Christmas gift scavenger hunt maker

All 27 Christmas scavenger hunt clues

Every clue the maker uses, if you'd rather copy them by hand. Rhymes suit readers about 6 to 8, riddles suit 9 and up.

🎄 Christmas tree

Rhyme: I'm green and I sparkle with lights all aglow. Look under my branches, down low, down low!
Riddle: I wear lights and shiny balls, but I'm not going to a party. Search my branches.

🥛 Fridge

Rhyme: Where the milk stays cold and the leftovers sit, open the door: your next clue is in it!
Riddle: I hum all day, I light up when you open me, and I keep the milk cold.

🧊 Freezer

Rhyme: Brrr, it's chilly where the ice cream lives. Grab the clue that the cold spot gives!
Riddle: I'm colder than the North Pole and full of frozen treats.

🧺 Washing machine

Rhyme: Where dirty clothes spin round and round, your next clue is waiting to be found!
Riddle: I spin and splash but never get dizzy. Clothes go in dirty and come out clean.

🛁 Bathtub

Rhyme: Splish and splash, where the bubbles go. Peek inside: it's dry, you know!
Riddle: I hold lots of water, but you sit in me instead of drinking from me.

🛏️ Bed

Rhyme: Before you sleep, you climb up here. Look underneath: the clue is near!
Riddle: I have a head but never think, and feet but never walk. You visit me every night.

💤 Pillow

Rhyme: Soft and fluffy, under your head. Look beneath it, there on your bed!
Riddle: Every night I hold your head and keep your dreams company.

📚 Bookshelf

Rhyme: Stories and pictures, page after page. The next clue waits where the books are on stage!
Riddle: We have spines but no bones, and lots of stories but no floors.

🛋️ Couch

Rhyme: Where the family sits for a movie night, dig in the cushions, look left and right!
Riddle: I have arms but can't hug, and a back but can't stand up. Dig into my cushions.

👟 Shoes

Rhyme: Left and right, they go on your feet. Check inside the pair you wear down the street!
Riddle: We always come in pairs, and we have tongues but never talk.

🧦 Stocking

Rhyme: Hung up with care for Christmas Eve, reach in the stocking, the clue's up its sleeve!
Riddle: I'm a giant sock that nobody wears. Someone with a beard fills me once a year.

🚪 Front door mat

Rhyme: You go out through me and come back in. Look under the mat and let the search begin!
Riddle: I have a knob but no nose, and people knock on me before they come in.

🧸 Toy box

Rhyme: Teddies and blocks and cars that zoom: look in the place where the toys have room!
Riddle: I'm a chest with no heart, full of things that love to play.

🪞 Mirror

Rhyme: Who's that smiling and looking at you? Check by the mirror for your next clue!
Riddle: When you wave at me, I wave back, but I'm not your friend down the street.

🧥 Coat closet

Rhyme: Coats and jackets hang in a row. Open the closet, in you go!
Riddle: I'm full of hangers but there's not a single plane inside.

🥣 Cereal box

Rhyme: Crunchy and sweet, a breakfast treat: look in the box of the cereal you eat!
Riddle: Shake me in the morning and I pour out breakfast.

🪥 Toothbrush cup

Rhyme: Brush, brush, brush, the bristles go. Look by the sink: the next clue's there, you know!
Riddle: I have bristles but I'm not a hedgehog, and I visit your teeth twice a day.

🍪 Cookie jar

Rhyme: Cookies for Santa and cookies for you: peek in the jar for the very next clue!
Riddle: I'm a jar that never stays full for long, because somebody keeps sneaking treats.

📺 TV

Rhyme: Shows and cartoons on my screen appear. Look near the TV: your clue is here!
Riddle: I have a screen and a remote, and I tell stories without any pages.

🪟 Window

Rhyme: Look through the glass at the sky so wide. Your clue is waiting by the window side!
Riddle: I'm made of glass, I let the light in, and you can see the whole world through me.

🪜 Stairs

Rhyme: Up and down, step after step: check the stairs, don't skip a step!
Riddle: I go up and down all day, but I never move.

💡 Lamp

Rhyme: Click me on when the room gets dark: check by the lamp for the next clue's spark!
Riddle: I wear a shade but I'm not a tree, and I light up the room.

🪴 Plant

Rhyme: Green leaves growing in a pot of dirt: look by the plant, it won't get hurt!
Riddle: I drink water, love sunshine and never leave my pot.

🎒 Backpack

Rhyme: You take me to school with your books and a snack: unzip the zipper of your backpack!
Riddle: I ride on your back to school and carry all your stuff.

🐾 Pet bed

Rhyme: Where our furry friend curls up to snore, look in their bed: there's a clue for sure!
Riddle: It's a cozy bed for someone with four legs and a tail.

📬 Mailbox

Rhyme: Letters and cards come here every day. Open it up: your clue's on its way!
Riddle: I eat letters every day but I'm never hungry.

🚗 Car

Rhyme: Vroom vroom, but we're not going far: look inside the family car!
Riddle: I have four wheels and two headlight eyes, and I drive you to school.