Printable Christmas Award Certificate (12 Free Templates)

These printable Christmas award certificate templates offer a fun and joyful way to celebrate holidays. They are easy to download and print, can be customized to add recipient name and are a great way to celebrate achievements while adding instant holiday spirit to your celebrations, all without the need to have a certificate maker.

You can use these free templates as digital certificates or print them on paper. The designs are bright, joyful, and ready to use for school events, Christmas parties or simple appreciation at home during the festive season. and are perfect for kids and adults alike.

Printable Christmas award certificate templates overlapping on one another.

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What Can You Do With These Free Printables?
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About the Collection

This Christmas certificates collection includes 12 unique designs, each created in full color. Every template is designed to capture the warmth and festive joy of the Christmas season and are not only suitable for home use, but also school events, workplace recognitions, and festive gatherings.

The 12 themes included in this free version of the collection are include appreciation certificates, as well as recognition certification. Some are purely meant for fun. Here is the full list:

Good Behavior Certificate for showing excellent behavior, kindness, and responsibility throughout the Christmas season. This certificate is great for reinforcing good behavior in primary school, middle school, high school, and at home. Teachers, parents, and caregivers can use this to highlight positive choices during this time of year.
Ugly Sweater Certificate for wearing the most festive, creative, and delightfully outrageous ugly Christmas sweater. This certificate makes a really fun addition to ugly sweater certificates at office parties, family gatherings, classroom celebrations, or friendly contests shared on social media.
Nice List Certificate for earning a special place on Santa’s Nice List through kindness, helpfulness, and holiday cheer. This is a a magical option that brings the charm of the North Pole to your home or classroom. Kids love seeing their recipient’s name printed here like an official award from Santa.
Christmas Award for spreading joy, positivity, and wonderful Christmas spirit during the holiday season. This is a versatile Christmas award certificate suitable for students, coworkers, volunteers, friends, and family.
Hard Work Award for showing dedication, effort, and commitment in completing tasks during this festive period. This is ideal for encouraging students, employees, and anyone demonstrating hard work as the year comes to a close.
Middle School Christmas Achievement Award for participating with enthusiasm and responsibility in middle school Christmas activities and projects. This certificate template is particularly useful in classrooms, enrichment programs, lesson plans, and holiday events for middle schoolers.
Family Gathering Certificate for contributing joy, warmth, and togetherness to this year’s family Christmas celebration. It makes a heartwarming option for Christmas Eve dinners, reunions, holiday parties, and multigenerational gatherings.
High School Christmas Achievement Award for outstanding involvement, teamwork, and festive spirit in high school Christmas events. This design is perfect for recognition in vocal music programs, visual arts, social studies, physical education, physical science, or extracurricular holiday activities.
Holiday Reading Star for completing a Christmas Reading Log with dedication, curiosity, and a love for stories. Parents and teaches can use this before winter break or during holiday reading challenges. This template is great for primary school, middle school, high school, or adult education programs.
Santa's Little Scientist Award / Physical Science Christmas Certificate for showing impressive effort, curiosity, and scientific thinking in physical science during the Christmas season. This certificate is great for STEM classes and science labs.
Official Cookie Taster Certificate for expertly taste-testing Christmas cookies and ensuring they are perfectly delicious for Santa. This printable christmas award certificate makes a truly playful option for kids, parties, baking sessions, or fun holiday traditions.
Christmas Coloring Champion for outstanding creativity and effort in completing festive Christmas coloring pages like these printable Christmas patterns, Christmas unicorn coloring pages and Santa footprint printables. This template makes a great addition when children gather during the festive season or at family gatherings.
Elf Helper Award for being a cheerful and dedicated helper in preparing for the holiday season. This printable certification is ideal for kids and adults who help decorate the Christmas tree, wrap gifts, bake cookies, or organize festive events, particular at home or community centers.
Bonus: Ugly Sweater Contest Winner Certificate for wearing the most creative, unique, and festive ugly Christmas sweater. This is another really fun certificate theme, and is perfect for themed Christmas parties and holiday competitions.

Layout and Customization

Every printable Christmas award certificate in this set is in landscape orientation, making it easy to frame, display, or slide into a folder. The colors are vibrant, featuring Christmas design elements like red ribbon details, Christmas tree, gifts, Santa Claus, baubles, elves, ugly sweaters, green borders, and gold accents.

These printables look best on plain white paper but if you preferred colored background, you can print them on light colored paper. It is not advisable to print on dark-colored sheets as the designs may lose clarity.

Using card stock adds sturdiness, making the certificates ideal for keepsakes, displays, and scrapbook collections.

There is sufficient space provided on each template to input the name of the recipient. You can easily add the name by printing and handwriting on the printouts, or you can use simple applications like Adobe editor, or Microsoft word, Microsoft Power Point or other image or design applications like Canva.

You can download each certificate in both PDF format and JPG format. PDF is great for users who want sharp printing through Adobe Reader. JPG is ideal for quick previews, uploads to social media, and printing through image-viewing apps on computers or mobile devices.

There are no download limits for the certificate templates on this page, but usage is limited strictly to personal use. The templates are not intended for resale, commercial promotions or branding projects with company logos.

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Free Downloadable Templates

Click on the links below each image to view, download or print the templates, either in PDF or JPG versions.

Christmas award printable certificate template.

How to Download, Save & Print the Christmas Award Certificates

PDF Files

To Download: Click the PDF link below the certificate. A new window opens. Click the download button at the top right.
To Print: Click the same PDF link. When the file opens in a new window, choose the print icon.

JPG Files

To Download: Click the JPG link. A new window opens. Right-click and choose “Save Image As…”.
To Print: Download the image using the steps above. Open it in any image viewer such as Paint or Photos. Print directly from the application.

Printing Tips

The templates can be printed on A4 or US Letter size papers. For best results, use white paper. Light, pastel colored paper will also work but do note that certain colors on the designs that are similar to the color of the paper may be be clear on your print outs.

You can also print these certificates on card stock for durability.

Before printing, check printer settings, confirm the paper size, and ensure to select landscape orientation. Doing this saves time and ensures clean, well-aligned results.

What Can You Do With These Free Printables?

These printable Christmas certificate award certificate templates bring plenty of holiday fun. Here are some creative ideas to use them:

Use Them in Classrooms - These free printable Christmas certificate templates are wonderful tools for teachers who want to acknowledge students in fun and meaningful ways. Use them to celebrate good behaviour, hard work, reading log achievements, class projects, social studies activities, visual arts creations, physical education milestones, and physical science experiments. Each certificate brings positive reinforcement to the classroom and adds excitement during the days leading up to winter break.
Celebrate School Events - These certificates bring cheerful energy to school events across all grade levels, including primary school, middle school, high school, adult education, and vocational education programs. They fit perfectly into holiday concerts, art shows, science fairs, and Christmas assemblies, making each event feel more festive and memorable with thoughtful awards that highlight student participation and effort.
Make Family Gatherings More Fun - Family celebrations feel even more special with these certificates. Hand them out during Christmas Eve parties, Christmas morning traditions, potlucks, baking sessions, Christmas tree decorating, and gift exchanges. Each award adds a heartwarming touch that creates lasting memories during this joyful time of year.
Enhance Christmas Gifts - These certificates provide a simple yet meaningful way to elevate Christmas gifts. You can slip one into a gift card envelope, add it inside a Christmas gift bag, tuck it into a stocking, or include it in a scrapbook. Adding a certificate turns any present into a more personal and thoughtful gesture.
Use Them at Work - Offices and workplaces can use these templates to spread positivity and celebrate achievements. They’re ideal for employee appreciation, team awards, end-of-year recognitions, and office Christmas contests. The certificates add a festive touch without requiring much time or effort, making them an easy and effective way to boost holiday spirit at work.
Share on Social Media - Finished certificates make excellent visual content for social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Sharing them online is a fun way to highlight achievements, classroom activities, or special family moments during the holiday season. They’re festive, eye-catching, and perfect for spreading cheer.
Display Them Around the Home or Classroom - These printables also double as charming decorations. Print them on card stock and display on bulletin boards, classroom walls, office spaces, or even hung on the Christmas tree. A simple certificate instantly brightens any space and adds a festive touch to your décor.

These printable Christmas award certificate templates add joy, encouragement, and personality to your holiday season. Each certificate provides a perfect way to celebrate achievements, honor good behavior, and highlight special moments. The collection is easy to use, beautifully designed, and available as a free download. Enjoy the holiday spirit, brighten someone’s day, and spread festive cheer with these free printable Christmas certificate designs.