12 Days of Christmas 2025

The annual “12 Days of Christmas Activities” email series that Karen from ABCs of Literacy and I send out is full of early literacy resources for December. Here they are all in one place just for you!

Day 1: Gingerbread

12 Perfectly Paired Gingerbread Man Books
paper gingerbread house writing craft shown with blank prompt
Color Your Own Gingerbread House
Gingerbread House Letter Matching Activity
Gingerbread Man Line Tracing Worksheets

Day 2: Santa Claus

Santa Craft & Letter
hand feeding Santa a nonsense name
Feed Santa Name Activity
Summer Santa Beginning Sound Cards
collage of Santa Claus book list covers
25 Magical Books about Santa Claus

Day 3: The Night Before Christmas

reindeer & sleigh ABC cards connected with plastic links
Reindeer Alphabet Activity
Christmas Stocking Letter Find
fingers holding the edge of a paper Christmas stocking with the letter B and a bird pictured on it
Christmas Stockings Letter Sound Activity
Christmas Cookie Letter Order Activity

Day 4: Cookies & Cocoa

hand holding up a paper marshmallow with the letter B on it
Hot Chocolate Letter Sounds Activity
letter T worksheet with a train next to green stamp markers
Polar Express ABC Worksheets for Stamp Markers
Hot Cocoa CVC Words Activity
Christmas Cookie Writing Tray

Day 5: Christmas Trees

Christmas Tree ABC Spinners
Christmas Ornament Tracing Worksheets
solved name puzzle featuring children at a Christmas tree lot - all glued down onto green paper.
Editable Christmas Name Puzzles
Christmas Tree Beginning Sound Puzzles

Day 6: Christmas Presents

printed Christmas name tracing in a sheet protector with a dry erase pen
Christmas Name Tracing
GIF of hands unfolding a letter D card featuring a dog, next to still folded cards for letters E and F.
Christmas Letter Sound “Gifts”
Christmas Present Letter Search
Christmas Present CVC Words Activity

Day 7: Santa’s Helpers (Reindeer and Elves)

torn paper reindeer antler craft next to a glue stick
How the Reindeer Got Their Antlers Craft
letters a and b built with snap cubes, next to elf ABC activity cards
Elf Letter Building Cards
Elf Letter Recognition Activity
Reindeer Letter Sounds Clip Cards

Day 8: Winter Animals

The Three Snow Bears Letter Matching Activity
Polar Bear Onset & Rime Activity
walrus alphabet worksheet with dot marker and crayons
Arctic Animal Alphabet Worksheets
Arctic Animal Letter Maze Worksheets

Day 9: Winter Activities

letter tracing card with uppercase A and polar bear on an iceberg
Winter Letter Tracing Activity
Sledding Letter Find Activity
Snow Angel Alphabet Writing Tray
watercolor paint and painted worksheet featuring a polar bear on a sled
Winter Paint by Letter Worksheets

Day 10: Snowmen

winter name worksheet customized to read "My name is Oliver" and "Oliver starts with the letter O" and a picture of a snowflake and a snowman holding a pencil. Shown with 2 blue crayons
Snowman Winter Name Worksheets
Snowman Letter Building Activity
Snowman Cut & Paste Book
two winter line tracing printables in a dry erase pocket, shown with dry erase markers
Snowmen to School Line Tracing

Day 11: Mittens & Hats

The Mitten Activities and Crafts
Mitten Beginning Sounds Activity
Hat Letter Find Activity
Winter Hat Name Craft

Day 12: Hibernation

hibernation books for preschoolers header header
16 Warm & Cozy Hibernation Books
Hibernating Bats Letter Order Activity
Hibernating Animals Printable Book
Hibernation Craft for The Snowy Nap

I hope you found some early literacy Christmas activities that you love!

    Happy Teaching!