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Every December the same question comes up: what can I give the whole class that isn’t another candy cane? The easiest answer is a small, useful gift with a really good tag. A tub of dough becomes a present the second it says Have a Dough-lightful Christmas!
Below are 15 printable Christmas gift tags for students: 10 pun tags made for non-candy gifts, and 5 classic class tags where the names fill in automatically. Each one has an idea for what to pair it with, and there’s a free tag to print at the bottom of the first section.
Save10 no-candy Christmas gift tags for students
These are the tags from our Student Christmas Gift Tags set. Each one has a To and From line you can type into before printing (or handwrite), and every design comes in color and ink saver. Nine tags fit on a page, so one sheet covers a third of the class.
Save1. Have a Dough-lightful Christmas!
SavePair it with a small tub of modeling dough. It’s the one kids open first, and it costs very little per child when you buy a classroom pack.
2. Have a Bubbly Christmas!
SaveTie it to a small bottle of bubbles. Great for younger grades, and it gives them something to do outside over break.
3. Have a Colorful Christmas!
SaveA small box of crayons or a few twistable crayons in a cellophane bag. Add a coloring page from your stash and it’s a mini activity kit.
4. Have a Ball This Christmas!
SaveA bouncy ball in a little clear bag. Cheap, loved by every grade, and the pun lands every time.
5. You Light Up Our Classroom!
SaveGlow sticks or a glow bracelet. Hand these out on the last afternoon and the room goes quiet for a minute while they look.
6. Merry Christmas to a Sharp Student!
SaveA fun pencil with a holiday pattern. Older kids actually use these, so it’s a gift that lasts into January.
7. Snuggle Up With a Good Book!
SaveA paperback from a book order, or a used book swap where each child takes one home. Lovely for a reading-focused class.
8. Have a Slime-tastic Christmas!
SaveA small pot of slime. Check your school’s rules first, because some classrooms ban it, but kids go wild for it.
9. You’re a Star Student!
SaveA sheet of stickers or a gold star pencil topper. This is the free tag above, so it costs you nothing but the sticker.
10. Snow Much Fun Having You in Class!
SaveThe any-gift tag. Works on hot cocoa packets, mini notebooks, erasers or a handwritten note.
Tags 5 to 10 come in the full set with all 10 designs, which is the easiest option if you want to mix and match gifts across the class.
Save- 10 pun tags: play dough, bubbles, crayons, bouncy ball, glow sticks, pencils, books, slime, stickers and any gift
- Editable To and From lines, or write names by hand
- 9 tags per page in full color and ink saver
- US Letter and A4 PDFs
Save5 classic class gift tags with names that fill in automatically
If you’d rather give the same small gift to everyone, our editable Christmas gift tags for students are built around the class list. Type each child’s name once, and the names fill every tag style for you.
Save- 11. Pencil tags with two holes, so a pencil slides right through
- 12. Eraser tags: Mistakes help us learn!
- 13. Candy cane tags: You’re so sweet! (for classes where candy is fine)
- 14. Notebook tags: Fill these pages with big ideas
- 15. Classic To and From tags in Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
That’s 172 tags in color and ink saver, on US Letter. It’s the fastest route for a big class because you never write a name twice.
Save- 5 classic designs including pencil tags with two holes
- 172 tags in color and ink saver
- US Letter PDF, instant download
Running a class party too? Our calm Christmas party pack has 40 more treat bag gift tags in 5 designs.
How to print and tie student gift tags
Save- Type the names first. Open the PDF in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the To line, type, then Tab to the next one.
- Print on cardstock (65 to 110 lb) so the tags don’t tear when kids open the gift. Plain paper works if that’s what you have.
- Cut on the outline with a paper trimmer for the straight edges, scissors for the rounded top.
- Punch the hole at the top circle and tie with baker’s twine or curling ribbon.
- Batch it: line all the gifts up, then tie tags in one go. A class of 25 takes about 20 minutes.
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SaveSave- 10 pun tags: play dough, bubbles, crayons, bouncy ball, glow sticks, pencils, books, slime, stickers and any gift
- Editable To and From lines, or write names by hand
- 9 tags per page in full color and ink saver
- US Letter and A4 PDFs
Quick pairing list for student gifts
- Modeling dough: Have a Dough-lightful Christmas!
- Bubbles: Have a Bubbly Christmas!
- Crayons or markers: Have a Colorful Christmas!
- Bouncy balls: Have a Ball This Christmas!
- Glow sticks: You Light Up Our Classroom!
- Pencils: Merry Christmas to a Sharp Student!
- Books: Snuggle Up With a Good Book!
- Slime: Have a Slime-tastic Christmas!
- Stickers: You’re a Star Student!
- Anything else: Snow Much Fun Having You in Class!
Quick questions
Are these free?
The Star Student tag sheet above is free. The full sets are instant downloads from our Etsy shop.
Can I add my own name?
Yes. Every tag has a From line you can type into, and the pun tags already say Love, your teacher or Merry Christmas.
Will they print on A4?
The student pun tags come in US Letter and A4. The editable class tags are US Letter.
More ideas: 30 classroom Christmas gifts for students on a teacher budget.
The lifestyle photos in this post are AI-made mockups showing how the printed tags can look. The tag designs shown are the real files.
Save- 10 pun tags: play dough, bubbles, crayons, bouncy ball, glow sticks, pencils, books, slime, stickers and any gift
- Editable To and From lines, or write names by hand
- 9 tags per page in full color and ink saver
- US Letter and A4 PDFs
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