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How the Jingle Bell Hunt works
Print & cut
Print the clue cards (cardstock is best) and cut them out. Pick the ones that fit your home.
Hide the chain
Each card's picture shows where the next card is hiding, so kids who can't read yet can play. It takes about 10 minutes.
Hunt
Hand over the first card. Kids color a bell on the tracker for every clue they find.
Find the bell
The final card leads to Biscuit's bell, and to any little surprise you hide with it, like new pajamas or a book.
What's inside the printable
| Jingle Bell Hunt | Grown-up setup guide, 12 picture clue cards with short rhymes, 6 make-your-own cards, a bell tracker with a paper bell to cut out, and an Official Jingle Bell Finder certificate |
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| Santa pages | Letter to Santa, a note from Santa for grown-ups to fill in, a cookies-for-Santa note, 3 reindeer snack tags and a kid-friendly sugar cookie recipe card |
| Extras | Our Christmas Eve plan, 2 sheets of gift tags (color-your-own and full color), a "Santa, please stop here" door sign and an Our Christmas Eve memory page |
| Coloring pages | 8 Christmas Eve scenes: cookies for Santa, the bell hunt, letters to Santa, story time, hanging the stockings, a peek at the tree, Santa over Juniper Lane and sweet dreams |
| Total | 27 pages per file, including a color cover and a printing tips + license page |
| Files | 2 PDFs, about 3.4 MB each: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4 (210 × 297 mm) |
| Dates | Undated: use it again every Christmas Eve |
| Style | Mostly black-and-white to save ink. The cover and one sheet of gift tags are in color |
Who it's for
Families with kids about 3 to 10, grandparents hosting on Christmas Eve, and anyone filling a Christmas Eve box. Little ones follow the pictures, and older kids read the rhymes.
Pairs with 25 Lit Windows
Count down 25 cozy nights with 25 Lit Windows, then celebrate the big night with the same family, the same cottage and the same cozy style.
A note for grown-ups
Please hide clues only in safe, easy-to-reach places, never inside an oven, washer, dryer or anywhere hot, high or electrical. Supervise children in the kitchen and with scissors. The cookie recipe contains wheat, dairy and egg.
How these pages were made
License
For personal use. Print the pages as often as you like for your own family. Please don't resell, share or redistribute the files or printed pages. Classroom or library use? Ask us. Full details are in our terms of use.