Christmas Visual Schedule for Kids, Autism Holiday Routine Cards, ADHD Christmas Day Plan, Calm Down Printable

A printable Christmas visual schedule that helps your child know what is happening during the busy holiday season. Christmas brings new places, new people, noise and changes to the usual routine. Clear picture cards and simple boards show your child what comes next, what stays the same and what to do when it all gets too much.

Made for autistic children, children with ADHD, and any child who does better with a clear plan.

WHAT YOU GET (10 PAGES)

• My Christmas Day board with Morning, Afternoon and Evening rows (9 spaces)
• First / Then board and a Now / Next / Then strip
• Sleeps Until Christmas countdown, 24 to 1
• Christmas Changes page: things that stay the same and things that are different
• My Calm Plan with 4 card spaces and lines for your child's quiet place and helper
• 48 picture cards, 2 x 2 inches (5 cm), in 4 color-coded groups
• 12 blank cards to draw or write your own
• 2 PDF files and a printing guide

THE 48 CARDS

• Getting ready (12): decorate the tree, Christmas lights, wrap presents, letter to Santa, bake cookies, sing carols, Christmas party, visit Santa, advent calendar, Christmas movie, shopping, church
• Christmas Eve and Day (12): cookies for Santa, hang stocking, bedtime, open presents, say thank you, new toys, Christmas dinner, Christmas cracker, family photo, video call, visit family, clean up
• Feeling OK (12): wait my turn, wave hello, hug, quiet break, headphones, too loud, deep breaths, calm down, break, all done, car trip, say goodbye
• Holiday fun (12): grandparents, friend's house, story time, park, play outside, quiet play, and 6 seasonal cards

TWO VERSIONS IN ONE PURCHASE

• US Letter: a winter Christmas (build a snowman, hot chocolate, put on coat, read, music, screen time)
• A4 for Australia and New Zealand: a summer Christmas (beach, backyard cricket, BBQ, hat and sunscreen, swim, screen time), with local words such as Christmas lunch, bon bon and treats for Santa

HOW TO USE

1. Print at 100% scale, laminate if you like, and cut out the cards.

2. A few days before Christmas, fill in the Christmas Changes page together and talk about what will happen.

3. On the day, build the plan on the My Christmas Day board and take each card off when it is done.

4. Practise the calm plan while your child is calm, so it is easy to use when things get loud.

MATCHING SETS

The cards are the same size and style as my Visual Schedule Cards, First / Then boards and Communication Cards, so you can mix them on one board.

NEED A CARD THAT IS NOT HERE?

Send me a message after your purchase and tell me which card you need. I will make up to 3 extra cards in the same style and send them as soon as I can, at no extra cost.

PLEASE NOTE

• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.
• The files are PDFs and are not editable. Use the blank cards to add your own.
• This is a support tool, not medical or therapeutic advice.
• Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer.
• The pictures were created by me with the help of AI image tools, then selected, checked one by one and laid out for print.

TERMS OF USE

For personal, classroom and therapy use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own home, class or clients. Files may not be resold, shared or redistributed.

If there is any problem with your files, send me a message and I will fix it for you. This does not affect your rights under consumer law.