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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt

I saw this in passing on Pinterest, and decided to create my own list to suit my lovely hometown of Smithville, TN.   This was quite interesting, as that I am only in my hometown a few times a year, and I was not the driver.   My husband, who is from another end of the state, drove and my dad was in the backseat telling him where to drive.  (Lots of jokes here, I know.)  I had the list, pen, flashlight, and camera.  It was raining and we put ourselves on a timer, so the camera was not used this time.

Rules:
1. Time limit: I think we gave ourselves between 30 and 45 minutes to find as many as we could. 
2. Area boundaries: We did not give ourselves any road boundaries (like "only in the city limits"), but I would recommend that for a larger community.
3. Items per house: More than one item on the list could be checked off at the same house. It would be more challenging if a "one house, one item" rule were used.
4. Photos: In a team competition, must have photo proof of each item checked.

Our list is below.  Feel free to add comments for things you think should be included!  Happy hunting!!



Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt – Photo Ops

Lighted snowman
Santa with a sleigh
Boat on the water with lights
A house all in white lights (Bonus 5 points if all of another color)
A vehicle incorporated into yard decor (Points based on vehicle used-car, truck, tractor, etc)
Three or more inflatables in one yard
Lighted Christmas tree in a yard
House with 8+ wreaths
Penguin
Disney character in yard
Peanuts character in yard
Nativity scene with spotlight (Bonus 10 points for live nativity)
Yard with at least 5 reindeer
Grinch
Train
Giant candy
Cross
House columns wrapped with ribbon to look like candy canes
House with candles in the window
Chaser lights
Moving yard decorations
Decorations that incorporate a college football team
Store front on Main Street with a lighted tree
Solid white tree
Santa on the roof of a house
Light up presents
Christmas lights on a non-Christmas tree in the yard

 Boat, Disney, Grinch, moving decorations, and college team decor were the only ones that were not spotted.  Not too shabby for our first year!

I do have some Christmas light photos, but they are from the Huntsville Botanical Gardens walking tour in November:



Have a very merry Christmas and blessed new year with lots of light in your life!

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