Christmas I Spy Printable with a Find and Count Game

When children finish one holiday activity before the next begins, a short picture hunt can keep them busy without a long explanation. This page asks them to scan a small grid, sort four familiar shapes, and record how many of each they find.

Get the Christmas picture hunt

The printable has a grid of twelve pictures and four answer spaces. Children look for stars, bells, stockings, and trees, then write a count beside each name. The artwork is deliberately simple so the counting task stays clearer than a crowded seek and find scene.

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How to play

Click the preview to open the full size image, or use the download button to open it in a new tab, then save it from there. Print the page and give each player a pencil. Ask them to name one shape at a time, point to every matching picture, and write the total on its line.

A younger child can place a small counter next to each picture while an adult records the totals. An older child can circle one category at a time with a different pencil color, then check that all twelve pictures have been counted. This works as a quiet Christmas party activity or a short family counting game while adults prepare the next part of the gathering.

Answer key

There are four stars, three bells, three stockings, and two trees. The totals add to twelve, which gives you a quick way to check that no picture was skipped or counted twice. If a child gets a different answer, have them scan each row from left to right rather than searching the whole grid at once.

Printing and reuse

Use the print preview to keep the full page inside the printable area of your paper. Ordinary copy paper is enough for a one time activity; a sturdier sheet is helpful if several children will share it. For repeat play, slip the page into a clear sleeve and write the answers on the sleeve with a suitable erasable marker.