DIY a festive planner with these free Christmas planner printables including a gift list tracker, blank monthly calendar printable, checklists and more.
Have you been looking forward to Christmas? Spending time with your family, getting thoughtful gifts and enjoying delicious food — what’s not to love?
But, what most people forget about is the stress that comes along with the holidays. Battling with crowds to purchase gifts and groceries, scrambling to tidy up the guest room before your house guests arrive and figuring out how to cook various dishes to feed your family on the big day…
I could go on.
One way to avoid Christmas stress is just to plan it all out. Write tasks down and get them out of your head. Set a timeline so that you know exactly when you need to do things by.
A festive planner a.k.a Christmas planner is a great solution for your holiday organizing needs. And, now you can create your own using the free holiday planner printables that I’ve created for you.
There are no dates on any of these free Christmas printables so you can use them in 2018 or any year you want. Feel free to laminate each sheet so you can reuse them without having to print new ones.
What’s In the Festive Planner?
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Christmas Gift List Template
One of the main tasks on your holiday to-do list will be buying presents for family and friends. It’s a good idea to keep track of who you need to purchase gifts for and, if you’re on a budget, you should also note how much you plan to spend.
Doing this ensures you’ll avoid any awkward moments when you realize you’ve forgotten to purchase a gift for someone. It also means you won’t have to avoid that person for the next few months hoping they don’t remember that you didn’t get them anything.
In addition to all of that, you’ll be able to stick to your budget. Christmas is the time of year when budgets are blown out of the water. Then, you mourn that money the next month as you tighten your belt and eat crackers and canned tuna for dinner.
Online Shopping Tracker
If you prefer online shopping because you want to take advantage of your Amazon Prime 2-day shipping, hate crowded stores or you’re just lazy and don’t want to go out (hey, absolutely no judgement here!), then you need this Christmas gift tracker.
It’s the perfect way to keep track of all those orders including where you got them from, the tracking numbers and expected delivery dates. That way, you can follow up on anything that hasn’t arrived with ease.
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Christmas Card List
Do you send Christmas postcards? If so, then similarly to gifts, you’ll need to know how many cards to buy and for whom. Then, if you’ll be mailing any of them, keeping track of addresses and how soon you need to mail them is key.
The Christmas Card List printable in the Festive planner helps you to keep track of all these details.
Christmas Budget Planner
Use this festive planner printable to determine how much you want to spend on all of your seasonal purchases e.g. groceries, gifts, decorations, travel etc. Thinking about this kind of stuff ahead of time is important so you can save money during this holiday season.
Christmas Dinner Planner
Food is a major part of the holidays, at least it is for my family. In fact, 2017 was the first year that I cooked Christmas lunch and it was so intimidating. In my family, we usually enjoy lots of dishes so I knew I had a lot of work ahead of me. Planning and prepping made life a whole lot easier.
If you also have huge Christmas dinners with lots of mains, side dishes and desserts, you’ll need a way to keep that all in order. This is where the Recipe Planner printable comes in handy.
First, decide what you’re going to cook and list the name of each dish. Then, write down the source of the recipe. It’s so annoying when you find a good recipe and you can’t remember where you saw it. If you use Pinterest, make sure to save your recipes to one board so they’re easier to find later.
Having guests over for dinner? If they’re bringing a dish, write that down as well on the sheet. This is really helpful so that no-one ends up bringing the same item and you can make sure you have enough serving utensils etc.
Christmas Food Shopping List Printable
After you’ve planned your menu, you’re going to need ingredients to make all that yummy food. Go through your pantry, fridge and freezer to see what items you already have. Make a note of all the groceries you do need to purchase using the Grocery Shopping List.
Making a shopping list like this eliminates last minute trips to the store.
Blank Calendar Pages To Print
The holidays are often a blur of activities — guests are coming in or you may be travelling yourself, parties, dinners… It’s a lot.
Make sure you don’t miss out on any of the fun activities by writing them down on a calendar. Print as many of these blank calendar pages as you like. Fill in the month and dates along with all your activities.
Printable Holiday Checklist
After you’ve figured out all the activities you want to do. You might realize that you have to add some tasks to your To-Do List as a result. For example, if you’re going to a fancy holiday party, you might need to go shopping for a dress and some new shoes.
This is where the Christmas planning checklist comes in. It’s a place for you to write down all those to-dos so you can have the satisfaction of checking them off when they’re done. It can’t just be me that thoroughly enjoys crossing items off a list.
Weekly To Do List
Keep up with your holiday tasks with this printable weekly to do list. Using this simple template allows you to write down all the things you must do or would like to get around to during the upcoming week.
Then, simply assign a task or two to each day. Stick this on the refrigerator or some other spot that’s in plain sight. Now, you have no excuse for not getting things done.
Enjoying an organized Christmas has never been easier. All it takes is a little planning and this festive planner is the perfect tool for the occasion.
