Printable December Coloring Calendar

December is filled with holidays, family traditions, winter activities and plenty of excitement. Help children keep track of everything with this Printable December Coloring Calendar. Kids can color the cheerful seasonal decorations, write down important events and count the days until their favorite celebrations.

A personal calendar is also a fun way to introduce younger children to planning and organization. Use it to record school events, holiday parties, birthdays, winter break activities, family gatherings and classroom activities.

December Holidays and Special Days

Here are some holidays and observances children may enjoy adding to their December calendar. Some religious and cultural celebrations begin at sundown on the evening before the listed date.

• November 29 through December 24: Advent
• December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• December 4: National Cookie Day
• December 4 through December 12: Hanukkah
• December 6: Saint Nicholas Day
• December 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
• December 10: Human Rights Day
• December 13: Saint Lucia Day
• December 15: Bill of Rights Day
• December 16 through December 24: Las Posadas
• December 17: Wright Brothers Day
• December 21: First Day of Winter
• December 24: Christmas Eve
• December 25: Christmas Day
• December 26 through January 1: Kwanzaa
• December 26: Boxing Day in Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries
• December 31: New Year’s Eve

Families can also add birthdays, school concerts, winter vacations, religious services, community events and other special traditions.

Fun Facts About December

December gets its name from the Latin word “decem,” which means ten. It was originally the tenth month of the ancient Roman calendar.

The winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. After the solstice, the amount of daylight slowly begins to increase again.

Snowflakes usually have six sides because of the way water molecules arrange themselves as they freeze.

The Wright brothers completed the first successful powered airplane flight on December 17, 1903.

Poinsettias are native to Mexico and are named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, who helped introduce the colorful plant to the United States.

Supplies

• White printer paper
• Printer
• Crayons
• Colored pencils
• Washable markers
• Pencil or pen

Instructions

1. Print one December coloring calendar for each child. Parents and teachers may want to print an extra copy for themselves.
2. Place the calendar on a comfortable table with crayons, colored pencils or washable markers.
3. Invite children to color the winter and holiday decorations around the calendar.
4. Help younger children write important holidays, birthdays, school events and family activities in the correct date boxes.
5. Add stickers, small drawings or symbols to make important days easy to recognize.
6. Display the finished calendar on the refrigerator, classroom wall, bulletin board or near the child’s homework area.

Children can cross off each completed day or add a small picture showing something memorable that happened.

Ways to Use the December Coloring Calendar

This printable calendar can be used for much more than counting down to Christmas. Children can record reading goals, chores, acts of kindness, winter weather, holiday activities or the number of days remaining before winter break.

Teachers can use the calendar as part of morning work or a classroom organization lesson. Homeschool families can add daily lessons, library visits, craft projects and educational outings.

Patterns, Templates and Printables

Click on the printable December coloring calendar below to open it in a new window. Print it at the correct size and let children decorate it with their favorite crayons, colored pencils or markers.