I was trying to come up with a “coming in” activity for our Birthday Party for Jesus at my church. I was brainstorming some ideas with my #KidMin pal Genna Champion, and the idea of Christmas Bingo came up.
I thought I’d post it here in case anyone else was looking for an idea. Here’s where I landed.
Prep:
– Print one copy of the Christmas Bingo card for each child. I printed 2 per sheet so they came out to be roughly 5.5″x8.5″.
– Print icons or words on a sheet of address labels. Each word needs to correspond with an ornament on your tree (see below). Here’s a sample of the ones I made. I printed 2 words on each label then cut them in half. There are 24 empty squares on each Christmas Bingo card so my goal was to have 35-40 ornaments, some represented by stickers and some not, and have at least 30 different words on stickers to add variety.
– Decorate a Christmas tree with a variety of ornaments that correspond to the stickers you print. (In our context, I set our tree in a place that the children cannot touch it as that is part of my instructions. They have to find the items from a short distance away without touching the tree.)
- Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt. Putting together your own Christmas lights scavenger hunt is simple. Of course, you’ll need to pick a night. I also recommend scoping out the best neighborhoods for Christmas lights. I often do this by asking my friends on Facebook. You can count on Facebook for a wide array of opinions.
- To play Christmas lights bingo, print out enough bingo cards for everyone in the group or pair people up in larger groups. Now head out on an evening walk as a group/family (Be sure to wear bright & reflective clothing). Mark off the items on your card as you see.
Christmas Light Bingo Printable
Lights; a tall Christmas tree. A cross; a moving decoratio n. A house with only one color of lights; lights shaped like an animal. Lights high up on a house; an inflatable snowman. A tree that is not green; an angel. A house with no lights; a very small tree. Lights shaped like an elf; a house with too many colored lights. Christmas Light Bingo - Jim Sigel Automotive Family Christmas Fun in Grants Pass With all of our traditional Holiday Festivities canceled for this year, we wanted to come up with a. Dec 4, 2012 - Over the meadow and through the woods, on a Christmas light search we will go! Make some hot chocolate, stir up some Reindeer Mix and head to the car for a magical night of BINGO!
Christmas Light Bingo Card
Instructions:
– Kids select one blank Christmas Bingo card as they come in.
– Kids select a different sticker for each square and place it on his/her Christmas Bingo card. This allows each card to be different, customized for each child.
– After each square has a sticker, kids will go to the Christmas tree and look for each item on their Christmas Bingo card. When an item is found, kids should mark that item off on their card.
– – There are 2 ways to go about getting a “bingo.” We will have younger kids play traditional Bingo by getting 5 in a row. Older kids will completely fill their card by finding all items to get Bingo