Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt Pt. 2
The holiday season has begun and Christmas lights are everywhere. I have updated our Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt from a few years ago to make it more user friendly for those pre-readers. If you are interested in the written list click here. To take part in the holiday fun, simply print out the list shown below and load up your bundled kiddos in the car to drive around to check out neighborhood lights or to head to one of the many light displays around town. See how many of the items you can cross of the list.
Click here for the printable Christmas light scavenger hunt.
Before you set off for your evening journey, prepare for the scavenger hunt ahead of time by going over the items on the list. Talk with your child about the location of the lights in the scavenger hunt and where they should be looking. Some items on the list are located in windows or on doors and some items could be in ornament form and will be hanging on trees.
As you complete your scavenger hunt, help your child express what items she sees and where she sees those items. This activity will help develop your child’s expressive and spacial language skills using words that describe location (e.g. on, in, over, under) as well as characteristics (e.g. big, small, blinking, hanging).
Check out one of the below light displays around Columbus where you could possibly check off the items on the scavenger hunt:
Holiday Lights at the Columbus Commons:
The holiday lights run from November 20, 2017 – January 2, 2018 from dusk until 11 p.m.
Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
Wildlights runs from November 17, 2017 – January 1, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays-Thursdays and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday & Saturday.
Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights
Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights (previously known as Alum Creek’s Fantasy of Lights) is a drive thru light show from November 17, 2017 – January 1, 2018 from 5:30 to 9:30 on Sunday-Thursday and 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Friday & Saturday.
Neighborhood Lights:
For an interactive map of holiday light displays in Columbus, check out columbuslights.com.
In addition to checking off items on the list, I always like to take pictures of the found items so we can review our hunt with a round of hot cocoa when we get home. I hope this Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt becomes a fun holiday tradition for you and yours, as well. Happy Holidays!
