Christmas Eco Jokes for Kids

Christmas is full of twinkly lights, cosy jumpers and terrible cracker jokes. We think the planet deserves a laugh too, so we've wrapped up our favourite festive jokes for kids along with some simple ways to make this Christmas a little greener.

Reindeer jokes

• What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees? Horn-aments.
• How does Rudolph know when Christmas is coming? He checks his calen-deer.
• What do you call a reindeer with no eyes? No eye-deer!

Did you know? Reindeer are the only deer where both males and females grow antlers.

Snowman jokes

• What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Ice Krispies.
• Where do snowmen keep their money? In a snow bank.
• What do you call a snowman in summer? A puddle.
• How do snowmen get around? They ride an icicle.

Christmas tree jokes

• Why did the Christmas tree go to the barber? It needed a trim.
• How do Christmas trees get ready for a party? They spruce themselves up.
• What did the Christmas tree say to the bauble? "Stop hanging around!"
• What do you call a Christmas tree that comes back every year? An ever-green.

Green tip: A potted tree can live outside in the garden and come back indoors next Christmas. If you have a cut tree, many councils collect them in January and turn them into wood chippings.

Festive animal jokes

• Why did the turkey join the band? It already had the drumsticks.
• What do elves learn at school? The elf-abet.

Green Christmas jokes

• Why doesn't Santa's sleigh pollute the air? It runs on reindeer power.
• Why was the reusable gift bag so happy? It gets to come back every Christmas.
• Why is it so cold at Christmas? Because it's in Decem-brrr.
• What falls at Christmas but never gets hurt? Snow.

Green tip: Try the scrunch test on wrapping paper. If it stays scrunched up in a ball, it can usually be recycled. If it springs back open (like foil or glittery paper), it can't.

Make it a green Christmas

Make decorations out of things you'd otherwise throw away with our crafts and free recycling activities for KS1 and KS2. Colour in a festive scene with our colouring pages, and plan the year ahead with our list of special days to celebrate our planet.

More jokes

Brrr! Warm up with more chilly laughs in our Polar Animal Jokes for Kids (add link once live), or head somewhere much hotter with our Amazon rainforest animal jokes.