Christmas Menu and Shopping List

Planning your holiday feast doesn’t have to be stressful with a Christmas Menu and Shopping List by your side!

The magic of cooking for Christmas is finding the right balance between customary recipes handed down through the family and exciting new dishes that will make everyone smile.

I’ve prepared these planner printables to help you stay organized through the chaos of holiday meal prep!

The kitchen at Christmas time brings to mind the remembrance of baking cookies, stirring hot cocoa, and preparing that special family dinner. These printables simplify Christmas preparations from grocery shopping to meal planning.

A Christmas Menu and Shopping List on a wooden background features sections for item name, quantity, and price. The planner includes spaces for meals. A red paperclip, toy train, scissors, and gears decorate the paper.

Let’s make this Christmas season less worrying and more about creating delicious memories with the people we love!

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What is the benefit of our Christmas Menu and Shopping List printable?

This handy holiday helper takes the stress out of Christmas meal planning! I know how frustrating it can be to juggle all those festive recipes and grocery lists.

With these planning sheets, you can keep tabs on every ingredient you need and plan your meals ahead of time. No more forgotten items or last-minute grocery runs!

You’ll also be able to spend more time with your family in the holiday spirit instead of thinking about what to cook.

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A collection of black cookware, including pots, pans, and lids, is artfully arranged on a wooden surface in the kitchen. Some lids are glass. The set features a grill pan with a few Brussels sprouts nestled nearby. A gray bottle completes this stylish culinary shop display.

A weathered sign leaning against a tree reads Farmers Market with a cow illustration. Below, it lists Cheeses, Fresh Eggs, Pies, Antiques & Collectibles for your kitchen needs. Grass and a few small yellow flowers surround the sign, inviting you to shop local treasures.

A farmhouse decor arrangement features a framed silhouette of a cow, pig, and chicken stacked; a bearded figure with a patterned hat; a farmhouse sign in cursive; and a felt ball garland in shades of white, gray, and green.

Three kitchen towels with crochet tops are displayed. The towels feature farm-themed designs: one with a cow and text Farm Fresh Milk, another with a rooster and cow, and the third with a rooster and Farm Fresh inside a wreath.

What it includes:

This free printable Christmas meal planning set includes two essential organizing tools to help make your holiday season smoother:

A Weekly Menu Planner featuring:

Space to plan an entire week’s worth of meals
Dedicated sections for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and holiday snacks
Easy-to-use grid format for quick meal overview
Perfect for planning everything from Christmas morning breakfast to holiday dinner parties

A Comprehensive Shopping List with:

Organized columns for item names, quantities, and prices
Ample space for all your holiday grocery needs
A special notes section for essential reminders
Budget-friendly format with price tracking

Both printables have a festive Christmas design that will bring holiday cheer to your planning process and keep you organized during this busy season.

A hand holding a pencil is poised to write on a Christmas menu planner. The planner, perfect for organizing your holiday shopping list, has a grid layout with days of the week labeled in red boxes on the left side, ready for festive menu planning.

Fun ways to use this printable:

These festive planning sheets make holiday prep so much more fun! I love finding new ways to use them beyond just writing down grocery lists.

Here are some of my favorite activities that make meal planning feel less like a chore and more like a celebration!

Family Menu Planning Party

Throw a cozy family planning party right in your living room! Spread blankets, serve hot chocolate with marshmallows, and get everyone excited about Christmas meal planning. My kids love suggesting their favorite holiday treats, and we always share stories about past Christmases.

This particular planning time has become one of our favorite December traditions. We play holiday music in the background and sometimes even wear our Christmas pajamas! The kids draw little pictures next to their meal suggestions on the planner, making it extra special.

The best part is seeing everyone’s eyes light up when their chosen dish makes it to the final menu. It makes the actual Christmas meal even more meaningful because everyone played a part in planning it!

Recipe Card Creation Station

Transform your menu planner into a family cookbook! Set up a crafting station with colored pens, stickers, and blank recipe cards. Copy the planned recipes and add special notes and cooking tips.

I love asking grandparents to join in and share their secret ingredients or unique cooking methods. We write down the recipes and memories attached to each dish, like how Grandma always burns the first batch of cookies or how Dad insists on wearing his “Kiss the Cook” apron while making his famous gravy.

The finished recipe cards become precious keepsakes that tell our family’s Christmas story through food. We store them in a special box and add new ones each year!

Budget-Friendly Holiday Challenge

Turn budget planning into an exciting game! Create teams and challenge each family member to find the best deals for their assigned ingredients. We use the shopping list to track prices and compete to see who can save the most money.

My boys have become expert price comparers. They check store apps and weekly ads to find the best deals. Sometimes, they even calculate the unit price to confirm we’re getting the most value! The process is teaching them real-life math skills without them even realizing it.

This challenge has helped us save money and taught us creative ways to make special holiday meals on a budget. Sometimes, the cheaper alternatives even taste better than the expensive options!

More Menu Planning Printables:

I love creating pretty planners that make meal planning fun! These are some of my favorites that I use throughout the year. Sometimes, I switch them up when bored with my current planner. A fresh, new design can excite me about planning meals again!

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A collage of colorful school lunch planning sheets featuring a Cajun Chicken & Rice Soup recipe. Includes lunch menu ideas with fruits, veggies, and treats, a days-of-the-week planner, and inspirational notes for lunch boxes. Bold text reads Back to School lunch planner & ideas!.

A fitness planner with several pages, like body measurements and a workout tracker, also features meal ideas such as a Cajun Chicken & Rice Soup recipe. Includes a monthly water intake log, weekly workout schedule, meal planner, body review section. Cover reads My Fitness Planner.

I had so much fun making different themes for each season. The May Flowers one brings spring vibes to my kitchen. The Ice Cream menu makes summer meal planning super sweet! And don’t get me started on the Fall planner – it’s perfect for those cozy autumn dinners.

Each one has helped me stay organized in its unique way!

These printables are my gift to you this Christmas season! Enjoy!