Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Printables

These Ugly Christmas Sweater Party printables will make organizing your holiday party a breeze.

Ugly Christmas sweater parties are so much fun and with these free printable invitations, voting cards, and awards it will be simple to get into the Christmas Spirit.

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• What Is An Ugly Sweater Party?
• Where Do You Find An Ugly Christmas Sweater?
• What do you do at an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party?
• Ugly Sweater Party Invitations
• Ugly Sweater Voting Cards
• Ugly Sweater Party Awards
• Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools for Printables
• Get the Ugly Sweater Party Printables
• Printable FAQs
• Additional Christmas Fun

What Is An Ugly Sweater Party?

It is entirely possible that you have never heard of an ugly Christmas sweater party before now.

The whole concept is simple. Everyone wears an ugly Christmas sweater for a party or gathering and there are usually prizes and contests at the party for the ugliest sweater.

Christmas sweaters have been around for many, many years. They became very popular during the 1950’s era, especially with fathers wearing them caroling or at any family Christmas event.

Over the years wearing a Christmas sweater became kind of outdated and was relegated to the older generation.

Fast forward to 2002 when a Canadian named Jordan Birch started an annual ugly sweater party as a charity benefit to help a friend who had cancer. People started to hear about his party idea and the idea really took off and became so popular that the Christmas sweater is a must-wear staple of the holiday season.

Where Do You Find An Ugly Christmas Sweater?

Clothing lines make ugly sweaters on purpose now, so if you go into any clothing store during the holiday season, chances are you will see ugly Christmas sweaters or even an ugly Christmas sweatshirt.

And don’t get wrapped up in the word “ugly.” You could just lean in heavily on the Christmas theme without having to be “ugly” — sparkly sweatshirts or sweaters for Christmas work great.

Some people prefer to find “real” Christmas sweaters by going to Goodwill and other second-hand shops and looking for old sweaters to wear to the party.

If you want to get voted best of the party you may want to add some embellishments to your sweater to make it even uglier.

What do you do at an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party?

An ugly sweater party is all about having fun in a lighthearted and festive way. Having an ugly sweater contest is a big part of the party, and all of the printables below will help you with that part.

However, you are going to need something else to do to fill the time at the party. Here are some activities and ideas you can do to make the event memorable:

Photo Booth

Your friends will want to take lots of pictures to remember this fun event and maybe even show off their ugly sweater on social media.

Make a backdrop for your photo booth with festive decorations like garland, lights, or fake snow. Have props like Santa hats, reindeer antlers, and funny signs available for the pictures.

Sweater Craft Station

Set up a table that you don’t mind getting messy or cover it with a disposable tablecloth or butcher paper so your guests can either create or enhance their ugly sweaters.

Provide plain sweaters in case someone showed up at the party at the last minute and doesn’t have their own sweater. Also have craft supplies like felt, fabric glue, pom-poms, tinsel, and lights available for people to add to that plain sweater or to the sweater they’re already wearing.

Ugly Sweater Runway Show

Once everyone has their sweater looking just like they want it, you can have guests strut their stuff on a “runway” to show off their sweaters.

Then, you can use the printables below to decide the winners of the ugly sweater contest in the various categories.

Games

You could use these Christmas would you rather questions to spark some exciting conversations. A secret Santa gift exchange is always a fun game to play.

Charades can be played using holiday movies or songs as the theme. Trivia would be another game to play using holiday traditions, movies, or history for the questions.

Snacks and Drinks

Serve some Christmas tree cupcakes and Christmas dessert lasagna to wow your guests.

If it’s an adult party, serve sugar plum fairy cocktail or if there’s kids at the party (or if you want to provide a non-alcoholic drink) this sugar plum hot chocolate is a good option.

You could also have a cookie decorating contest and see who can make the best looking Grinch or prettiest sugar cookie.

Ugly Sweater Party Invitations

Now that you have an idea of what to do at your party, you need to invite everyone.

Just print the party invitations (see below) on white cardstock and you can quickly invite friends and family to your party.

There is also a form where you can keep track of who is attending the party.

Ugly Sweater Voting Cards

Once you know who’s coming to the party, it’s time to get ready for the best part — voting on winners for different categories.

I have included cute little cards so each guest can vote on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for the ugliest sweater at the party.

Just print off as many of these cards as you have guests attending.

Ugly Sweater Party Awards

You can’t have a contest without awards. These ugly sweater party printables include printable awards you can hand out to the winners.

There are awards for the following:

• Ugliest Sweater 1st Place
• Ugliest Sweater 2nd Place
• Ugliest Sweater 3rd Place
• Most Creative Ugly Christmas Sweater
• Most Cost-Effective Ugly Christmas Sweater
• Funniest Ugly Christmas Sweater
• Most Hideous Ugly Christmas Sweater
• Most Likely to Make Santa Blush Ugly Christmas Sweater

If you want to really wow your guests you can hand out ugly Christmas sweater trophies along with these award certificates.

Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools for Printables

Printer: This one is a great budget printer. If you’re willing to spend just a little more though, this is a better option. And if you’re looking for an all-in-one home office machine, this one does it all, has high reviews and includes 2 years of ink.

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Printer paper or cardstock: If you’re printing for one-time, quick use, print on regular printer paper. If you need the printout to hold up to being handled often or since you’re going to be handing out awards, choose cardstock.

Cutter: If you want nice, clean cuts, a paper cutter is a must-have. This is a great one if you plan on using it a lot. But this one is totally sufficient if you want something solid and reliable for occasional use.

On a tight budget? Go with this one. Or, use a good pair of scissors and a sturdy ruler.

Markers and Pens: The right writing instrument makes a big difference! Depending on what I’m writing, I have different preferences. Here are my favorites for each type:

• Ball point pens – These would be great for people to write down their vote.
• Gel pens – You can also use these to write down the vote or the name on the award.
• Erasable gel pens – In case someone might change their mind on who to vote for.
• Fine point permanent markers – These can be used to write the name on the awards.
• Felt tip pens – Also a great choice for writing names on the awards.

Clipboard: These colorful clipboards are great for holding the voting cards while your guests make their decisions.

Get the Ugly Sweater Party Printables

I know you are getting excited about your party!

You can download and print these ugly sweater printables off for your own personal use.

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Additional Christmas Fun

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