Ordering in Time for Christmas
Christmas is one of the few paint by numbers purchases with a real deadline. During the Christmas season, express shipping is available at checkout, with the following average delivery times:
USA — 3–6 business days
UK — 3–6 business days
Canada — 3–6 business days
Australia — 3–6 business days
These are averages, not guarantees. December shipping volumes run heavier than usual, so we'd suggest adding a few extra business days as a buffer if the gift is tied to a specific Christmas Eve moment. For last-minute scenarios where shipping won't arrive in time, our Digital Gift Card is emailed to the recipient within seconds and lets them choose any kit themselves.
A second decision sits alongside the timing one. A paint by numbers kit can be given two ways: as a kit, so the recipient paints it themselves over the holidays or through January, or already painted and framed by you, so the gift is finished artwork. The kit route fits a giftee who paints or wants the activity; the finished route fits a recipient who would enjoy the artwork on their wall but is unlikely to paint. If you choose the kit route, it's worth knowing that a standard 16x20 inch (40x50 cm) canvas takes anywhere from 10 to 30 hours to finish depending on the design's detail level and the painter's pace, which means it's a project for the holiday weeks rather than something to complete by Christmas Day.
Christmas Designs, Custom Photos, and Mini Sets
The Christmas collection covers most of the visual categories the holiday produces. Santa, reindeer, and Christmas Eve delivery scenes sit alongside snowy villages, lit cottages, and winter cabins. Christmas trees in living rooms, on tree farms, and in outdoor lots share the collection with ornaments, wreaths, and festive florals like poinsettia and holly. Nativity and religious Christmas imagery sits in its own corner for families who anchor the holiday around faith. A separate strand leans into pure winter without overt Christmas iconography: cardinals on snowy branches, frozen ponds, snow-covered landscapes. Vintage and folk-art Christmas designs round out the catalog for buyers who want a less photo-realistic look.
For a fully personal Christmas gift, photos can be turned into a paintable canvas through our Custom Paints by Numbers option — a previous year's family Christmas portrait, the family home in the snow, or the recipient's pet in a Christmas setting all work. The kit is produced from the photo and delivered as a paintable canvas with all paints included.
Mini formats sit alongside the standard 16x20 inch (40x50 cm) canvas. Mini Paint by Numbers Kits for Adults come as individual 8x8 inch (20x20 cm) and 12x12 inch (30x30 cm) canvases, or as themed sets of four, six, or nine matching mini canvases that share one paint palette. Mini formats finish faster than full-size kits, which suits kids painting alongside adults or anyone wanting a shorter project.
