Here is a fun way to make your own Christmas cards and/or recycle old Christmas cards. Make a collection of old Christmas cards and add a window frame to the font of them. You could use the 3 colour frames included in this resource. Cut out the window panels and glue to the Christmas cards. Alternatively, children can draw their own pictures in the frames or add wrapping paper to the back of the frames. Children could also use these examples to cut out and make Christmas cards with.

10 Christmas tree card designs for children to choose from, colour in and make their own cards. Each design shows a colour border, a greeting and a different Christmas Tree.

10 Snowmen Christmas card designs for children to choose from, colour in and make their own cards. Each design shows a colour border, a greeting and a different snowman / snowmen.

Here are 9 Christmas shapes for children to name, colour, cut out and make into tree decorations or gift tags or add to their Christmas cards.

An original fun story to tell your children at Christmas time. Farmer Christmas has a busy week giving all of his animals a treat, but he almost forgets the Christmas dinner! Farmer Christmas saves the best treat for his lovely wife Mrs Christmas. The story has 10 colour pages to share or print off and read to / with your children. All the flashcards to go with the story are included - Farmer images, 7 animals, 7 days of the week and the 7 treats for the animals. There is a background template for children to make their own scene using the flashcards. There are 2 worksheets -1) write what happens on each day of the week and 2) match the 7 treats to the 7 animals. Links to measures, time, matching and good for memory recall.

A simple PPT where children talk about what they want for Christmas and then count the puppies and kittens on each page from 1 to 5. Press the key and the numbers will appear from behind the Christmas tree to see if children have counted correctly.

A black and white version and colour version of the 12 days of Christmas for children to cut out and order. There is a template for them to paste onto.

4 maths worksheets with a Christmas tree theme. Colour the tree decorations by numbers Copy the pattern to make each tree the same Join the numbers from 1 to 22 on the tree Handling data with feeling face ornaments - count how many happy/sad faces, which colour face has the most?

Show this lovely animated one slide card on your white board or for children coming into assembly to wish them all a Merry Christmas. Add some Christmas music. Presents will appear on the screen and each picture is animated.

10 outlines of wreaths of different designs. Children can decorate these, colour them in, use them as a basis for making Christmas cards too. Print onto card and use collage materials for a good effect. Each wreath is on an A4 sheet.

A fun PPT activity where children observe and count presents within 20. The answer will appear when you press the switch. There are 19 slides for children to count the presents on, and a title page. You can rearrange the order if you like. The final sheet is a colour and count present sheet. Extend to talk about colour and shape. Wrap some empty boxes afterwards for a practical experience or children can design some wrapping paper. The pictures on the PPT can also be printed off and used for Christmas cards.

8 different snowmen for children to choose from. Children colour and cut out the parts and stick them together onto a snowy background or coloured card. Children could paint or add collage such as wool or raffia, felt or sticky paper. Enlarge for younger children. Makes a nice Christmas card too.

Here is a creative activity that children can do with paper or collage to make a Christmas wreath. If you can get hold of the real materials even better. Sheet 1 and 2 - images to cut out of poinsettia, cones, berries and holly. Sheet 3 -2 wreath outlines to cut out. This makes for a lovely sensory experience too - add cinnamon sticks or dried oranges if you have them.

A data handling based fun set of 3 worksheets where children sort and count Santas, Snowmen and Reindeer. They can write the numbers in the boxes provided. One to save for Christmas!

Link these activity sheets to your phonics work. Each sheet shows a different letter of the alphabet for children to sound, colour, trace and locate on the alphabet line. Children could think of gifts for Christmas or associated things beginning with each letter and write or draw them on the sheets. Once all the sheets are completed you could laminate them and use as a lovely Christmas display or alphabet frieze.

Duplicate and print these delightful picture cards to play matching games with your EYFS children coming up to Christmas. Each picture will also make a nice Christmas card image - just cut and paste onto folded card. There are 6 pages with 4 colour cards on each one.

21 different colour role play masks to cut out and use in your dramatic play area or for assemblies and plays at Christmas time. Included are reindeer, snowmen, kings and elves and more. Linked to speaking and listening and story making / telling.

12 Christmas boy and girl angels to colour in. Each page shows a black and white and colour version of the angels. Children can colour in to make them the same. Extension Ideas: The angels can be duplicated and cut out to make a matching game. Enlarge and use paints or collage for the angels and decorate your classroom or tree. Make Christmas cards with the angels. Use as a stimulus for children to design and make their own angels.

9 pages of jars all with a Christmas theme. Each page has a writing frame for children to either make a list, or use the pictures to write about Christmas, or to make up a story. Page 10 shows an empty jar - children can draw their own pictures in the jar and then do their writing. Links to Christmas, Special days, Celebrations, Creative writing and list writing.

A collection of fronts and inserts / middles for children to choose from to design Christmas cards / New Year cards. Children can colour these in and make a set for home or the school Christmas fair! There are different designs, captions and sizes to choose from. There are 3 pages of middles and 3 pages of fronts.