Free printables · grades K–5

Christmas worksheets for kids

20 free Christmas printables: design a sweater for the yeti, help the elf deliver a gift, frost cookie fractions, play Christmas bingo and write a letter to Santa. Every page uses Kevin Coulston’s own Christmas characters and prints on one sheet of paper.

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Answer key (PDF)
Design a Sweater for the Yeti: free Christmas worksheet
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Design a Sweater for the Yeti

The yeti is always cold! Design the coziest, silliest holiday sweater you can, with stripes, snowflakes or reindeer.

Grades K–3 · about 25 minutes

Tip: Hold an “ugly sweater” fashion show: kids hold up their designs and describe them.

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Draw the Gingerbread Man by Grid: free Christmas worksheet
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Draw the Gingerbread Man by Grid

Copy Kevin Coulston’s gingerbread man one square at a time. The grid turns one hard drawing into 16 easy ones.

Grades 1–5 · about 30 minutes

Tip: Have kids put a finger on the square they are copying in both grids.

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Fill the Snow Globe: free Christmas worksheet
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Fill the Snow Globe

Draw a tiny winter world inside the snow globe: a snowman, a village, a penguin party or anything you like.

Grades K–3 · about 20 minutes

Tip: Shake a real snow globe first and ask kids what they notice.

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Decorate the Ornaments: free Christmas worksheet
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Decorate the Ornaments

Six empty ornaments to fill with stripes, dots, zigzags, snowflakes or faces like Kevin’s ornament friends.

Grades K–3 · about 20 minutes

Tip: Cut them out, punch a hole at the top and hang them on a classroom tree or window.

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Decorate the Gingerbread House: free Christmas worksheet
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Decorate the Gingerbread House

Cover the gingerbread house with candy: gumdrops, icing, candy canes, a cookie door and a frosting roof.

Grades K–4 · about 25 minutes

Tip: Pair it with a real graham-cracker house as a class party activity.

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Christmas Shape Starters: free Christmas worksheet
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Christmas Shape Starters

Turn each shape into something you might see at Christmas: a tree, an ornament, a star, a present or a snowman.

Grades K–3 · about 20 minutes

Tip: Pairs well with the Shape Drawing Challenge: one shape, many ideas.

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Help the Elf Deliver the Gift: free Christmas worksheet
Puzzles and games

Help the Elf Deliver the Gift

A Christmas maze: help the elf carry a present from the workshop to the tree, then draw what was inside.

Grades K–3 · about 15 minutes

Tip: Trace the path with a finger first, then with a crayon.

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Unscramble the Christmas Words: free Christmas worksheet
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Unscramble the Christmas Words

Eight Christmas words with their letters mixed up. Use the word bank if you get stuck.

Grades 1–4 · about 15 minutes · answer key

Tip: Cover the word bank for a harder version.

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Snow and Sleigh Sudoku: free Christmas worksheet
Puzzles and games

Snow and Sleigh Sudoku

Two letter sudoku puzzles: an easy one that spells SNOW and a harder one that spells SLEIGH.

Grades 2–5 · about 25 minutes · answer key

Tip: In the SLEIGH puzzle the boxes are 2 rows by 3 columns. Shade one box to show students.

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Christmas Bingo: free Christmas worksheet
Puzzles and games

Christmas Bingo

Take it to the class party or a family get-together. Mark a square each time you spot something, and shout “Merry Christmas!” for three in a row.

Grades K–5 · about 30 minutes

Tip: Print a few so every kid gets a card.

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Count the Christmas Things: free Christmas worksheet
Math

Count the Christmas Things

Count the stars, bells, presents and trees, make tally marks and find the total.

Grades K–2 · about 15 minutes · answer key

Tip: Give kids a crayon for each kind so they can color as they count.

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Elf Workshop Math: free Christmas worksheet
Math

Elf Workshop Math

Eight short Christmas word problems: wrapping presents, sharing cookies and counting buttons. Draw a picture to help.

Grades 1–3 · about 20 minutes · answer key

Tip: Let kids act out the problems with counters or wrapped blocks.

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CHRISTMAS Acrostic Poem: free Christmas worksheet
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CHRISTMAS Acrostic Poem

Write a word or a line for each letter of CHRISTMAS about the sights, smells and people you love in December.

Grades 1–5 · about 20 minutes

Tip: Younger kids can write one word per letter; older kids write a full line.

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Letter to Santa: free Christmas worksheet
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Letter to Santa

A friendly letter to the North Pole: say hello, share a kind thing you did and list a few wishes.

Grades K–3 · about 20 minutes

Tip: Add a wish for someone else: kids can wish for a gift for a friend or family member too.

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Christmas Kindness Coupons: free Christmas worksheet
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Christmas Kindness Coupons

Six gift coupons that cost nothing: a big hug, help with dinner, a story. Cut them out and give them away.

Grades K–5 · about 20 minutes

Tip: Talk about gifts that are kind instead of bought. Kids can staple the coupons into a little book.

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Christmas Gift Tags: free Christmas worksheet
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Christmas Gift Tags

Six gift tags to draw on and fill in. Cut them out, punch a hole and tie them onto presents.

Grades K–5 · about 15 minutes

Tip: Print on card stock so the tags are sturdy.

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The Elf Who Lost the List: free Christmas worksheet
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The Elf Who Lost the List

A four-panel comic: the elf lost the big list on Christmas Eve! How does it get found in time?

Grades 1–5 · about 30 minutes

Tip: Give a starter: “It was Christmas Eve, and the list was gone…”

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The whole set

All 20 worksheets and the answer key in one PDF. Print the whole thing for a Christmas folder, or pick the pages you need from the print dialog.

Print all 20 (PDF)

Class party pack

Five pages for a December class party or the last day before break: Christmas Bingo, Christmas Gift Tags, Christmas Word Search, Help the Elf Deliver the Gift, Decorate the Ornaments.

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A December week in class

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Christmas books by Kevin Coulston

The elf, the yeti, the gingerbread friends and the ornaments on these sheets come from Kevin Coulston’s Christmas books. Each book has 50 activities for a different age.

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Questions

Are these Christmas worksheets free?

Yes. All 20 sheets and the answer key are free to print for home and classroom use. Print one sheet at a time or the whole set as one PDF.

What ages are they for?

Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade, about ages 5 to 11. Each sheet lists its grades. The drawing sheets, the maze and Count the Christmas Things suit the youngest kids; the sudoku, the cookie graph and the comic suit older kids.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The answer key covers the word search, the scrambled words, both sudoku puzzles, Count the Christmas Things and Elf Workshop Math. It is the last page of the full PDF and also a PDF on its own.

What can kids do at a class Christmas party?

Print the class party pack: Christmas bingo, gift tags, the word search, the elf maze and Decorate the Ornaments. Add crayons and scissors and the party has a quiet table too.

Do the sheets print in black and white?

Yes. Each sheet has a light colored header that also looks fine in black and white. They are US Letter size and also print on A4.

All sheets are US Letter, print well in black and white, and are free for home and classroom use. Not every family celebrates Christmas. In class, most of these sheets also work as winter pages, and our Hanukkah worksheets are here too. More for teachers: thinking sheets, no-prep sub plans and the teacher resources library.

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