Bring more holiday cheer to your little ones’ with this festive Christmas I Spy Game. The free PDF includes 4 different options and difficulty levels, making it suitable for kids of all ages. They will love playing detective and searching for many different Christmas-themed objects. Plus, I Spy Christmas is a wonderful way to help them work on their counting skills!
This is a low-prep activity; all you need to do is print it out, make yourself a warm drink, and let the kids be. It is super fun at holiday parties or even in the car while running those last-minute holiday errands.
If you’re looking for more Christmas-themed activities, check out these Christmas Activities for Preschoolers and Free Christmas Color by Number Worksheets.
Christmas is the most festive time of the year for a reason. I love the colorful store windows, Santa’s workshop, the assortment of ornaments, hearing jingle bells play all day, and traditions.
I always feel nostalgic for my childhood experiences, and I want my kids to have special memories too. This Christmas I Spy game is a fun activity to achieve just that!
On a real note, the holidays do get extremely busy! Knowing that your kids are engaged, entertained and not constantly yelling ‘mama mama’ or ‘papa papa’ is a relief!
How to Use the Printable
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- You can use this printable in your classroom to wind down before the holidays begin or as a great brain break activity.
- Use it at a Christmas party for the kids’ corner. PS: The adults might like it too, so print extra.
- Have a competition to see who can find everything the fastest.
- Laminate the sheet. The kids can use dry-erase markers, and you can re-use them for years to come.
- Test your kids on their letters, beginning sounds, and phonics by seeing if they can pick out objects starting with a certain letter. You can also ask them for a word that rhymes with the object.
- Let it serve as a fun memory. Take lots of photographs to capture the fun moments and laughter.
TIP: Laminate these pages and use them as placemats for your holiday table!
What are the Benefits of Playing I Spy?
Here are some benefits to playing I Spy:
- Promotes social development
- Teaches children to take turns and play together
- Helps develop language skills
- Expands vocabulary
- Strengthens memory
- Helps children learn the sounds of letters and words
- Improves counting and math skills
- Enhances observation skills
- Boosts attention to detail
- Promotes visual discrimination. Think of it as a true eye-opener
Most notably, playing I Spy Christmas will foster cognitive skills like problem-solving, concentration, and memory. It is an interactive and engaging experience for children. To read more about the Benefits of I Spy and other easy games, click the link.
The free PDF printable is available in color and black and white to suit your individual preferences. You can get it at the bottom of this blog post.
How to Play I Spy Christmas
Count how many of each image you see on the printable and write the number in the box. Everyone will have a ball searching for all the Christmas-themed items. It’s also a fun way to learn Christmas vocabulary and spark discussions. In this game, the items you will be searching for include:
- Christmas trees
- Sleigh
- Santa hat
- Gingerbread house
- Stockings
- Candy canes
- Gingerbread man
- Elf
- Candies
- Postboxes
- Hot chocolate
- Rudolph
- Santa Claus
- Fireplace
- Cookies
- Shiny ornaments
- Snowflakes
- Wreaths
- Presents
- Santa’s sack of toys
What’s Included in the Christmas I Spy Game
We included four different options so that everyone can join in on the fun! Each option varies in difficulty levels ranging between Easy, Medium, and Hard.
Easy I Spy Game
The above picture is the easy option. It is ideal for an easy ‘find look’ game for your toddlers. If you have a new kindergarten child, or they have just begun learning how to count, this particular page will be perfect. You can also play a regular game of I Spy if they’ve never played before by asking them to identify everyday objects or different objects in a certain area.
Here is a second easy printable for preschoolers! It’s like hide and seek but with your eyes wide open!
Medium and Difficult I Spy Game
These are our hard and medium-level printables which will be a hit with older children and even adults! Start a brand-new search game and see who can find all the items first.
Get the Free Christmas I Spy Printables Here
Click the image below to get your free PDF printable.
If your little ones love playing I Spy, check out this wonderful bestselling book called I Spy, a book of picture riddles by photographer Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo. Marzollo’s clever rhyming puzzles and Wick’s amazing photographs are the perfect fit for your teaching resources. My kids dubbed it the best book of the year.
From silver bells, snowmen, snowy landscapes, turtledoves, mittens, and other photographs of Christmas items, readers of all ages can examine the different objects, find riddles, and become an I Spy detective! PS: This New York Times bestseller is also perfect for the STEAM curriculum.
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