A Light in the Dark

Flashlight Fun

Why Play This Way?

A walk in the dark with a flashlight transforms the ordinary into an immersive sensory experience. The interplay of shadows and a limited beam of light will heighten your little one’s senses, turning each step into a deliberate exploration of the unknown. Not only is flashlight play irresistibly fun, but every moment will feel rich with mystery and discovery, building an undeniable connection between the play and the captivating journey depicted in The Night Walk.

Sensory

Literacy

Household

SET THE STAGE FOR PLAY: 2 Minutes

Adult Participation: Optional

Ready

Flashlight
Your copy of The Night Walk
Optional: Print images from The Night Walk

SET

Turn off the lights, but don’t turn on your flashlight.

PLAY!

I’m Being Followed by a Moonshadow

Take a moment to experience the dark.
→ What can you see?
→ Count to 10. Is it getting easier to see?

Turn on your flashlight & go on your own “night walk.”
→ What looks different now?

Use your flashlight to find the page in The Night Walk where the family pauses to “play with the moon.”
→ Notice: The moon, the flashlight, & the reflections are all circles.

Find things around you that are circular like the moon.
→ Can you find big & small circles? Which room has the most circles?

Shine your flashlight in a mirror.
→ Does the reflection look like the one in the book?

Picture Book Picture Hunt

Cut out the printed images from The Night Walk and hide them around your space.
Go on a hunt to find the images with your flashlight.
Take out your book and match each found image to its illustration.
Optional: Set the book aside and arrange the images in sequential order to correspond with the journey in The Night Walk.

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