Hanukkah 2026 Printables for Kids & Family: Candle Tracker, Dreidel Games, Coloring Pages

Eight nights, one folder: everything your family needs for a calm, joyful Hanukkah, ready before the first candle on Friday, December 4.

This 31-page printable pack is built around the real 2026 calendar. The candle-lighting tracker lists every night by date, with a note on Night 1 and Night 8 (both Fridays) to light before the Shabbat candles, and on Night 2 to light after Shabbat ends. The blessings page gives the transliteration and English meaning, with the Shehecheyanu marked for the first night only.

The kids get plenty to do: dreidel rules with the Hebrew letters explained, score sheets, a family tournament bracket, gelt games, a word search, a maze, and five coloring and drawing pages. Answer keys are included.

The grown-ups get the planning pages: a menu planner, a shopping and prep list, a gift planner and budget, latke and sufganiyot recipe cards, eight nights of activity and kindness ideas, a tzedakah tracker, and thank-you notes. A memories page lets you keep the year as a keepsake.

Print at home on plain paper, use the pages you need, and print extras for cousins and classrooms. Customs vary between families and communities, so the pack invites you to follow your own tradition.

What's included

Hanukkah 2026 at a glance: December calendar with all 8 nights

8-night candle-lighting tracker with dates and Shabbat notes

Blessings page (transliteration + English) and how to light the menorah, with a safety checklist

The story of Hanukkah and a family glossary

Dreidel rules, score sheet, spin tally and 8-player tournament bracket

Gelt games page

8 nights of family activities and kindness ideas, plus a kindness & tzedakah tracker

Kids pages: word search, maze, answer keys, 4 coloring pages, "My Hanukkah 2026" draw-and-write page

Recipe cards: classic potato latkes, sufganiyot, and 2 blank family recipe cards

8-night menu planner and shopping & prep list

Gift planner and gift budget

Thank-you notes (fill-in and blank) and a memories page

File format

2 PDF files (instant download), 31 pages each: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4. Printable at home. Digital product; nothing is shipped.

Files: Hanukkah_2026_Family_Printable_Pack_Letter.pdf, Hanukkah_2026_Family_Printable_Pack_A4.pdf (or the single ZIP Hanukkah_2026_Family_Printable_Pack.zip if the platform prefers one file).

License: personal and single-classroom use.