Most Christmas dot to dot pages give you one tree and call it a day. Here the pages grow with your child. A three year old starts with ten dots, a five year old can finish the gingerbread man, and a first grader can take on the snowflake. There are also two pages where the dots are letters, and one where they are numbers you count by 2s and 5s.
Every page is black and white with thin lines, so it uses very little ink, and the finished picture is meant to be colored. Each one comes in US Letter and A4 PDF. Print at 100% and you’re ready.
Each page also has a small Final picture box in the top-left corner, so your child can see what they are drawing before they start.
Free Christmas Dot to Dot Worksheets (PDF)
Easy: 10 to 16 dots
A five-point star with ten dots and a smiley face inside to color.
A three-tier Christmas tree with fifteen dots and ornaments to color.
A wrapped present with ribbon lines already printed. Sixteen dots to join.
Medium: 20 to 30 dots
A candy cane with a curved hook, thirty dots and stripes to color red.
A jingle bell with twenty dots, a rim line and a clapper to color.
A round snowman with twenty dots. Eyes, nose and buttons are already drawn.
A Christmas stocking with a cuff and twenty-five dots to join.
A gingerbread man with thirty dots, a smile and three buttons.
Challenge: 40 to 48 dots
A round wreath with forty dots, berries and a bow to color.
A challenge page: a six-arm snowflake with forty-eight dots.
Letters and skip counting
Join the capital letters A to Z in order to draw a round ornament.
Join the small letters a to z in order to draw a gingerbread house with a chimney.
Two pictures on one page: count by 2s from 2 to 20, then by 5s from 5 to 50.
Which page should my child start with?
- Age 3: Start with the Star (10 dots), then the Tree. Help with the pencil grip and say each number out loud.
- Age 4: Tree, Present, Candy Cane, Bell and Snowman (up to 20 dots).
- Age 5 to 6: Stocking, Gingerbread Man, both ABC pages and Skip Counting.
- Age 6 to 7: Wreath and Snowflake. These are long, so let them take breaks.
What does a dot to dot teach?
It looks like a simple coloring game, but it quietly trains four things: counting in order, recognising numbers and letters, steady pencil control, and planning where the next line goes. The skip counting page adds early multiplication thinking, because counting by 2s and 5s is the base of times tables.
Frequently asked questions
What age are these for?
Roughly ages 3 to 7. Start with the Star page and move up as your child gets confident.
Should the line go back to dot 1 at the end?
Yes. Every picture is a closed outline, so after the last dot the child joins back to number 1 (or letter A). The first dot has a small ring so it is easy to find.
Which size should I download?
US Letter if you’re in the US or Canada, A4 almost everywhere else. Print at 100% / actual size.
Are they free?
Yes, for home and classroom use. Please don’t sell or re-host the PDFs.
