Christmas Scavenger Hunt for Kids – Printable Rhyming Clues

Name: Christmas Scavenger Hunt for Kids
Brand: Sorted Templates
SKU: ST-0157
Price: 3.50 USD
Availability: InStock

Overview

Each clue is a short rhyme about a spot in the house, like the fridge, the tree or under a pillow. You hide each clue in the spot the one before it describes, and the setup key shows the whole chain, so it takes about ten minutes to set up.

For kids who can't read yet there is a picture hunt with twenty things to find, and the Christmas lights hunt keeps everyone busy on a drive around the neighborhood. Write your own clues on the blank cards for any spot in your home.

Rhyming clues
Eighteen clues about everyday spots.
Quick to set up
The key shows where each clue goes.
For little ones too
A picture hunt with no reading.
Lights hunt
Twenty things to spot from the car.

What's inside

Clue cards
Eighteen rhyming clues, six per page
Setup key
Where to hide each clue
Christmas picture hunt
Twenty things to find at home
Christmas lights hunt
Twenty things to spot outside
Blank clue cards
Six editable cards
Final card and certificate
A You Found It card and a champion certificate

How it works

1
Buy on Etsy, then download the PDF for your paper size from your Etsy Purchases page.
2
Open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) or Preview on a Mac, click a blank line and type. Or print it and fill it in by hand.
3
Hide the clues, hand over clue 1 and let the hunt begin.

Good to know

Digital download: nothing is shipped
Personal use license: please don't share or resell the files

Questions

How do you set up a Christmas scavenger hunt?

Give the child clue 1. Hide clue 2 in the spot clue 1 describes, clue 3 in the spot clue 2 describes, and put the prize in the last spot.

How many clues should I use?

Eight to twelve is plenty for most kids. Skip any clue that doesn't fit your home.

Can toddlers play?

Yes. The picture hunt needs no reading.

How do I edit the PDF?

Open it in Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free on computers, phones and tablets, or in Preview on a Mac. Click any blank line and type, then save and print. Some browser PDF viewers don't keep typed text.

How it's made: designed by Sorted Templates. We use AI tools to help draft text and lay out pages, and every page is reviewed and edited by us before it's listed. Lifestyle and mockup images may be AI-generated or AI-edited; the page previews show the actual files.