Holiday Season

Holiday Season Resources for School Leaders

The holidays bring extra energy—as well as extra stress—into school buildings. These resources help school leadership support staff wellbeing through the busiest weeks of the year.

A holiday present wrapped in red and white paper lays on a desk.

Classroom White Elephant

A staff gift exchange with items already in their classroom.

15 min

Printable holiday staff activities, including idea pages and a December 2026 countdown calendar, with markers and sticky notes on a green background.

12 Days of Festive Fun: Holiday Staff Activities Before Break

Holiday staff activities for 12 school days, with dress-up, treat, activity, and gift ideas

5-15 min per day for staff

Feather Frenzy Thanksgiving staff game printables: a turkey body to color, a cover page, and game directions with markers

Feather Frenzy: A School Team Building Game

A Thanksgiving staff activity where colleagues steal paper feathers from each other.

Ongoing

Printable Snow Ya Later poem cards for a winter break staff activity, shown next to a plush snowman, pens, and washi tape

Snow Ya Later: A Winter Break Staff Activity

A winter break staff activity with a traveling snowman.

Ongoing over winter break

Printed gratitude question cards, a cover page, and a display sign for a staff gratitude activity laid out on a blue background with a yellow tape dispenser and red paper stars.

30 Days of Gratitude: Daily Gratitude Activities for Staff

A gratitude activity for staff with 30 daily questions you can place in your staff lounge.

2-5 min per staff member

Holiday staff appreciation printables on a pink background, including a staff checklist on a clipboard, door signs, note cards, and a directions sheet, surrounded by mini wrapped gifts and markers.

You’ve Been Wrapped: A Holiday Staff Appreciation Idea

A holiday staff appreciation pass-it-on chain idea

5-10 min per staff member

Find the Elf directions page and elf template for a holiday staff activity, with scissors, tape, pens, and paper clips

Find the Elf: A Holiday Staff Activity

A holiday staff activity with photo elves, prize ideas, and printables

Hunt runs over several days

Staff gratitude jar printables, including the cover page and 3-step sign, with markers, sticky notes, tape, and twine on a yellow background

Gratitude Jar: A 4-Step Gratitude Activity for Staff

A gratitude activity for staff that collects 1-2 thank-you notes per person each week all month long.

2-3 min per note

Dipsgiving: A Staff Thanksgiving Potluck

A staff Thanksgiving food idea that offers a twist on the traditional potluck.

Ongoing

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