Abstract: A hand mounted holiday tester includes a control unit with electrical sensing apparatus for detecting a completed circuit between a positive pole and a negative pole of the control unit. The tester further includes a hand receiving mitten, constructed of non-electrically conductive, flexible material with a front surface generally adjacent and parallel to the palm of a hand in the mitten. A flat sponge is fixedly attached to the front surface of the mitten with the front surface of the sponge substantially parallel to the front surface of the mitten. An electrical contact to the sponge includes a loop of wire embedded in the sponge and electrically coupled to one of the positive pole and the negative pole of the control unit.