Flashlight Story Hunt
Use a flashlight to find and tell stories about objects around a dark home during a power outage.
Creative
3–8 years
10–20 min
Calm
none
At home
What you need
- A flashlight
Setup
- Hand the child a flashlight in a safe, familiar room
- Take turns shining it on objects
- Make up a short story about what it lands on
Play prompts
- What story does that object tell?
- Can you find something round with the light?
Ways to change it up
- Play flashlight shadow puppets on the wall
- Take turns being the story-teller and the light-holder
Safety notes
- Stay in one familiar, cleared room
- Avoid stairs or unfamiliar paths in the dark
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