Help Santa Find His Hat Before He Has to Deliver Presents on Christmas Eve

Help Santa Find His Hat Before He Has to Deliver Presents on Christmas Eve


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Another day in December, another seek-and-find puzzle to get you in the holiday spirit, and this brainteaser is, hands down, one of the most difficult puzzles you've ever seen. With Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa just around the corner, holidaycottages.co.uk is prompting brainteaser-lovers everywhere to find Santa's missing hat in this holiday wrapping paper that's covered in winter fun.

Holidaycottages.co.uk rents vacation properties across the United Kingdom where customers can choose to stay in coastal cottages, stylish barns, mansions, and even castles in some cases. "A Christmas-themed brainteaser is the perfect thing to get you in the spirit this year, especially if [you] set [up] a challenge among friends and family," Shannon Keary, the company's digital public relations manager, said in a press release.

Santa's hat is lost among the snowflakes, Christmas trees, reindeer, snowmen, mistletoe, and so many other adorable holiday features painted on holiday wrapping paper, which is what makes this seek-and-find puzzle so tricky. On average, the Christmas brainteaser takes about 1 minute and 3 seconds to solve but has taken some people up to 15 minutes, according to the press release. See how quickly you can find Old Saint Nick's missing hat:

Photo credit: holidaycottages.co.uk
Photo credit: holidaycottages.co.uk

If you're struggling to find it, you are definitely not alone. With all of the other winter and Christmas features on the wrapping paper in the same colors as Santa's missing hat, there's no question this holiday seek-and-find puzzles takes longer than most. Here's a hint: Check above the red bow on the left side of the image.

For those who want to solve this tricky festive brainteaser on their own, I salute you but suggest you stop scrolling now because the solution is below.

It's coming.

Don't keep scrolling.

You're going to regret it.

Last chance.

Photo credit: holidaycottages.co.uk
Photo credit: holidaycottages.co.uk

Unlike other seek-and-find puzzles, however, even if you look at the solution for this one, you can probably go back to the original image and still struggle to find exactly where Santa's missing hat is because it blends in so well. Enjoy, and happy holidays!

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