I Spy Christmas Books and Activity

Our Christmas books are scattered around our house for the holiday season. My kids pulled out the I Spy style books today. 

They love looking for Seymore, the wooden toy robot, in Can You See What I See? Night Before Christmas by Walter Wick. 

After reading the book we played the I spy game with our Christmas village. 

They take turns saying what they spy and the rest of us have to find it.

I spy a boy sledding

I spy a clock

I spy a tree

I spy the church

I spy the baby Jesus

I spy something red

...and so on.

Then we play I spy on our Christmas tree.

I spy a snowman

I spy an Eiffel Tower

I spy a Star Wars ship 

I spy Santa Claus....

Here are a few of our other I Spy Christmas books.

Look-Alikes Christmas, Look and Find on The Night Before Christmas and I Spy Little Christmas. 

Try finding one of these books at your library, or just play the Christmas I Spy activity with decorations around your home without the books. 

Merry Christmas!

8th Day of Christmas Books: I Spy Christmas Tree Games

Celebrating The Twelve Days of Christmas Books

On the 8th day of Christmas Books, obSEUSSed gave to me

8 I Spy Christmas Tree Games

7 Santa Stories

6 Nativity Activities

5 Grinch Cookies

A Nutcracker

3 Mitten Trees

2 Snowman Earrings

and the Berenstain Bear Family.

Do you see what I see? 

Family Fun Activities:

I SPY CHRISTMAS TREE GAME

Sit with your child and look at your tree together. Describe ornaments to see if they can find it. "I spy a penguin, or I spy a santa on a sleigh." Take turns and try to be very descriptive with colors, shapes or objects they are not familiar with.

CHRISTMAS PICKLE

Have you heard of the Christmas Pickle? It is a old German tradition, read more about it here.

We have a Christmas tradition that whoever finds the pickle ornament first on Christmas Eve, gets to open the first present.  One year my mom couldn't find the ornament so she hung a real pickle for my kids to find (see picture below). I do not recommend doing that.  You can buy an ornament like the one below or select another special ornament of yours to be the hidden one. Or print the free one I designed and cut it out to hide it. 

Free Printable Pickle Ornament to hide



I SPY CHRISTMAS BOOKS:

I Spy Books are a favorite around our house.  The Christmas I Spy books keep our kids entertained for hours. They especially like searching for the Seymour wooden boy in the 'Can You See What I See' book by Walter Wick. They also love the Look-A-Like series.

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