kids and helps the memory last longer. Plus it helps them focus on looking at the lights.
When they were younger, unfortunately, my boys got croup often. Any parent who has a kid on steroids or nebulizer treatments knows they get super hyper, and it’s hard to get them to bed. The cold air was also good for the Croup, so we would bundle them up and drive around in our minivan, with a window near them cracked open and go look at Christmas lights before bed. It usually helped to settle their cough, and they were tired by the time we got back home. Going to see Christmas Lights became something we did often in the Winter! I was so sad in January when people took their lights down!
I hope you have only happy reasons to go see Christmas lights this year. Whatever your reason for going to see Christmas Lights, this Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt Printable can add to the fun of seeing lights with your family and friends.
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hahahahah I love this so much! Going to do it!!1
Yay, I hope you have fun!
What a cute idea! I love it. Now to convince my 18 and 14-year-old boys they want to do this with their mom. 🙂
Maybe if you make them hot chocolate or coffee in to-go cups they’ll come with you.
What a great idea a scavenger hunt is! I love looking at lights. That was always my favorite thing to do on Christmas Eve.
I love it too. There were people who even suggested leaving a note and a treat for your favorite house. We might do that this year too.
This is such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome!
Oh my goodness I have always wanted to try one of these! Thanks for the free printable!!
Have fun if you try it!
What a great idea! Thanks!
You’re welcome.
Thank you for this activity! I’m going to print this out and have my kids do it when we go looking at Christmas lights!
Awesome! Have fun!
Thank you for this activity! I’m going to print this out and have my kids do it when we go looking at Christmas lights
What a cool idea! I love scavenger hunts!
Thanks!
This is a great idea! So cute and creative!
Thanks!
Neat idea – we love driving around to look at xmas lights. Never heard of doing a scavenger hunt – this sounds fun
It’s so fun! I forgot to mention that some people even leave a note and treat for the house in their neighborhood that is their favorite.
I have never done this before, but I would sure like to do this…even for adults, this could be a fun-filled evening!
You are right! It would be fun to do with friends!
This is such a cute idea! I loved riding around with my mom to find the Christmas lights!
I love this idea Noelle! What a great family activity1
Thanks, we enjoy it!
We’ve not done one before, and I’ve never thought to do it…as the kids get older this will be a blast!
😊Yay, I hope you get to try it sometime.
What a fun idea!
What a fun idea! My son would love this next year when he is a little bit older.
Great!
What a fun adventure and lovely printable!
Thank you!
What a great idea! I’m going to do this with my kiddo this weekend!
Awesome! I hope you have a great time!
Super fun! Love this idea, thanks!
Thank you.
That is such a fun idea! and something the boys would enjoy.
I hope you all enjoyed it!
OMG! I love this idea so much! I think we might have to try it this year!
Thank you! I hope you all had fun.
This is such a goos idea! I want to do this today with my kids!
Thanks! I hope you enjoyed it!
This is an adorable idea. We are going out tonight to look at lights and I will try to see how many I can find.
Thank you!
We love driving around during the holidays and viewing all the lights! My kids especially love it as well.
It’s so much fun! I get a little sad after Christmas when everyone takes their lights down.
Awww! Well, first, I feel badly that the littles always seemed to be sick around the holidays ~ but sounds like you found a fantastic way to help keep them at ease and enjoy the festivities safely. I love the idea of a scavenger hunt like this ~ we love Christmas lights, but didn’t explore this year. I need to make time to do this next year ~ these printables will be a fun way to enjoy it!