December is loud. There are lights, visitors, a broken routine and a lot of waiting, and the printables aimed at it are usually just as loud: twelve tiny pictures on a page, glitter in the instructions, and a craft that needs three things you do not have.
These two are the opposite. Big shapes, one thing to do per line, and a pen that never has to lift far. They print straight from this page, with no email and no download.
1. Trace three Christmas words
Every letter is dashed, and each one has its own coral starting dot, so the pencil always begins in the same place. Say the word before you trace it — the picture is there to be talked about.
Trace the Christmas Words
Trace with a finger first, then a fat crayon.
Name: ______________________________
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2. Count and circle
Four rows, up to five things in each. Touch each picture as you count it out loud — pointing is what makes counting stick at three, not the writing.
How Many? Count and Circle
Count out loud, then circle the number.
Name: ______________________________
12345
12345
12345
12345
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What toddlers can actually do in December
At two and three, the hand is still learning to hold a crayon, so a Christmas worksheet has one job: give it a big shape and a reason to stay with it. Tracing a single word beats a whole page of them, and counting three gingerbread men beats counting twenty baubles that are too small to point at.
Somewhere around four, the same child will want the tracing to look right, and that is when the start dots earn their keep — the pencil lands in the same place every time, so the letter comes out the same way twice.
Use them as a waiting activity, not a lesson
The best moment for these is the dead time: the half hour before guests arrive, the afternoon a nap did not happen, the morning of a long drive. Ten quiet minutes at the table is the whole goal — anything your child learns is a bonus.
Print two copies. Christmas is not the week to explain why a page can only be done once.
Three Christmas activities with no printing at all
Wrap a small box together and let your child stick the tape — it is fine motor practice dressed up as a job that matters. Count the presents under the tree every morning; the number changes, which is exactly what makes counting interesting. Draw a star in the air with a finger before ever drawing one on paper — big arm movements come first, small hand movements second.
A coloring page with your child's name on it
The same four characters live in our free Christmas coloring page maker. Type a name, pick a character, and you get a personalized PDF in a couple of seconds — big outlines, made for chunky crayons. Nothing is sent anywhere: the name never leaves your browser.
Yes. Both sheets print straight from this page, with no email and no sign-up, and so does the coloring page maker. Nothing is stored and nothing is sent anywhere.
What age are they for?
Roughly two to five. The counting sheet works from about two and a half, as soon as a child can point at things one at a time. The tracing sheet suits three and up, and a younger child can trace it with a finger.
How should I print them?
Choose 100% or Actual Size rather than Fit to Page, so the shapes stay big enough for little hands. Plain paper is fine; card stock is nicer if you want to keep them.
My child scribbles over the letters instead of tracing. Is that a problem?
Not at all — at two and three, scribbling on top of a shape is the right stage. The dashes give the eye something to aim at long before the hand can follow them.
Letter Tracing A–Z gives every letter two pages: a big letter with numbered strokes and a start dot, then a picture to color, the word to trace and a which-one-starts-with game. Same single-line letters as the pages above.
Riddles are free to print right here. If your child would also like 50 gentle printable pages — tracing, matching, counting, little puzzles — I’ll send them over.
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