Spread the cheer this holiday season with NOAA-themed cards that have an educational spin! Print the card collection, dive into educational resources, and explore more holiday-themed content from across NOAA! Happy holidays — we wish you a safe and cozy holiday season.
Festive holiday cards
Want to print the whole collection? Download our printable holiday cards (3.6 MB).
![An illustrated holiday card featuring a calendar flipped to December, with the date of December 1st marked with an "X." The art on the calendar depicts a National Weather Service office covered in snow. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy meteorological winter! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring a calendar flipped to December, with the date of December 1st marked with an "X." The art on the calendar depicts a National Weather Service office covered in snow. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy meteorological winter! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Dec1.png?h=eb1d5450&itok=rc0ibBg3)
Northern Hemisphere: Card (3.7 MB) | High resolution print (10.6 MB)
Southern Hemisphere: Card (3.6 MB) | High resolution print (10.6 MB)
Learn more about the changing seasons.
Explore more resources on seasonal changes.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring kelp decorated like a Christmas tree with a sea star at the top, urchin ornaments, and presents in the sand under the kelp tree. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy holidays! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring kelp decorated like a Christmas tree with a sea star at the top, urchin ornaments, and presents in the sand under the kelp tree. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy holidays! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Kelp.png?h=ecd73fb1&itok=_8e4nHKu)
Card (0.6 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (0.7 MB)
Take a virtual dive through kelp forests.
Explore more resources on kelp.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring an ocean buoy with a NOAA logo on it floating lopsided as if rocking in choppy waters. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: We hope you have a rockin’ holiday season! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring an ocean buoy with a NOAA logo on it floating lopsided as if rocking in choppy waters. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: We hope you have a rockin’ holiday season! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Buoy.png?h=8614aeb1&itok=DnfQJsaQ)
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Learn from real-time buoy data around the globe.
Explore more resources on buoys.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring a mug with a NOAA logo that is full of hot chocolate and marshmallows. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy holidays! When can your hot chocolate predict the weather? When it’s muggy out! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring a mug with a NOAA logo that is full of hot chocolate and marshmallows. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy holidays! When can your hot chocolate predict the weather? When it’s muggy out! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Muggy.png?h=7cbe4044&itok=LU0lb68Q)
Card (0.5 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (0.8 MB)
Check out this year’s U.S. winter outlook.
Explore more resources on weather observations.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring waves in the sea. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card, and the text is distorted to look like it is following the swell of the waves. Text: We hope your holidays are swell! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring waves in the sea. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card, and the text is distorted to look like it is following the swell of the waves. Text: We hope your holidays are swell! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Swell.png?h=cb74516c&itok=_wQU_p4u)
Card (0.4 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (0.5 MB)
Go with the flow and learn more about ocean currents.
Explore more resources on ocean currents.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring an anglerfish with a holiday light bulb in place of its esca, the light at the end of its lure. There is a border of holiday lights around the card and a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Let it glow! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring an anglerfish with a holiday light bulb in place of its esca, the light at the end of its lure. There is a border of holiday lights around the card and a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Let it glow! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Glow.png?h=8b2d4a50&itok=uuGk2eRm)
Card (1.0 MB) | High resolution print (8.0 MB) | Virtual background (1.5 MB)
Learn about the Deep Ocean Education Project.
Explore more resources on the deep sea.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring a snow globe containing a whale fall, marine snow, and several creatures, including vampire squid, hagfish, jellyfish, and a grooved tanner crab. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Let it snow! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring a snow globe containing a whale fall, marine snow, and several creatures, including vampire squid, hagfish, jellyfish, and a grooved tanner crab. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Let it snow! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Snow.png?h=e1e5ed89&itok=XX-pBlHf)
Card (0.7 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (1.3 MB)
Get to know the creatures of a whale fall.
Explore more resources on marine ecosystems.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring a satellite in space orbiting a solar eclipse. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Hoping your holidays are out of this world! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring a satellite in space orbiting a solar eclipse. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Hoping your holidays are out of this world! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Satellite.png?h=ab6f2ef2&itok=1kawdNLd)
Card (0.5 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (0.9 MB)
Prepare for the total solar eclipse in 2024.
Explore more resources on space weather.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring a hermit crab with a shell decorated for the holidays including a wreath, ribbon, and a Santa hat on top. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Home for the holidays! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring a hermit crab with a shell decorated for the holidays including a wreath, ribbon, and a Santa hat on top. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Home for the holidays! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Home.png?h=c9699e1c&itok=Cxy4mCDz)
Card (0.4 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (0.5 MB)
Staying home? Check out these fun activities.
Explore more hands-on activities.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring a sleigh with a sea snail in it that is being pulled by several seahorses over a coral reef. The front seahorse has a glowing red nose. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy Holidays. noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring a sleigh with a sea snail in it that is being pulled by several seahorses over a coral reef. The front seahorse has a glowing red nose. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Happy Holidays. noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Seahorses.png?h=3d15c559&itok=LaJT4wup)
Card (0.8 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (1.3 MB)
Learn more about diverse coral reef ecosystems.
Explore more resources on corals.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring three stingrays swimming in a column of light. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: May your rays be merry and bright! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring three stingrays swimming in a column of light. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: May your rays be merry and bright! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Ray.png?h=8af08f96&itok=mj1nj8mf)
Card (0.4 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (0.6 MB)
Print and hang this protected sharks and rays poster.
Explore more resources on sharks, rays, and skates.
![An illustrated holiday card featuring a polar bear wearing a scarf while walking in the snow. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Wishing you a chill holiday season! noaa.gov/education (Image credit: NOAA Education) An illustrated holiday card featuring a polar bear wearing a scarf while walking in the snow. There is a NOAA logo in the corner of the card. Text: Wishing you a chill holiday season! noaa.gov/education](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_width_1275/public/2023-11/HolidayCards-2023-Chill.png?h=5a639c86&itok=5z-0NyKv)
Card (0.3 MB) | High resolution print (7.6 MB) | Virtual background (0.5 MB)
Get to know these animals of the Arctic.
Explore more resources on polar climates.
More from across NOAA
Festive cards and printables
Download your favorite holiday e-cards from NOAA Ocean Exploration!
Celebrate winter with these downloadable and printable snowflake templates from NOAA Fisheries!
Winter science fun
Your kitchen has all the ingredients — air, water, and heat — to cook up a perfect scientific storm.
What to give (and not give!) this holiday season
Why you should avoid purchasing real coral jewelry and products this holiday season.
The NOAA Marine Debris Program shares how to reduce waste and bring holiday cheer into your home.
If gift wrapping is part of your holiday traditions, check out our tips below for choosing and wrapping presents that won’t pollute!