Hallmark Christmas Movies Scavenger Hunt

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Originally published October 28, 2019 and updated November 16, 2022.

Make your holiday season even more fun with this Hallmark Christmas Movies scavenger hunt free digital download with 10 different cards. Ideas included for watching Christmas Hallmark movies and for throwing a movie watching party.

Let me be honest, in the past couple of years somehow Hallmark Christmas movies have become one of my favorite new holiday traditions. I love watching the movies with my teen and 20-something daughters. This year we’re going to make our binge watching even more fun with these free printable Hallmark Christmas movies scavenger hunt game cards.

In the past three years, watching Hallmark Christmas movies has become something I look forward to for the entire month of December. My daughters and I enjoy binge watching the movies together and we now have favorites that we look for on the schedule.

Sometimes my husband and teen son even join us. We all have fun anticipating the plot lines and laughing at some of the twists. This year, we’re going to have even more fun watching by playing along with these Hallmark Christmas movies scavenger hunt game cards.

How to Watch Hallmark Christmas Movies for Fun

Check the Hallmark Christmas Movies List

Be sure to check the Hallmark Christmas movie schedule early each year. Often the movies begin playing well before December and you don’t want to miss a single one! In fact they started right after Halloween this year, so be sure to check the Hallmark channel schedule.

Pick Your Favorites

If you’ve been watching Hallmark Christmas movies long enough to have favorites, be sure to either schedule time to watch them or record them.

If you have favorite Hallmark Christmas movies, you can

• Decorate to mimic the town’s Christmas celebration
• Decorate to replicate a special scene from the movie
• Assign favorite actors to guests and have special prizes when they find their actor. Some familiar Hallmark actors and actresses are

Decide When to Watch Hallmark Christmas Movies

You can make it a holiday season tradition to catch the movies each night. Or you can record your favorites and then schedule binge watching marathons on the weekends.

Make it a Party

• Invite friends and family over to have a Hallmark Christmas movie watching party.
• You may find this 14-page free Christmas planner a big help to in your party planning.
• Have everyone dress in a Christmas theme.
  • Christmas Sweater
  • Festive Christmas Outfit
  • Christmas Pajamas
  • Christmas Hats or Scarves
  • Dress as your favorite Hallmark Christmas movie character

• Decorate.
  • Use your own favorite Christmas decorations.
  • Decorate to match the theme of the movie.
    • Christmas royalty
    • Christmas festival
    • Skating party
    • Cookie baking and decorating
    • Office Christmas party
• Play games or activities.
  • Free Hallmark Christmas Movies scavenger hunt game
  • Decorating Christmas cookies
  • Decorate a gingerbread house
  • Christmas craft project like these adorable Santa Christmas Candy Wrappers

Check out these 70+ Simple Christmas Ideas, Crafts, Recipes and More for inspiration.

Make Hallmark Christmas Movie Drinks and Snacks

• Jolly Rancher Cocktail – It’s green and delicious and perfect for Christmas movie.
• Mexican Hot Chocolate – A must-have for any Hallmark Christmas movie watching.
• Caramel Frappuccino – Yummmmm!
• Twix Cookies – Ooey gooey goodness in a cookie.
• Almond Cookies – A sophisticated Christmas cookie with green icing.
• Old Fashioned Jam Thumbprint Cookies – A nostalgic Christmas favorite that grandma used to make.
• Best Decorated Sugar Cookie Recipe – These are always a hit and perfect for a Christmas cookie decorating party.
• Eggnog Truffles – The ultimate Christmas candy treat.

Get Appropriately Cozy

• Christmas Pajamas
  • Loose Thermal Christmas Pajamas
  • Microfleece Button Front 2-piece Pajamas in 12+ different holiday-themed prints
  • Red Flannel Print 2-Piece Pajama Set
  • Candy Cane Striped Ski Pajamas, also in more than 15 different prints
• Cozy Blankets
  • Red Holiday Print Fleece Blanket
  • Snowman Fleece Blanket
  • Red Barn with Wreath Fleece Blanket
  • Green with Reindeer Sherpa Blanket
  • Black Plaid with Christmas Trees Blanket
• Warm Slippers
  • Elf Slippers with Bell
  • Snowman Sherpa Slippers
  • Nordic Slippers
  • Santa Slippers
• Green Elf Ankle Booties – Had to add these because I think we all need a pair this holiday season!

  

• Holiday Candles
  • Cinnamon Candle
  • Balsam Fir Candle
  • Realistic Looking LED Flameless Candles Set of 3
  • Christmas Cookies Candle
  • Set of 3 LED Flameless Candles with Pine Trees

Hallmark Christmas Movies Scavenger Hunt

How to Print the Scavenger Hunt Game Cards

• Get the free printable Hallmark Christmas Movies Scavenger Hunt pdf. Simply sign up for our free newsletter and promptly receive an email with the scavenger hunt pdf so you can print it and start playing right away.
• You can use regular computer paper, but I prefer to use white card stock paper because it’s sturdier. If you’re using these scavenger hunt cards for a party, be sure to use card stock paper because it’s just a bit more luxurious.
• You can print as many copies as you’d like.
• Please share the link to this post rather than the pdf if you’d like to share with family or friends.

How to Play a Hallmark Christmas Movies Scavenger Hunt

• Give each player their own game card. If you have more than 10 players you can either print multiple copies of the Hallmark Christmas movie scavenger hunt cards and pass them out or have players team up to create 10 teams.
• Give players a clipboard and pen or marker.
  • Pick up these candy cane pens with peppermint scented ink to ramp up the holiday factor.
  • Sparkling silver pens may be more your holiday style.
  • Red clipboards and green clipboards are perfect for holding the game cards
  • Use these glamorous gold clipboards for a more sophisticated style.
• Determine whether the winner will be the one to complete the entire card first or the one to complete the most blocks.
• You can also use the scavenger hunt game cards as bingo cards. The winner will be the first to complete all the blocks in a row or column.
• If you’re binge watching, you can use the same card until it’s completed or start a new card with each new movie.

What are we waiting for?! Let’s get ready and settle in for many happy weeks of Hallmark Christmas movies watching with a scavenger hunt this year. Pin for later so you can find these game cards year after year for yourself and to share with friends.

See all my most festive Christmas ideas, printables and recipes in the table below. You can scroll though the table and look for ideas or search for specific ideas with the magnifying glass in the upper right-hand corner (on desktop). Click on the topic and then click through the specific article.