Christmas books and kit
A short, sensible list. You don’t need any of it: a library card and a pencil go a long way.
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Books for kids
- Christmas around the world books for children (affiliate link)Picture books and fact books about how Christmas is kept in different countries.
- Christmas history books for kids (affiliate link)For the KS2 topic. Look for a recent edition.
- A Christmas Carol for children (affiliate link)Retellings of Dickens’s story for younger readers.
Books for teens and adults
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (affiliate link)The 1843 story itself, in any edition you like.
- Christmas history books (affiliate link)Overviews of how Christmas customs began and changed.
- Carol books (affiliate link)Words and music for carol singing.
Making and doing
- Make-your-own cracker kits (affiliate link)Snaps, card tubes and space for your own mottoes.
- Colouring pencils (affiliate link)For the colouring pages in our printables.
- Scrapbooks (affiliate link)For a family Christmas traditions journal.