Christmas Color by Sight Word Pictures With Your Own Words

Your words go in the box, a snow globe goes on the sheet, and every square holds a word.

Sample list: Everyday words 1. Type or paste your own words to replace it.

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Color by word: Snow globe

Read the word in each square, then color it by the key. not means leave the square white.

notnotputputputputnotnot
notputputourourputputnot
putnotourourourournotput
putourourourourourourput
putnotnotnotnotnotnotput
notputputputputputputnot
notwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatnot
whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Snow globe, 8 by 8, 3 colors, 6 words in the list.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Pictures, with the words each one takes
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One for each color, so type at least as many words as the picture has colors. Up to 40, of 8 letters or fewer. Saved in this browser only.

The link carries the picture and the settings, never your words.

Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square and Backspace clears it.

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All 8 pictures

Around the house 4

  • Fireplace A red brick fireplace with a brown mantel, and an orange and yellow fire in the black hearth. Both grids use 5 colors, so a sheet takes 6 words. 8 by 8: 52 squares to color (brown 20, red 16, black 6, orange 6, yellow 4). 12 by 12: 126 squares to color (brown 52, red 26, black 30, orange 10, yellow 8).
  • Ribbon bow A red ribbon bow with a yellow knot and two tails, on a green background. The white squares are snowflakes. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 60 squares to color (red 36, green 20, yellow 4). 12 by 12: 136 squares to color (green 56, red 74, yellow 6).
  • Snow globe A blue snow globe on a red base, with a green tree and white snow inside. The 12 by 12 grid adds a brown trunk and a yellow plate on the base. The 8 by 8 grid uses 3 colors and takes 4 words; the 12 by 12 uses 5 and takes 6. 8 by 8: 46 squares to color (blue 20, green 12, red 14). 12 by 12: 102 squares to color (blue 51, green 21, brown 2, red 24, yellow 4).
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Around the house, continued

  • String of lights Two black strings of lights with red, yellow, blue and green bulbs. The strings sag on the 12 by 12 grid. Both grids use 5 colors, so a sheet takes 6 words. 8 by 8: 36 squares to color (black 16, red 8, yellow 4, blue 4, green 4). 12 by 12: 48 squares to color (black 24, red 6, yellow 8, blue 6, green 4).

Christmas plants 2

  • Holly Two spiky green holly leaves with red berries between them and a brown stem. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 34 squares to color (green 24, red 8, brown 2). 12 by 12: 70 squares to color (green 54, red 12, brown 4).
  • Poinsettia A red poinsettia with a yellow center and green leaves at the corners. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 40 squares to color (green 4, red 32, yellow 4). 12 by 12: 92 squares to color (green 12, red 76, yellow 4).

Sweet treats 2

  • Gingerbread house A brown gingerbread house with white icing along the roof, a red door and yellow windows, on a blue background. Red and green candies dot the walls. Both grids use 5 colors, so a sheet takes 6 words. 8 by 8: 50 squares to color (blue 20, brown 22, red 5, green 1, yellow 2). 12 by 12: 110 squares to color (blue 40, brown 52, red 8, green 2, yellow 8).
  • Peppermint candy A round peppermint with red and white stripes turning around the middle, on a green background. Pink marks the middle on the 8 by 8 grid and edges each stripe on the 12 by 12. Both grids use 3 colors, so a sheet takes 4 words. 8 by 8: 36 squares to color (green 12, red 20, pink 4). 12 by 12: 108 squares to color (green 32, red 56, pink 20).

How this list was compiled: Own original pixel pictures of Christmas things, drawn square by square for this page on 8 by 8 and 12 by 12 grids. Nothing is traced or copied, and no picture shows a character from a film, show, book or game. Each uses 3 to 5 colors with one-word names. The descriptions say what is drawn and make no claim about the real animal or object. The square counts were computed from the grids. Licence: own work

All 23 words

Everyday words 1 6

  • do Sentence 4: Do not open it yet!
  • here Sentence 1: Here is our tree.
  • not Sentence 4: Do not open it yet!
  • our Sentence 1: Here is our tree.
  • put Sentence 2: Put a star on top.
  • what Sentence 3: What is in the gift?

Everyday words 2 7

  • all Sentence 6: All of us want snow.
  • of Sentence 6: All of us want snow.
  • open Sentence 4: Do not open it yet!
  • us Sentence 6: All of us want snow.
  • want Sentence 6: All of us want snow.
  • who Sentence 5: Who will ring the bell?
  • yet Sentence 4: Do not open it yet!
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Christmas words 10

  • bell Sentence 5: Who will ring the bell?
  • card A Christmas word with 4 letters.
  • elf A Christmas word with 3 letters.
  • gift Sentence 3: What is in the gift?
  • sled A Christmas word with 4 letters.
  • snow Sentence 6: All of us want snow.
  • star Sentence 2: Put a star on top.
  • toy A Christmas word with 3 letters.
  • tree Sentence 1: Here is our tree.
  • wrap A Christmas word with 4 letters.

How this list was compiled: Our own word lists for this page. The two sets of everyday words are the short common words in six Christmas sentences we wrote for the page, and each word's line gives its sentence. The Christmas words are our own pick of short words for the season. No list is taken from a published sight word list, and none carries a grade level. Spellings were checked against a standard dictionary word list on 30 September 2026. Licence: own work

How it works

A Christmas color by sight word sheet is a pixel picture with a word in each square. Type your list in Your words and press Print this sheet. The page opens on the Snow globe, which needs only 4 words.

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Christmas sight words and two everyday lists

Under Start from a list are Everyday words 1 (here, our, put, what, do, not), Everyday words 2 (open, yet, who, all, of, us, want) and Christmas words: tree, star, gift, bell, snow, elf, sled, card, toy and wrap.

Read the six sentences together

Every everyday word comes from one of these: Here is our tree. Put a star on top. What is in the gift? Do not open it yet! Who will ring the bell? All of us want snow.

  • Holly, Poinsettia, Ribbon bow and Peppermint candy have 3 colors at both sizes. String of lights, Fireplace and Gingerbread house have 5.
  • Everyday words 1 has six words, just enough for a 5-color picture, so the whole list lands on the sheet.

Questions and answers

Do the pictures show Santa or a nativity scene?

No. The eight are a snow globe, a string of lights, a ribbon bow, a fireplace, holly, a poinsettia, a peppermint candy and a gingerbread house: decorations, plants and sweets, with no character and no religious image.

Is the answer key on the same page?

No, on the next one. The worksheet prints on page 1 and the colored picture on page 2. To skip the key, untick Answer key on page 2 in More options, which sits under the grid.

Can I add my own words to the Christmas words?

Yes. Choose Christmas words under Start from a list and the ten words appear in the box. Type more after them or delete some, and the sheet is redrawn from what the box holds.

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