Discover the unique ways over 15 countries celebrate the season, from Germany’s Christmas markets and Italy’s La Befana to Australia’s summer festivities and Japan’s beautiful decorations. Packed with crafts, recipes, and activities, this journey will light up your holiday season with worldwide traditions!
Explore Christmas Around the World
Ready for a holiday adventure? Our Christmas Around the World lesson plans invite you to journey through over 15 countries—including Italy, Sweden, Germany, Australia, and Japan. Experience the diverse traditions, decorations, and customs that make this season so magical.
Perfect for elementary students, this printable resource is packed with fun facts, activities, and crafts that capture the spirit of Christmas around the globe. Pack your bags (and imagination!) as we explore these festive traditions, from decorated Christmas trees and colorful ornaments to delicious sweets and carols!
How Do Kids Celebrate Christmas Around the World?
What do Christmas celebrations look like in different parts of the world? Kids will discover the unique ways families from Mexico to the United States celebrate. How about midnight mass in South Africa, feasting in England, and joyful carols in the Philippines? It’s a chance to explore diverse customs and connect over shared traditions like Christmas Eve gatherings, gifts, and festive lights!
💡This journey fosters a greater understanding of different cultures, encouraging acceptance and goodwill toward all.
Our engaging printables introduce new traditions, offering a peek into how people celebrate with Christmas trees, decorations, and even unique treats.
Christmas Around the World Activities for Kids
Our Christmas Around the World worksheets make exploring global holiday traditions easy and fun. Each country’s section includes information sheets, games, and puzzles.
From Christmas shopping in New York to the lively Las Posadas celebrations in Mexico, kids will be thrilled to learn about how children worldwide spend December and January celebrating the season.
Fly around the world on a holiday adventure! Discover more than 15 countries and how kids your age celebrate this special time of year.
Free Christmas in Italy Mini Pack
Want a sneak peek? Start your journey with a free Christmas in Italy mini-pack! Learn about La Befana, a Christmas witch who delivers gifts. Explore how Italians decorate with a nativity scene and set out sweet treats for Santa Claus.
Country Fact Sheets
With our printable fact sheets, you can travel to countries like Australia, Japan, Brazil, and Germany. Each one shares exciting Christmas customs, colorful traditions, and holiday highlights—like Sweden’s Christmas goat, the Philippines’ glowing lanterns, and Russia’s festive fireworks! Simple, engaging, and designed for grades K-3. These sheets are ideal for home and classroom use.
Fun Games and Puzzles
Put your knowledge to the test with crossword puzzles, word searches, writing prompts, and mini-quizzes for each country! As kids learn, they can collect Christmas ornament cards, showing what they know about traditions like England’s Christmas crackers or Canada’s holiday feasts.
Christmas Around the World Passport and Tickets
What’s a journey without a passport? Assemble a travel-ready passport, fill it with stamps as you “visit” each country. Don’t forget your airplane tickets! Track your travels on a world map, coloring in each destination to build a unique holiday keepsake.
Christmas Around the World STEM Challenge
Try our suitcase STEM challenge! This hands-on activity guides kids through the engineering design process with a holiday twist. Don’t forget to complete your journal pages and pack up your imaginary suitcase with gifts and decorations for a festive adventure.
More Activities & Recipes
Make country-themed 3D shape ornaments, match holiday symbols, and create bunting for even more holiday fun. Enjoy coloring pages including popular holiday symbols like reindeer and poinsettia flowers (Mexico). Our bonus recipe pack lets kids try Christmas recipes, sweets, and dishes from around the world, perfect for a holiday cooking day!
Note: You’ll also want a copy of our Hanukkah Pack for Israel.
Explore Christmas traditions from Italy to South Africa and beyond with our Christmas Around the World pack. With 15+ country sheets, games, a DIY passport, and much more, it’s perfect for a month-long theme. Combine social studies, geography, and holiday magic all in one!
Printable Christmas Around the World Pack
Go on an adventure this holiday season with this holiday printable pack!
- 15+ printable country information sheets include Italy, America, France, Germany, Sweeden, Australia, and many more! Each passage talks about the traditions and customs enjoyed by each country. These simple and colorful but engaging sheets are perfect for home, classroom, or group use. They are perfect for K-3rd and beyond but adaptable to many skill levels.
- Extend the learning with crossword puzzles, word searches, mini-quizzes, and writing prompts for each country! Show what you know. Collect ornament cards along the way.
- Go on an adventure with a DIY passport and airplane tickets to create a fun theme all month long. Color the map as you go!
- Try the suitcase STEM challenge before you get started, complete with the engineering design process and journal pages.
- Even more printable activities for each country include 3D shape ornaments, a matching game, coloring pages, and color-by-number activities.
- Bonus Recipe Pack! Try fun recipes from around the world!
