PAPER BAG REINDEER PUPPET Make a reindeer puppet using a paper lunch bag; it has antlers made from handprints.

PAPER PLATE ANGEL Make a beautiful angel from a paper plate.

STAND-ALONE STAR Make a paper star that can stand by itself on a table.

HANDPRINT WREATH Make a paper wreath from little hand prints.

BROWN PAPER CHRISTMAS STOCKING Make a great Christmas stocking from a brown paper grocery bag.

BROWN PAPER FIREPLACE Make a fireplace from 2 brown paper grocery bags and red tempera paint.

HAND AND FOOT REINDEER Make a cute paper reindeer from a child's footprint and hand prints.

CANDY TRAIN Make a tiny candy train from wrapped candies.

PAPER PLATE POINSETTIA Make colorful poinsettias from handprint cut-outs and a paper plate.

HANDPRINT TREE Make a great paper tree from little hand prints.

PAPER CHRISTMAS TREE A construction paper Christmas tree that is very easy to make!

SNOWMAN ORNAMENT OR NECKLACE Make a cool snowman ornament from white glue!

PAPER BOX Make a little paper box. You can put a small gift in it if you like.

POLYHEDRA ORNAMENTS Make regular polyhedra from paper, and use them for great holiday decorations.

STRING OF GINGERBREAD PEOPLE A decorative string of construction paper gingerbread men and women to decorate a room, bulletin board, or Christmas tree.

PINE CONE CHRISTMAS TREE An easy-to-make Christmas tree from a pine cone! Use as a Christmas decoration on as an ornament on your tree.

SHOOTING STAR TREE ORNAMENT A simple-to-make Christmas tree ornament made from paper or felt.

PAPER PLATE SNOWMAN Make a cute snowman decoration from 2 paper plates.

3-D Star Make a great Christmas decoration or tree ornament.

SANTA HAT/DECORATION Make a Santa hat or decoration from construction paper.

SANTA STAR Make a Santa Star ornament or decoration from paper, cotton, and markers.

METAL CUT-OUTS Make metal cut-out ornaments from a disposable aluminum pie plate.

Styrofoam+Drinking Straw Puppets Make adorable puppets from styrofoam trays and drinking straws.

REAL CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKE A beautiful snowflake made from pipe cleaners and borax.

Cards and Place Cards:

Gingerbread House Card You can make a gingerbread house card from construction paper.

Christmas Tree Card You can make a simple tree card for Christmas.

SNOWFLAKE DECORATION OR CARD Make a paper snowflake and use it to decorate a window or make a great card.

SNOWMAN CARD A cute and simple-to-make snowman card.

POP-UP TREE CARD A simple-to-make card that looks spectacular.

Christmas Place Cards Print color place cards of poinsettias, Christmas trees, holly, pinecone, Christmas stockings, and gingerbread men for your Christmas table. November 29, 2003

Christmas Books to Print:

Santa's Train Printable Book A short, printable Christmas book about a train for early readers, with pages for the student to color and short sentences to copy. The pages are: Santa is in the cab of the steam engine. Elves are shoveling coal in the coal tender. Reindeer are in the cattle car. Candy canes are in the boxcar. Carolers are singing in the observation car. Gingerbread men are in the dining car. Snowmen are in the coach car. Gifts are in the baggage car. The tree is in the caboose.

Santa's Mystery Train Printable Book A short, printable Christmas book for early fluent readers with fill-in-the blanks on each page. The pages are: Santa is in the cab of the steam engine. Elves are shoveling coal in the coal tender. Reindeer are riding in the cattle car. Candy canes are packed in the boxcar. Carolers are singing in the observation car. Gingerbread cookies are baking in the dining car. Snowmen are melting in the coach car. Gifts are hidden in the baggage car. The tree is in the red caboose.

Christmas I See... Printable Book A short book about Christmas to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and short phrases to copy. The pages are: I see a star, angel, tree, reindeer, stocking, Santa Claus, candy cane, holly, and gift.

Christmas Tree Activity Book Printable Book A short activity book about Christmas trees to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and short phrases to copy. The activities are: decorate a tree, do a maze, color by number, connect the dots, and match the trees.

I Can Decorate A Christmas Tree Activity Book Printable Book A short, printable activity book about decorating a Christmas tree for early readers, with pages for the student to color and short phrases to copy. The decorations are: a star, an angel, Santa, lights, candy canes, snowmen, snowflakes and everything.

Christmas Letters Printable Book A short book about the letters in the word Christmas to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and short phrases to copy. The pages are on carolers, holly, reindeer, icicles, Santa Claus, tree, mittens, angel, and star.

Christmas How Many? Printable Book A short, printable book about the numbers with a Christmas theme (for early readers), with pages for the student to color, items to count, and short phrases to copy.

Reindeer Shape Book to Print A short activity/information book about reindeer to print, with pages on connect-the-dots, word unscrambles, anatomy, facts, and questions.

How Many Reindeer? Printable Number Book A short, printable book for early readers, about reindeer and the numbers from 1 to 10, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and short phrases to copy.

Santa Claus Activity Book Printable Book A short activity book about Santa Claus to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color and short phrases to copy. The activities are: finish the drawing of Santa, do a maze, color by number, connect the dots, and match the Santas.

Santa Has... A Printable Book A short activity book about Santa to print for early readers, with pages for the student to color, words to finish, and short phrases to copy. The words are: cap, boots, belt, buckle, mittens, jacket, pants, beard, and mustache.

The Gingerbread Man's Clothes A short book about clothes to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, clothes to color, and a short phrase to copy. The clothes include buttons, cap, belt, mittens, pants, scarf, vest, and shoes.

My Gingerbread House An activity book about a gingerbread house to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, pictures to draw (walls, door, windows, roof, and chimney), and short phrases to copy.

Snowman An activity book about snowmen to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, activities to do (matching, color-by-numbers, connect-the-dots, unscramble the words, drawing, and label the snowman), and short phrases to copy.

This Snowman Has... An activity book about snowmen to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, words to finish (hat, eyes, nose, mouth, scarf, and buttons), and short phrases to copy.

Snowflakes An information book about snowflakes to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, activities to do (matching and questions to answer), and short phrases to copy.

Penguin Shape Book A short book to print about penguins, with pages on 3 penguin species, a penguin unscramble, match the penguins, penguin facts, and penguin questions.

How Many Penguins? Printable Number Book A short, printable book for early readers, about penguins and the numbers from 1 to 10, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and a short phrase to copy.

Winter: I See... A short book about winter and counting to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, pictures to color, and short phrases to copy.

Winter Colors A short book about winter and colors to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, pictures to color, and short phrases to copy.

Winter: How Many? A short book about winter and counting to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, things to count, pictures to color, and short phrases to copy.

Winter: I Can... A short activity book about winter to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, activities to do (coloring, drawing, counting, finding first letters of words, etc.), and short phrases to copy.

Train: On the Train Print a short book about riding on a train and colors(for early readers). The student copies a sentence and colors a train car. The pages include a black steam engine, blue passenger coach, green dining car, yellow boxcar, brown gondola, purple sleeper car, gray observation car, orange baggage car, and red caboose.

The Mitten A printable book for early readers about the Ukrainian folktale called "The Mitten." The story is about a mitten that is lost by a yong boy. Many animals take refuge in the lost mitten until it breaks! The book has pages on the mole, rabbit, frog, owl, badger, fox, wolf, wild boar, bear, cricket, and mouse.

Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas) Printable Book A short, printable Christmas book in Spanish. On each page, there is a simple picture, the word printed in Spanish, and lines on which the student can write the word.

How Many Arctic Animals? A short book about Arctic animals and counting to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, animals to count, pictures of Arctic animals to color, and short phrases to copy. The animals include the reindeer, polar bear, Arctic fox, narwhal, walrus, seal, ox, moose, orca, and snowy owl.

Winter Holiday Cover Page A cover page to use with the rectangular Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa pages.

VACATION MEMORY BOOK A child can use this printable book as a daily journal while on vacation.

CAR TRAVEL ACTIVITY BOOK Children can use this activity book on their next long car trip.

Related Printouts and Worksheets:

Christmas Tree Coloring Printable: Colors and Shapes Color the Christmas tree by following instructions about the shapes. Color it as follows: tree-green, circle - pink, triangle - purple, diamond - red, star - yellow, oval - blue, square - purple, rectangle - brown.

Gingerbread House Coloring Printable: Colors and Shapes Color the gingerbread house by following instructions about the shapes. Color it as follows: triangle - red, circle - black, rectangle - yellow, pentagon - brown, square - blue, heart - pink, oval - gray.

Snowman Coloring Printable: Colors and Shapes Color the snowman by following instructions about the shapes. Color it as follows: oval - pink, triangle - orange, rectangle - yellow, heart - red, diamond - blue, pentagon - green, square - purple, circle - white, and hexagon - black.

Match Christmas Words and Pictures Match 10 Christmas vocabulary words to their pictures. The words are star, tree, angel, Santa, candy cane, stocking, gingerbread, reindeer, holly, and gift. Or go to the answers.

Match Winter Words and Pictures Match 10 winter words to their pictures. The words are: skis, icicle, ice skates, snowflake, snowman, tree, sled, scarf, and glove. Or go to the answers.

Picture Prompt - Winter Write a story about the winter scene. The picture shows a sledder nearing a snowman who is missing a glove.

Missing Letters in Winter Words Find the missing lettters in winter words, and then color the picture of the word. The words are tree, snow, skis, sled, snowman, skates, glove, scarf, icicle, and snowflake.

Winter Patterns: What come next? Draw what come next in the simple winter patterns.

Unscramble Winter Words Unscramble the winter words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are tree, cap, sled, snow, skis, icicle, gloves, scarf, snowman, and skates.

I Can Color Winter Words Color winter words, including sled, snowman, cap, scarf, skis, boots, tree, skates, icicles, and gloves.

I Can Draw Winter Words Draw and color winter words, including sled, snowman, cap, scarf, skis, boots, tree, skates, icicles, and gloves.

Reindeer Printout to Color A page to printout, color, and read.

Reindeer Label Me! Printout Label the reindeer diagram on this printout. Answers

Reindeer Quiz Printout Answer 10 questions about reindeer and color one.

Reindeer Shape Book to Printout A short activity/information book about reindeer to print, with pages on connect-the-dots, word unscrambles, anatomy, facts, and questions.

How Many Reindeer? Printable Number Book A short, printable book for early readers, about reindeer and the numbers from 1 to 10, with pages for the student to cut out, items to count and color, and short phrases to copy.

The Gingerbread Man's Clothes A short book about clothes to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, clothes to color, and a short phrase to copy. The clothes include buttons, cap, belt, mittens, pants, scarf, vest, and shoes.

My Gingerbread House An activity book about a gingerbread house to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, pictures to draw (walls, door, windows, roof, annd chimney), and short phrases to copy.

Christmas Quiz Use the Little Explorers picture dictionary to answer 15 questions about Christmas (grades K-1).

Christmas Quiz Use the Little Explorers picture dictionary to answer 15 questions about Christmas (grades 2-3). Answers.

Winter: I See... A short book about winter and counting to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, pictures to color, and short phrases to copy.

Winter: How Many? A short book about winter and counting to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, things to count, pictures to color, and a short phrase to copy.

Winter: How Many? A short book about winter and counting to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, things to count, pictures to color, and a short phrase to copy.

Winter Colors A short book about winter and colors to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, pictures to color, and a short phrase to copy.

Winter: I Can... A short activity book about winter to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, activities to do (coloring, drawing, counting, finding first letters of words, etc.), and short phrases to copy.

Snowman An activity book about snowmen to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, activities to do (matching, color-by-numbers, connect-the-dots, unscramble the words, drawing, and label the snowman), and short phrases to copy.

This Snowman Has... An activity book about snowmen to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, words to finish (hat, eyes, nose, mouth, scarf, and buttons), and short phrases to copy.

Snowflakes An information book about snowflakes to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, activities to do (matching and questions to answer), and short phrases to copy.

Twelve Days of Christmas A Christmas song in rebus form.

Christmas Words in English Label the Christmas words in English, including tree, star, angel, fireplace, mantle, log, fire, stocking, gift, and card. Answers

Christmas Words in French Label the Christmas words in French, including tree, star, angel, fireplace, mantle, log, fire, stocking, gift, and card. Answers

Christmas Words in German Label the Christmas words in German, including tree, star, angel, fireplace, mantle, log, fire, stocking, gift, and card. Answers

Christmas Words in Italian Label the Christmas words in Italian, including tree, star, angel, fireplace, mantle, log, fire, stocking, gift, and card. Answers

Christmas Words in Spanish Label the Christmas words in Spanish, including tree, star, angel, fireplace, mantle, log, fire, stocking, gift, and card. Answers

Winter Words in English Label the winter words in English, including snow, snowflake, snowman, hat, scarf, glove, sled, ski, cold, ice skate, icicle, and evergreen tree. Answers

Winter Words in French Label the winter words in French, including snow, snowflake, snowman, hat, scarf, glove, sled, ski, cold, ice skate, icicle, and evergreen tree. Answers

Winter Words in German Label the winter words in German, including snow, snowflake, snowman, hat, scarf, glove, sled, ski, cold, ice skate, icicle, and evergreen tree. Answers

Winter Words in Italian Label the winter words in Italian, including snow, snowflake, snowman, hat, scarf, glove, sled, ski, cold, ice skate, icicle, and evergreen tree. Answers

Winter Words in Spanish Label the winter words in Spanish, including snow, snowflake, snowman, hat, scarf, glove, sled, ski, cold, ice skate, icicle, and evergreen tree. Answers