Can you believe there are only 3 days until Christmas? Yowsers! I’m excited, but I still have several things I need to do before I’m completely ready for December 25th. To help you with your own last minute hustle, I’ve rounded up a few freebies for you to print from home that will help you with the final items on your to-do list, as well as some activities to keep your kids entertained.
Last Minute Gift Tags
Need some gift tags? Download this lovely set from Gather & Feast. It contains 12 different designs that’ll give your prezzies a charming, handmade touch. Simply print on cardstock, cut out, then use a hole punch and string to attach to a gift. No hole puncher? No problem! Use some festive washi tape to stick the tag on a bag or box. Click here to download.
Festive Wine Labels
Heading to Christmas party this weekend or need a last minute gift for someone? Check out these delightful printable wine labels from Fresh Family Meals. Put these labels on your favorite bottled beverage such as wine, Italian soda, or sparkling juice.
Designed by Giulia of Le Petit Rabbit this Christmas Eve placemat features spaces to put cookies and milk for Santa and a carrot for the reindeer. The placemat is in Italian, so you and the kids can have fun learning a few words in another language!
When only a hippopotamus will do, wear this super cute Christmas hippo hat! Crocheted by hand, this hat is available in sizes from newborn to adult, so you could buy hats for your entire family and have your own bloat. [Yes, a group of hippos is called a bloat!] For a truly custom cap, you can specify the colours of the braided tails and trim—or even change the colour of the hippo.
Christmas is only 4 days away! If you’re still looking for gifts or perhaps want to send a bit of extra holiday cheer to loved ones, consider ordering a floral gift. With less than a week until Christmas, many floral gifts won’t make it in time; however, I did the research for you and pulled together some bouquets and plants that will arrive before Christmas. But hurry! Most of these will need to be ordered TODAY to be delivered in time.
Cute and chubby and just a wee bit stumpy, this little penguin pin is simply adorable! Donning a cozy hat and sweater, this fella is bundled up for winter weather. Give this sweet pin to a friend who loves penguins so they can wear it whenever they want to show their affinity for this Antarctic animal.
As you have probably noticed, we here at the North Pole are on a mission to spread Christmas cheer. One of the ways we like to do that is by sharing about good deeds that people do. In a world where we’re inundated with heartbreaking news and unfathomable disasters, it’s refreshing to see acts of kindness, such as those done by Operation Gratitude, an organization on a mission to spread smiles to service members, military families, and veterans.
For most of us, the holiday season brings great joy and treasured time with loved ones, but for those in the armed forces, the holidays can often feel bittersweet when families are separated. So imagine the happiness and hope they would feel upon receiving handmade gifts and handwritten cards from complete strangers! These items (and many more) are what Operation Gratitude includes in the care packages they send out every year. Talk about spreading cheer—now that’s a cause we can get behind!
Read on to learn how you can get involved with Operation Gratitude.
