Printables

It's every mother's Christmas morning list: a record of gifts received, to be used for the next day's thank-you note session.

If you're a Microsoft Word user (Word 97 or later), check out this free printable:

Free Printable Gifts Received Tracker Form

Are the little ones eager to send the year's wish list to Santa? Create a memorable Santa letter--and print it, too--with this online Santa letter generator from Scott products.

Choose from one of three colorful templates, then personalize the letter with your child's name, age and favorite reindeer. If you're comfortable sharing an e-mail address, Santa will send a message back to your child!

Print A Letter To Santa

Just in time for Christmas gift wrapping: pretty printable gift tags from art blogger Lollychops!

If you liked her gift tags for brownies in a jar, you'll love these bird-inspired holiday gift tags.

Designed to be punched out with a Marvy tag punch, these clean, classy tags can also be hand-cut.

Dress up holiday gifts with another fun printable from Lollychops:

Printable Christmas Gift Tags

Kitchens are humming with the season's best cookie recipes! If you'll join the holiday baking fun, check out this gift from allrecipes.com: a free printable cookie cookbook.

With recipes, tips and lavish color photographs, Homemade Holiday Cookies is a fresh addition to the cookie recipe collection. Inside, you'll find cookie tips, decorating ideas, advice for packing and shipping cookies and recipes, recipes, recipes. Don't miss coffee pairing pointers from Starbucks!

This free printable cookbook is offered in .pdf format, so you'll need the free Adobe Reader to view and print:

Homemade Holiday Cookies Cookbook

You'll need to have a copy of Microsoft Word 97 or later, but if you do, check out this bonanza of free Thanksgiving printables from Microsoft!

From greeting cards to party invitations, dinner menus to recipe cards, you'll find a bonanza of quick templates to spark your holiday celebration.

Thankgiving Printables for Microsoft Word

Homemade gifts in a jar are a thoughtful, frugal Christmas gift--and a pretty gift tag makes them even more special.

Making Brownies In A Jar to give this year? Check out blogger LollyChop's pretty printable gift tags!

With .PDF pages for the front of the tag (suitable for any gift), together with right-sized tag inserts for the recipe, your homemade gift will dazzle family, friends and co-workers. Get printing!

Gift Tags: Brownies In A Jar

Recipes for Gifts In A Jar

A Christmas cookie swap is a sweet way to build beautiful holiday cookie platters--and have fun with friends, too. A holiday party with a purpose, a cookie swap asks each guest to bring a large batch of their favorite Christmas cookie, usually a dozen for each party guest. After swapping with other guests, each visitor will leave with a stunning assortment of Christmas cookies.

If you're planning to host a holiday cookie swap this year, check out this free Christmas cookie swap party guide from C&H Sugar. They've got the how-to of holding a Christmas cookie swap, complete with Christmas cookie recipes--and they've sweetened the deal with a selection of colorful free printables.

Between the printable guest list, invitations, labels, name tags, and recipe cards, hosting your own holiday cookie swap will be ... a piece of cake!

Holiday Cookie Swap

It's a free feature from BrightIdeas.com (the folks who bring you M&Ms candy): print personalized gift tags online.

To create these colorful gift tags--and include names and a personalized message--visit the Bright Ideas site:

Print Free Personalized Gift Tags

For daily printables during December, check out FamilyFun.com's free Christmas Countdown printables page.

Offering a free printable decoration, gift idea or game each day in December, you'll keep printers--and little hands--busy as you count down to Christmas.

Don't miss the cute printable gift book, "From Me to You". It's an easy gift for children to make and give:

Free Christmas Countdown Printables

Now, where exactly did we store the window candlesticks? You'll always know what's in the box with this free printable holiday decorations organizer form from RealSimple.com:

What's In The Box?