Have the boredoms of summer doldrums hit already? Close out summer with a bang by getting involved with Lamplighter’s Summer Reading Challenge today! Lamplighter’s Summer Reading Challenge is distinct because it focuses on quality literature, character building, and service. In the Summer Reading Challenge, you earn points for doing various activities with Lamplighter resources. Once you earn a certain number of points, you receive a reward!
To register and get more information about Lamplighter’s Summer Reading Challenge, just fill in the form below. If you have any questions about the challenge, please feel free to contact christina@lamplighter.net.
How It Works
Choose the track you want to participate in and indicate it on the short sign-up form below.
Print out the sign off sheet for your parent to record your progress.
Get started on the activities necessary to help you reach your goal. Make sure to record each activity and get your parent to initial each one.
If you're part of the Ultimate Challenge track, make sure to submit your sign off sheet to us no later than August 31st.
Once you've reached your goal (or deadline) send us your sign off sheet, complete with a parent's signature, and we'll send you the reward you qualify for.
Give us the names and email addresses of three friends who would like to hear about the Lamplighter Summer Reading Challenge (You can do this activity twice, for 6 friends and 100 points. However, we encourage you to tell as many friends as you can!)
Go to Lamplighter’s Facebook page and participate in the Summer Reading Discussion on our Discussion Board
Give a Lamplighter book as a gift for a birthday or other occasion
100 points
Give a Lamplighter book to a friend and get them to read it
Get a parent to read a Lamplighter story to you
Read any Lamplighter book that you currently own
Get a friend to sign up for the Lamplighter book club
Listen to a Lamplighter Theatre dramatic audio
Get your family reading a Lamplighter story together and do something to make it a memorable time. (Cuddle up in the family room, make a special snack, have a picnic lunch, or take the book with you on vacation!) Post on our Facebook page or email us so we know what kind of creative ideas you came up with!
Draw a color picture depicting a scene from a Lamplighter book. Scan a copy of this picture and post it on our Facebook page.
Identify a hymn that is sung in a Lamplighter Book. Research the hymn's origin. If the hymn can be located and learned, please post a message on our Facebook page with you singing it. If not, please paste a comment concerning the hymn's origin and why it was written on our Facebook page. Please identify the book and page number on which the hymn is located.
150 points
Buy a new Lamplighter book and read it
Read a Lamplighter book with a friend
Read a Lamplighter book with or to a sibling.
Listen to a Lamplighter Theatre dramatic audio with a friend
Get your Sunday School class to listen to a Lamplighter Theatre dramatic audio
Find three scriptures that are used in a Lamplighter book and memorize them. The first three verses you choose (either from one book or from a variety of books) will count as 150 points, to get you motivated. After that, each verse counts as 10 points, and you can earn a total of 300 points (counting the 150 from the first three) for scripture memory. We don't want to make it seem like we're not emphasizing scripture memory--because we highly value it! But we also want to get people reading—that is one of the main goals of the Summer Reading Challenge.
Write a one page “journal entry” on any Lamplighter book you’ve read and send it to us. We’d love to use it as a customer review on our website. Don’t summarize—discuss the following:
How the book influenced your life
What scriptures were used in the book and how did the author use the scriptures to mold the story?
Write a poem about one of the characters in a Lamplighter book and email it to christina@lamplighter.net
Act out a scene from a Lamplighter book, film it, and then post it to our Facebook page for others to see
Out of all the Lamplighter Books that you have read, choose a character that most reminds you of yourself. Write a one page "journal entry" on why this character reminds you of yourself. Email it to us so we can share it with others!
200 points
Read a Lamplighter story to an elderly friend who is over 70
Read a Lamplighter story to a grandparent
Join a local Lamplighter book club
Listen to a dramatic audio with an elderly friend or grandparent
Make a one minute video clip reviewing your favorite Lamplighter book and post it to our Facebook page.
Sign up for the Lamplighter Book Club to receive a new Lamplighter book each month! (See here for details: http://mylamplighter.com/)
250 points
Read a Lamplighter story to a widow
Use a Lamplighter resource to share the gospel with someone who does not yet know the Lord
300 points
Start a reading club with local friends willing to read and discuss Lamplighter books together. Read at least one story together to get started!
As you can see, there are a lot of options for how to use Lamplighter books this summer! Last, but not least, if you’re feeling creative, send us an email and suggest an activity! We’ll assign it a point value!
This Reading Challenge is done on the honor system, but we do ask that mom and dad write down and sign off on each activity that you do. You can access that form here.
