LITH 2020 SCAVENGER HUNT

Welcome to the Lights in the Heights 2020 Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt!  Look for the items listed below using your keenest adventure skills!  Check your items off as you find them. Please feel free to share your favorite selections with us by sending us a note or picture to LightsInTheHeights@gmail.com.  Be mindful that some photos may be showcased on the Lights in the Heights website for your friends and neighbors to enjoy. This way everyone can get a glimpse of the wonderful and inventive decorations they may have missed!!

•         Dinosaur

•         A Sign of Peace

•         Funny or Impressive Leftover Halloween Pumpkin

•         Flying Pig

•         Favorite Inflatable

•         Hanukkah Bear

•         Snow Man

•         Candy or Sweets

•         Nutcracker

•         Brightest House

•         Big Christmas Tree

•         Small Christmas Tree

•         Large Bow

•         Something Whataburger Related

•         Most Decorations

•         Favorite Cartoon Decorations

•         3 Favorite Santas

•         Favorite Holiday Theme

•         Most Creative

•         Animals and Wildlife

Once you have completed the hunt, please submit your forms or selections to LightsInTheHeights@gmail.com.

**Please be mindful of private property, traffic laws, personal safety and social distancing practices while completing your hunt. All items are in public view from public spaces and this activity is intended to be completed via public streets, sidewalks and thoroughfares and trespassing on private property is not suggested.  If taking pictures, please be sure not to include home interiors, property owners or children outside of your group.    

HAPPY HUNTING!!!!

Make sure to tag us and show your Lights in the Height’s spirit at #LITH2020 or #LightsInTheHeights2020!!

2020 Lights in the Heights Winning Homes

The LITH judging committee judges toured the neighborhood and submitted their ballots for consideration. The following are this year’s award winning homes:

• Most Colorful – 901 Omar

• Most Festive – 2905 Beauchamp

• Most Creative – 311 Euclid

• Most Wattage – 614 Byrne

• Most Religious - 616 Highland

• Best Theme – 3511 Oakridge

• Best Single Color – 1020 E. 7th

• Most Traditional – 801 Merrill

• Most Historical – 3003 Norhill

• Pick of the Night – 412 Highland

• Ho-Ho-Ho! – 629 Merrill

• Most Crafty – 501 Euclid

• Best Porch – 922 Bayland

• Best Inflatables – 408 Bayland

• Best Block - 400 block of Byrne

• Most Appreciated* - 3004 Beauchamp

• Most Trending* - 3212/3218 Beauchamp

• Most Geological* - 428 Byrne

• Most Mystical* - 402 Byrne

• Most Astronomical* - 312 Bayland

• Most Fishy* - 909 Highland

• Most Wildlife* - 903 Highland

• Most Synchronized* - 1009 Omar

• Best Tribute* - 927 Merrill

The houses listed above are all within the Woodland Heights neighborhood. The judges start out with a list of categories that have been used for years, but also designate ad hoc categories* based upon what they find on their tour.

 A special thank you to all the wonderful and committed residents of Woodland Heights that make this time of year beautiful and twinkling!

Spirit of LITH 2020 Reminder

We just want to post a gentle reminder that there’s no organized Lights in the Heights® event this year. What does this mean?

• There were no permits pulled for the event because of Covid-19

• There will not be extra police presence in the neighborhood

• There will not be trash receptacles

• There will not be porta potties

• There will be no “one way” directional signs for cars or any other no traffic control

• City of Houston will be the contact for any noise ordinance complaints

• There has not been a coordination with Lyft this year

It’s sad, we know, so we wrote you this poem to cheer you up.

All kidding aside, we really want our neighbors to have a safe and happy holiday season. We’re working to spread the word that we’re not having our traditional LITH event. This includes signage at the esplanade, coordination with local businesses and groups to communicate our plans, notifying the constable over concerns there may be a potential uptick in pedestrian traffic and reaching out to local media as another avenue to share our plans.

-LITH Committee and WHCA

LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS 2020 MERCHANDISE

Though Lights in the Heights will be different this year in many ways, the cloisonné ornament tradition continues!

The 2020 edition of the hand-crafted LITH ornament, along with NEW Woodland Heights merchandise, will be for sale on Saturday, November 7 from 9:30 to 4:30 at the Norhill Esplanade at Woodland and Norhill (and also at https://www.woodland-heights.org/store?category=Lights+in+the+Heights.)

If you've already purchased merchandise online, your order will be waiting for you for pick-up at the Esplanade. We hope to see you soon!