Printable Holiday Cards = Postcard Messages for Everyone!

Use these postcard templates in the classroom to bring in the Christmas season with a lesson or two on writing holiday letters to loved ones.  When teaching and learning how to write a postcard, encourage your students to include the following:

• an informal greeting
• a brief description of an exciting event or the best part of their imaginary trip
• a note about the weather
• the date (optional)
• a closing phrase.

Multi-Purpose Happy Holiday Cards for Kids to Make

These letter writing greeting cards are perfect for a simple alternative to Christmas cards. They are extremely versatile and can be used in many ways, such as

• Use them as Christmas writing prompts for narrative writing. Have your students write a postcard to send home while they are on an imaginary trip to the North Pole.
• Practice holiday card writing and random acts of kindness by creating holiday messages for other teachers or adults in the school.
• Write messages to local veterans and active-duty personnel using one of the following veterans’ organizations. Check the blog for more info.
  • A Million Thanks
  • America’s Adopt a Soldier
  • Hugs for Soldiers
  • Operation Tarjeta De Navidad (Esposas Militares Hispanas USA) — This organization is dedicated to Latinx members of our military.
  • Homefront Hugs Foundation
• Make Christmas cards for local hospitals with children’s wards and send Cards for Hospitalized Kids.

A star design has been included for children who do not celebrate Christmas.

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