12 Cat Christmas Cards to Print Starring Kittens in Scarves and Santa Hats

Somewhere between the family photo card and the store rack of generic snowmen sits the actual problem: you want something that looks like your cat wrote it, not something that looks like everyone else’s mailbox. A card with a kitten in a scarf does more work than a plain ‘Season’s Greetings’ ever will, and it costs nothing but ink.

These twelve are built to print at home on an ordinary afternoon. Each one is a complete card with its own joke or its own warmth, not a template waiting for you to finish the sentence. Print the ones that suit your list, fold, sign the blank line, and post.

If you want a gentler, older-fashioned stack to mix in with these, the vintage Christmas cards round up a quieter register. And if the cat on your card has strong opinions about costumes too, the DIY cat Halloween costumes are worth a look come autumn.

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1. The Classic Meowy Christmas

Not everyone on your list wants a joke on the front, some people just want something that looks like it came from an actual print shop. This one is for the grandparents, the new neighbour, anyone you are fond of but not teasing.

Print it on ivory or soft white cardstock, one design per A4 sheet, fold once to make a five by seven card. It takes ten minutes on a home printer and still looks like you ordered it.

2. Santa Claws Is Coming to Town

For the friend who sends the funniest card in the group chat every single year and will not be outdone, this is the one to beat her with. It plays on the idea that Santa’s naughty list never stood a chance once a cat got near it.

Prints well on bright red or snow white cardstock, one per sheet, and folds into a card that looks sharp enough for the office exchange too.

3. Feliz Navicat

Keep this one in your back pocket for the friend with family in two languages, or simply the friend who will appreciate a pun doing double duty. It reads warm in either language and never needs explaining.

Print on plain white or cream cardstock, one design per sheet, folded once. Good for mailing further afield since it travels without losing its charm.

4. For the Cat Mom Who Does It All

She has a stocking for the cat, a matching ornament, probably a tiny Santa hat the cat tolerates for exactly four seconds. This card says you noticed and you are not making fun of her, much.

Tuck it into a gift or mail it on its own. Print on a slightly heavier cardstock since this one gets kept, not recycled, one per sheet.

5. All I Want for Christmas Is More Catnip

Written in the cat’s own voice, for the friend whose present this year is, predictably, more catnip. Pair it with the gift itself rather than mailing it, it reads best taped to a ribbon.

One design per sheet, prints cleanly on any home printer, no special paper needed since this one is meant to be a little throwaway and funny.

6. Little Did Santa Know

For the friend who will actually laugh out loud, not just text ‘lol’. The joke is that Santa auditioned cats for the sleigh long before reindeer, and it went about as well as you would expect.

Print one per sheet on white or pale blue cardstock. This is a card for people you know well enough to be a little silly with.

7. Rest in Peace, Dear Tree

Every cat household has a tree story by December. This one is a small funeral notice for whichever branch, bauble or entire tree did not make it to Christmas Eve intact.

Send it to the friend who already texted you a photo of the wreckage. One per sheet, print on plain cardstock, nobody needs this one to be fancy.

8. Nine Lives, One Very Good Year

For the card that needs to do more than make someone smile, the one going to family or an old friend you actually mean the sentence for. It leans warm rather than funny, a small pause before the new year starts.

Print on a heavier matte cardstock if you have it, one design per sheet, it folds into something worth keeping on a mantel for the month.

9. The Caroling Quartet

For the household running more than one cat, where a single signature line never feels like enough. This one leaves space to name every resident who is apparently responsible for this year’s card.

Print one per sheet, works nicely on cream cardstock, and gives you one blank line to list however many names you need.

10. Snow Place Like Home

The quiet one in the stack, for neighbours or the friend you see often enough that the card does not need to try hard. It is cozy rather than clever, and that is the whole point.

One per sheet, prints well on plain white cardstock, no fuss needed since this is the card you can run off in a batch.

11. From the Desk of the Office Cat

For coworkers, the break room, or whoever has been feeding your cat photos on their phone all year without complaint. It reads as a thank you note first and a Christmas card second.

Print one per sheet on plain cardstock, tape it to a mug or leave it on a desk, it does not need an envelope at all.

12. Signed, The Cat

Short, a little deadpan, written entirely in the cat’s own voice about the indignity of the photoshoot that made this card possible. For the friend who will appreciate that the cat clearly did not volunteer.

Print one per sheet on plain or lightly textured cardstock, it folds small, closer to a note than a formal card.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do you write inside a cat Christmas card?

Match the line to the relationship rather than reaching for the first pun you find. A warm, simple wish suits family and neighbours, a joke about the tree or the naughty list suits the friend who will actually laugh, and a note signed from the cat itself works well for anyone who already treats the cat as a household member in its own right.

What are some good cat Christmas card puns?

The reliable ones play on sound rather than invent new jokes: Meowy Christmas, Santa Claws, Feliz Navicat and purr-fect are the puns that read instantly across a room, which is exactly why several of them show up more than once in printable sets like this one.

Is it weird to send a Christmas card with only the cat on it, no family photo?

Not anymore. Plenty of cat owners now send a card built entirely around the cat, and for recipients who already know and like the cat, it often lands better than a generic group photo would.

What paper or cardstock should I print Christmas cards on at home?

A cardstock around 250gsm folds cleanly and feels sturdy in the hand without jamming a home printer, which makes it the easiest middle ground for a batch of cards you plan to mail.

How many cards fit on one sheet of A4?

Each of these twelve is designed as one full card per A4 sheet rather than cut into smaller pieces, since a full page lets the artwork and the joke both have room to actually read at a glance.

Can I size these down to fit standard 5×7 envelopes?

Yes, print the sheet at a reduced scale or trim the folded edge slightly, most home printers have a ‘fit to page’ or custom scale option that handles this without cutting off any of the text.