Polar Express Printable Tickets + Free Bell Gift Tags for a Magical Christmas Experience
The Polar Express is one of our favorite holiday traditions. This magical book and classic Polar Express movie capture the wonder of Christmas, the excitement of Santa, and the joy of believing. Many families celebrate the Christmas season with Pajama Day parties, hot cocoa bars, and festive movie nights. To help you create your own memorable tradition, we designed free Polar Express printable tickets and adorable bell tags inspired by the famous line, “The bell still rings for those who truly believe.”
These free printables are perfect for a Christmas party, school classroom activity, or a fun family night during Christmas break. You can also use the cute tags as little presents for kids, friends, neighbors, or classmates. They work wonderfully as invitations, party favors, or simple North Pole train ride tickets for your own magical adventure. We love adding these printables to Hot Chocolate Cups or attaching them to small gifts. The project takes only minutes and fills your home with Christmas joy.
My good friend Beth planned an adorable “Polar Express” street party on Monday! The kids were in heaven….with the story, hot cocoa, pajamas, treats…and even a mini train (like the little tractor barrel trains you see at a carnival). We loved it!
Ideas for Hosting a Polar Express Party or Family Night
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These printables work perfectly for fantastic activities during your Polar Express event. Here are some ideas to make your Christmas party or movie night extra fun:
Set Up a Hot Chocolate Cup Bar
Create a table with marshmallows, whipped cream, sprinkles, and peppermint sticks. Add signs or labels for a cute setup. Kids love building their own cup of cocoa before the movie.
Have Everyone Wear Pajamas
Pajama Day is a classic part of the Polar Express theme. Kids enjoy showing up in cozy pajamas, slippers, and robes. It makes the night feel like a celebration.
Play the Soundtrack
Play the Polar Express soundtrack while kids take part in activities. Music adds warmth and excitement.
Read the Polar Express Book Before the Movie
Start your night by reading the magical book together. The story sets the tone and builds the excitement for the train ride ahead.
Give Each Child a Bell Gift
Hand out bells with the cute tags attached as a meaningful Christmas gift. Kids will shake their bells during the movie and cherish them afterward.
Create a North Pole Photo Booth
Set up a simple photo booth with snowflakes, Santa hats, and train props. Add your Polar Express tickets to your photos for a fun detail.
All these activities help create a memorable Christmas break tradition that your family or classroom will enjoy year after year.
Free Polar Express Printable Tickets
These printable Polar Express tickets are designed to look like the golden train tickets from the story. They add excitement to any event, especially if you host a Polar Express Movie Night, a Christmas Pajama Day, or a classroom celebration. Kids love receiving a special ticket before watching the movie or boarding a pretend North Pole train ride. The tickets help build anticipation and keep the activity fun and interactive.
To make your night even more magical, pair these tickets with cozy hot chocolate, candy canes, and warm blankets. You can even play train whistle sound effects as kids “board.” The tickets create a playful moment that sets the tone for a unforgettable holiday experience.
How to Use the Polar Express Tickets
- Hand them out as movie night invitations.
- Use them as classroom Christmas activities.
- Create a pretend train ride through your home.
- Place them in advent calendars for a Christmas season surprise.
- Add them to Christmas Eve boxes.
These tickets also work beautifully for a Christmas party at school or church. Pair them with hot chocolate stations, pajama themes, and cozy blankets to create a magical winter event. Kids will enjoy pretending to board the train and heading straight for the North Pole.
To Download the Polar Express Ticket Printables, click download button Below. All designs and printables are property of The Crafting Chicks, LLP. PERSONAL USE ONLY Please!
Free Printable “Believe” Bell Tags
The bell tags are inspired by the iconic silver bell in the story. The tag reads, “The bell still rings for those who truly believe.” It’s a beautiful reminder of the story’s message and a delightful detail to share with kids during the holidays.
These free printable bell tags can be tied onto a silver bell with ribbon to create a meaningful Christmas keepsake. Kids adore receiving bells, and they make charming favors for class parties, neighbor gifts, or Polar Express celebrations. Add them to small bells, treat bags, stockings, or Hot Chocolate Cups for an extra festive touch.
Ways to Use the Bell Tags
- Add them to bells for simple, magical little presents.
- Tie them onto treat bags with ribbon.
- Use them as Christmas tree ornaments.
- Place them at every seat during a Christmas party.
- Use them as part of a classroom reading activity after enjoying the good book.
The tags offer a sentimental touch that brings joy to both kids and adults. They remind everyone of the magic of believing during the holiday season.
To Download the Bell Believe Tag Printables, click download button Below. All designs and printables are property of The Crafting Chicks, LLP. PERSONAL USE ONLY Please!
How to Download the Printables
Downloading these freebies is easy. Simply click the download links included in the post, save the file, and print from home or a local print shop. We recommend using cardstock for bright colors and sturdy results. Cardstock also ensures the tickets and tags hold up well during parties and activities.
Cut the tickets and tags with scissors or a paper trimmer. For the bell tags, punch a small hole at the top and use festive ribbon to tie them onto your bells, gifts, or treat bags.
If you plan to host a party, print several sheets at once so you have enough for everyone. Kids love collecting both the ticket and bell, so having extras is helpful.
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Love! My boys are obsessed with the Polar Express! We are doing a Polar Express Train ride this Christmas, and will print these out for my boys for some pre or post ride fun. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing! They are adorable! I do a week long unit on the Polar Express in my classroom and would love to use these. I couldn’t get the tickets to save or print. Is there another way you could send them to me? Thank you!
Thank you for this great idea. I have four kids and they love the polar express.
I am going to post this on my blog. http://nicksposts.wordpress.com/
Thanks Nick
These are great! Thank you so much for making them available. I am going to use them for our ward party. We are giving all of the kids a jingle bell with the believe tag. I was just wondering what I was going to use. You have saved me a lot of time and effort!!
Jamie you are the greatest!!! All of you girls are just amazing. But Jamie you made my day, I need these tickets to go on a scrapbook page I did of my grandchildren which was taken many many years ago when the movie first came out. We still watch this movie together every Christmas even though my oldest grandchild is now eighteen. Bless you and yours during with most blessed time of the year!!
Love these! My girls are a little too young right now, so I’m saving them for later! Thanks
These are WONDERFUL! I adore that film and it never fails to make my shed a few tears…hahaa! I’m so glad I saw the comment from Collette, above, too……I’m going to steal her idea of using these at our Primary Christmas party….woohoo!
Such a cute idea! I’m thinking my daughter’s December Birthday party! This story has become a tradition for us and I’m thinking the tags would be cute tied onto packages with a bell.
Love it! Thank you! Karla
I have a great train image to use these tickets with…thank you!
Thank you these will be very handy – Thank you also for the “Why I am a Mormon papers
they have inspired me greatly.
Perfect! My daughter’s class (Pre-K) is having a Polar Express day next week! So excited to cut out the ticket and label bells! Thanks! I printed copies for her teacher (for use following years, and the 1st Grace teacher who also does a PE day. They’ll LOVE it! I’ll tell them where I got it! This isn’t the first cute craft I’ve brought for the kids and told it was from The Crafting Chicks! I know it won’t be the last, either!
Just a follow-up. Printed and cut out the tickets and the tags. Attached the tags to snowflake jingle bells, with red ribbon and gave the whole batch to my daughter’s Pre-K teacher, for their Polar Express party today. She LOVE, LOVE, LOVED them! She even punched the tickets of each student, as they sat down to watch the movie. I also gave her some masters to use in future years. Thanks, The Crafting Chicks, for helping take the party “over the top!”
Very nice! Thank You!
I think these are some of the cutest tickets I’ve seen! I’m having a Polar Express Party for my grandkids this year. I’m bummed because I can’t get them to print. Is there anyway I can get access to these another way? Thanks so much!!
How do you get these to print. WHat is the secret.
thanks
Nick
I had to insert it as a picture into my Word document after saving it to my computer and print it out from there. For some reason it doesn’t let you print it out from the actual file.
I can’t get this to open or save. Could you e-mail me the link or attachment? THANKS!
These are awesome but they will not let me print them is there another way?? I am hoping to do this with my daycare Kiddies, what a great way to spend a PA day!! Thanks again for these!!
Don’t mind if I DO… save them for later. I LOVE them! ♥ Thank you and Merry Christmas!
You have to save them, and then unzip the file.
That’s what worked for me, anyway.
I downloaded and unzipped and it still wouldn’t let me print… I’m pretty computer savvy so I’m trying other ways too. Any ideas?
-M
Hmmm, I’ll look into it Michelle! Maybe we could email them to you…. I’ll get back to you on this! Thanks!
I can’t get them to print or save to anything different either….Would love to use these.Thanks!
I’d love to use these for my family PE party, but I can’t print either. Would you mind emailing the file to me? Thanks so much! These are really cute and will save me so much time.
Thanks! This was just what I was looking for…my son and I used the tickets for tags on bells that he is going to hand out when they read Polar Express at school next week.
Thank you so much. I am planning on using the tickets in my classroom. I love them.
Hi, I can you please email me the file. I can’t seem to get it to print or do anything at all. Thanks!
I LOVE these and there is nowhwere to download them..can you please send them to me at [email protected] ? I would truly appreciate it!
The link is towards the bottom of the post. It says in bold type Polar Express Printables. If you click on that link it will automatically download to your computer.
These are great! We needed something with our bells for our classroom party and this is perfect! Thank you!
I absolutely adore these templates!!! I have downloaded them but cannot print. Is there a trick that I am missing? They will be perfect for my kindergarteners class:)
I am taking my son the Friday after Christmas to ride the Polar Express train in Williams, AZ. I am taking him after because he has been asking Santa for the tickets so Santa will be bringing them. I have to pick up the tickets at will call so I have nothing to give him. I was hoping you could email them to me so that I can print them. I have tried downloading and printing and it doesn’t work. Thank you so much and a Polar Express party sounds like a BLAST for young and old.
Very sweet. Thanks for sharing!
I can’t download these either 🙁 I just introduced my son to PE and he asked for a ticket for the train. I’d love to print out one of these!
Love these!! They will help make our ward Christmas party awesome! Thank you!
Cant’ download “believe” tags. Could you please email them.
These are the cutest!! But I can’t get these to open. Can you please email me the downloads so I can print them? Thanks so much!!
Thanks. These are very cute.
Unable to print the tags and tickets for polar express. Comes up as a photo and won’t allow me to print. Could you please email it to me.
Thanks,
S. Kerr
How do I print? Would love these for my sons pre-K polar express Christmas party. Thanks!
These are adorable but I can’t get them to print…Any further ideas???
These tickets are so amazing my kids adore this movie and would have great fun with these
Would love these if I could get them to print! Whats the secret???
Thank you for the idea! I will be using them to attach to bells to give out to the kiddos at our next movie night at school!
They were super cute…thanks so much for the idea 🙂
These are adorable and just what we’re looking for to use for our Polar Express Literacy Night, but they will not print. I’ve tried saving them as a zip file, but it still opens as a JPEG which won’t print. If you could e-mail the file to me, that would be great. Thanks!!
Thanks so much for the Polar Express printables. They will be perfect for our Kindergarten Polar Express classroom party next week!
Link does not work.
Thank you for sharing! I’m using these for my daughter’s 2nd grade class
Christmas party! They’re perfect!
Awesome! Will be using these with my Polar Express themed library. Thank you
These are so cute! I get the file to download but then don’t get a print option. Can someone tell me what I’m doing wrong?
Joanna you need to right click to unzip the file.
Hello ladies,
Has anyone had any luck in printing these? I’ve tried many different things and can’t get them to work.
I opened them in Office 2010 and finally got them to print.
Love your site and printables
I want to print these but when they download they are saved as a jpeg and it will not allow me to print them or save them. Please help!
Hi ,
These printables look great, but when I download they are saved as a jpg and it will not allow me to print them or save them. Can you please assist me? I tried right clicking per your replies above but it still does not give the option to change it in any way. Would you be able to email it to me in a word format? Our party is tomorrow so if there is any way you could assist, I would appreciate it. Thanks so much!
Melanie
Because these are jpg files you will need software on your computer that will print them. Or you can upload to a photo lab and have them printed that way.
I know this is from last year, but I still wanted to say thanks. Just printed these out, and painted them with glitter mod podge for a Polar Express themed play group we’re having tomorrow. Can’t wait! 🙂
Thank you. This was exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks for the printable!
I would LOVE to use this in my Kindergarten classroom but cannot get it to print. There is no way to save either. Could you email this to me?
These are so cute. I down loaded them ok but I can’t print because they are a zipped file. Could you email me the printable that’s not a zipped file? Thanks Sandra
Just right click on the file and chose unzip. That will open it up for you!
I can’t save, unzip or print or anything! PLEASE let me know as I need these asap!!!! HELP!
So excited to find these! My son’s 5th birthday is coming up in September and he has requested a polar express Christmas party. We are excited to put it together but Christmas stuff is hard to find in August! The kids will love these tickets and tags for their bells!
Thank you
These would be perfect to use for our ward Christmas party this year! When I click “download here” it takes me to a page that says “forbidden” – so I’m unable to save or print. Could you please email me the file? Thank you!!
Megan,
We fixed the download, so you should be able to get it now without a problem!
I am trying to print these for our Polar Express day. When I click on the link, it brings me to an image of the tickets and the bell tag, but it is only the image, not the download. Any thoughts?
If you click on the “Download Here” boxes it will open up in a new browser. You can save from there or print from there. To save, just got to “File” then “Export as PDF.” That will save it to your computer.