Free printable · 8 pages · A4 + US Letter
The ADHD Christmas Rescue Kit
December is a project. Here is the paperwork.
Christmas is not a day. It is a six-week project nobody officially gave you, built out of the things an ADHD brain finds most expensive: holding a long list, tracking who gets what, and doing the buying in the loudest month of the year.
This is the paperwork for it — including the page almost nobody makes, for the crash on the 27th.
- Gift brain dump
- Four-column gift tracker
- One-shop list
- December dates
- Sensory escape plan
- Permission to let things go
- The 27th recovery page
- Print only what you need
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What is inside
Seven working pages, plus a cover
Each one solves a specific December failure, not a general wish to be organised.
Gift Brain Dump
Every name, out of your head and onto paper. Sorting is a separate job.
Gift Tracker
Who, what, bought — and wrapped. That fourth column is the one that saves you.
The One-Shop List
Everything that can come from a single place, so December has fewer decisions in it.
December Dates
Thirty-one boxes for fixed points only. Nothing planned by the hour.
Sensory Escape Plan
Where you'll go, what you'll say, how long. Decided in the car, not invented in the room.
What I Am Letting Go
Written permission, with a line to sign, because something is going to fall either way.
The 27th
For the crash you can see coming — two easy meals, nothing scheduled, no post-mortem.
Questions about the kit
Is the ADHD Christmas Rescue Kit really free?
Yes. Enter an email address and both PDFs are yours immediately. You also join the ADHD Pearls email list, which you can leave from the link in any email.
What is in the kit?
Eight pages: a cover, a gift brain dump, a four-column gift tracker, a one-shop list, a December dates page, a sensory escape plan, a letting-go page with a signature line, and a recovery page for the 27th.
What paper size is it?
Both. A4 and US Letter versions are generated from the same layout, so nothing is cut off or rescaled on either.
Do I have to print the whole thing?
No, and most people should not. Print the pages you need and ignore the rest until you need them. The gift tracker and the 27th page are the two most people come back for.
Who is it for?
Adults with ADHD who find December harder than it looks on paper — especially the person in the household who ends up holding every list, date and preference in their head.
Start with the list of names. That is the whole first step.
The rest of December gets easier once the list stops living in your head.
Prefer to read first? The 15 Christmas survival strategies are what the kit is built from.