Printable Christmas gift tags for kids to colour

I’m excited to share a new quick and easy Christmas craft with you today. These printable gift tags are a really simple Christmas colouring activity and one that’s useful too! I designed the tags to be fun for both adults and children to colour so this would make a lovely family activity in the run up to Christmas, as well as making lots of lovely handmade gift tags!

What you’ll need:

Colour In Christmas Gift Tags printable (available in the shop)
cardstock or matte photo paper and access to a printer
your favourite colouring materials (coloured pencils, crayons, felt tip pens etc)
scissors, a hole punch and some ribbon or twine (or washi tape)
optional extras: glitter, metallic pens, kraft or coloured cardstock, white gel pen

How to make the Christmas Gift Tags:

1.Print the PDF file onto cardstock. I used 200gsm kraft paper and 300gsm white card for mine. Ideally you want something of a similar sort of weight to help create more robust gift tags! If you don’t have any thicker card, you could always glue the printed sheet of paper onto another blank sheet to add some more weight and strength to your finished tag.

The tags come in two different versions: one with no text, and one with the “to” and “from” text on the front.

2. Get colouring! This is the fun part – use your favourite art materials to colour as much or as little of the design as you like. Top tip: metallic pens and gel pens work really well for adding sparkly detail here and there!

3. Cut out the tags with scissors or a craft knife. I prefer to cut slightly away from the edge to leave a small paper border around the tags. Younger children might need some help with the scissors here!

4. Punch a hole in the top of the tag and attach a short length of ribbon or coloured twine to attach your tag to the gift. You can also attach the tags with a small piece of washi tape, or tuck them under any ribbon or twine on the gifts.

And that’s it! All that’s left is to write the recipient’s name on the tag (either on the front, or the back!), add your finished tag to your gifts and start handing out your presents!

For a really quick and easy, no-colouring needed activity, print the tags onto coloured card or kraft paper and you have instant gift tags that are perfect for that last-minute gift! Top tip: white gel pen looks lovely on kraft paper tags for adding your message!