St. Martin's Flashlight Cards: Who's Hiding? – 30 Shine-Through Riddle Cards

Turn off the lights, grab a flashlight and let the St. Martin's magic begin! Each card shows a light, friendly hiding place – a stable, a haystack, a pond, a castle tower – with a short riddle. Shine a light from behind and the dark shadow of St. Martin on his horse, a goose, a lantern or a hedgehog appears, together with its name.

Kids practise reading comprehension, inferences and vocabulary while they explore real light science: transparent, translucent and opaque. Counting cards, the lantern village and lantern seek-and-find, a secret message from St. Martin, shadow puppets, shadow bingo and a memory game keep the fun going all November.

Print double-sided (the shadows line up perfectly) or single-sided with a hidden sheet behind. No flashlight? A sunny window works too. No prep – perfect for PreK to 2nd grade, centers and lantern-walk week.

What's inside (97 pages, PDF):

• 30 full-page shine-through St. Martin's riddle cards with hidden shadows and names
• 4 counting cards + lantern village and lantern seek-and-find
• A secret message from St. Martin you can only read with a light
• Light science: transparent, translucent, opaque + shadow lab
• Shadow puppets, shadow bingo, memory, riddle writing, certificate, answer key
• Double-sided AND single-sided printing files

Illustrations and layout were created with the help of AI tools and code; all texts and activities were carefully checked.