Free Printable Christmas Reading Log, Certificate and Calendar Set

About these christmas printables handouts

Christmas is the Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. Most Western churches observe it on December 25, and many Eastern Orthodox churches observe it on January 6 or 7. It has also grown into a family holiday that many people who are not Christian keep.

This set has six files that share one design language: an evergreen tree, a star and a bell. Every file is drawn from shapes and type only, so the set shows symbols and patterns and no people or figures. The reading log has twenty ruled rows with date, title, minutes or pages, and a column for a grown-up's initials. The certificate is a landscape page with a patterned border. The calendar page is a blank six-week grid with day names and empty date boxes, so you write in the dates yourself. The bookmark sheet holds eight cut-apart bookmarks with tassel holes, and the writing page and reward chart round out the set.

Because the date differs among churches and because families keep the day in different ways, the set stays with symbols many communities share and leaves out scenes and figures. Color the tree and bell with your classroom style, or print in black and white for a clean line drawing.

The reading log, certificate, bookmarks and reward chart carry no logo or web address, so a student or family can keep them. The calendar page and writing page keep a small footer. The reading log suits a winter-break reading challenge, the calendar page works as a countdown, and the border page is stationery for letters, poems and class cards.

How to use them

1. Choose the file you need: reading log, certificate, calendar page, bookmark set, border page or reward chart.
2. Open the fill-in boxes and type the details that stay the same for the class, such as the school, teacher, month or the heading.
3. Pick a color style. Black and white saves ink; the colored styles suit card stock.
4. Print on letter paper at actual size, or save as a PDF. Use card stock for bookmarks and certificates.
5. Fill in names by hand or on screen, and keep a spare copy of each page for new students.

Classroom tips

• Send the reading log home before winter break so families can keep it going.
• Use the border page for a class letter to a neighbor, a grandparent or a school helper.
• Print the bookmarks on card stock, cut on the lines, and punch the small circle at the top for a tassel or ribbon.
• Keep two blank certificates in a folder so there is always one ready for a quiet moment of recognition.

Notes on this page

• Christmas is observed on different dates in different churches; the pages leave all dates blank.
• Reviewed copy is welcome: use the Report a correction link if anything on this page should change for your community.

Where the facts come from

• Encyclopaedia Britannica: Christmas observed December 25 in most Western churches and January 6 or 7 in many Eastern Orthodox churches; also a secular family holiday

Last reviewed 2026-10-03. Handout Hero designs are original and made for this site. They are general reference material; check your own school, district or tradition where it matters.