Christmas activities for kids; FREE activity pack

Fun, festive entertainment – for FREE!

Our Christmas activity pack is bursting with Christmas activities for kids. Full of festive things to make and do! AND it’s completely free too!

Looking for festive activity ideas to keep the kids happy and entertained this December? You’ll love our FREE Christmas activity pack! It’s had a festive refresh for 2025 and it’s bursting with brand-new activities!

Whether you need five calm minutes while you stir the gravy, activities for the last week of term or something to entertain excited little ones on Christmas Eve, this pack has got you covered.

Here’s a glimpse at the festive treats that we have in store for you…

Let the Christmas countdown commence!…

First things first…

Advent countdown – Colour in baubles each day to countdown to the main event.

Letter to Santa – Tell Santa why you should be on the nice list this year and let him know what’s on your wish list.

Christmas activities for kids to make…

What better way to make the festive season even more magical than with some quality family time spent crafting home-made Christmas decorations!

Cut and craft Christmas tree – A lovely kids Christmas craft! Cut out and decorate your own mini Christmas trees! Why not have a Christmas competition – who can make the best?

Colour by number Christmas bauble – Christmas maths! Colour in your bauble by solving maths questions, then cut out and hang on your Christmas tree!

Cut and craft snowflakes – Making snowflakes is the ultimate Christmas craft for kids! Cut out the Pink Man snowflake or design your own, then use them to create your own winter wonderland! There’s more snowflake fun in our Free Winter activity pack.

Christmas activities for kids to do…

Keep children entertained and their brains active over the holiday with lots of festive puzzles, Christmas games and Christmas challenges! Including…

Christmas conundrums – Lots of Christmas themed brain teasers for your little problem solvers to enjoy!

All the favourites are in here – Christmas wordsearch, festive spot the difference, Christmas colouring, dot to dot and mazes to try!

Christmas activities for kids to play …

Lots of ideas for festive family fun! Our Christmas games include…

Festive Finds – Grab your coat and a clipboard and see how many festive items you can spot. Weather not great? How many can you spot in the next Christmas film that you watch?

Christmas bingo! – Great Christmas family fun this one. Why not try playing over a video call?

20 things to do over your Christmas holiday – How many can you tick off over the Christmas season?

NEW! Christmas carols – Our Christmas carols are missing some words, can you fill in the blanks? Time for a festive sing-song!

Creative Christmas activities…

NEW! Copy the Christmassy pictures – Children use the grid to copy one of three Busy Things Christmas characters square by square. It’s brilliant for building observation and drawing skills without feeling like a lesson.

NEW! Pixel art co-ordinates – A colour-by-number challenge. Children follow the key to reveal a hidden festive image – a little puzzle, a little maths practice and lots of satisfaction once the picture appears.

NEW! Christmas colouring pages (3 designs) – Three calming, festive colouring sheets featuring Busy Things characters. Great for: table activities while you prep Christmas dinner, winding down after school or early morning quiet time.

Cracking Christmas challenges…

A couple of Christmas crackers that bit more challenging…

NEW! Present Search – festive spotting challenge – Can children find all the presents? Do they know the names of the shapes? Turn it into a race, work as a team or set a timer and see how many they can spot in one minute!

Merry Christmas maths – snowball sequences and festive sums!

Christmas crackers – Can you crack the jolly jig-word and decode Santa’s secret message?

How to access your FREE Christmas Activities for Children…

Let’s get the festive fun started! Simply click on the button below, download and print out your PDF…

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There’s lots more festive fun to be had on Busy Things too!

Build a snowman or a whole snow family! Conduct our Jolly Jingle choir. Design a Christmas card, write to Santa or decorate a Christmas tree. Take Santa on a fun sleigh ride and practice some essential literacy and math skills at the same time! And lots more…

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Learn more about Christmas activities for children to play on Busy Things!

We hope you will enjoy our free Christmas activities for children! We’d love to hear your feedback, please leave a comment below…

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