My Christmas – Christmas Visual Schedule, Santa Visit Visual Story and Countdown (A4 + US Letter)

Christmas turns every routine upside down: a tree in the living room, wrapped presents, visitors, noise, new food and a lot of waiting. My Christmas is a printable Christmas Day schedule, two visual stories and a countdown that show your child what will happen, one step at a time. Made by a dad for his own autistic, ADHD son.

WHAT YOU GET (instant download, 8 pages)

• A Christmas Day board with 8 numbered steps
• Christmas Day visual story (6 pictures)
• Visiting Santa visual story (6 pictures)
• Sleeps until Christmas countdown, to colour in from 1 December
• 21 picture cards and 3 blank cards you can type on
• 2 Now and Next strips and 2 Finished labels
• A one-page set-up guide with tips

HOW IT WORKS

1. From 1 December, colour in one circle each night before bed.
2. A few days before, read the Christmas Day and Santa stories together and talk about what will be different.
3. On the day, put the steps on the board and move each card to Finished as you go. Too busy or too loud? Go to the quiet space.

PRINT AT HOME

UK A4 (Father Christmas, ear defenders) and US Letter (Santa, earmuffs) PDFs are both included. Print at 100% on thin card, laminate, cut along the thick blue borders and add hook-and-loop dots. The blank cards are fillable: type on them in Adobe Reader (free) or Preview before printing.

PLEASE NOTE

Digital download only: nothing is posted. An everyday visual planning tool, not a therapy or medical product. For personal and classroom use; please do not resell or share the files. Designed by me, with AI tools used to help draw and lay out the artwork; every card is checked by hand.