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 these 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 volumes run heavy, so add a few business days as a buffer if the gift is tied to a specific Christmas Eve moment.
For last-minute cases where shipping won't arrive in time, the Digital Gift Card is emailed to the recipient within seconds and lets them choose any kit themselves.
Kit or Finished Painting
A second decision sits alongside the timing. A kit can be given two ways:
- As a kit, so the recipient paints it themselves over the holidays or through January. This fits someone who paints or wants the activity.
- Already painted and framed by you, so the gift is finished artwork. This fits someone who'd enjoy the piece on their wall but is unlikely to paint it.
A standard 16x20 inch (40x50 cm) kit is a project for the holiday weeks rather than something to finish by Christmas Day, so if you're giving it painted, give yourself time to complete it first.
Christmas Designs
The collection covers most of the visual categories the holiday produces:
- Santa, reindeer, and Christmas Eve delivery scenes.
- Snowy villages, lit cottages, and winter cabins.
- Christmas trees at home, on farms, and in lots, with ornaments, wreaths, poinsettia, and holly.
- Nativity and religious imagery, for families who anchor the holiday around faith.
- Pure winter without overt Christmas iconography: cardinals on snowy branches, frozen ponds, snow-covered landscapes.
- Vintage and folk-art designs, for a less photo-realistic look.
Custom Photos and Mini Sets
For a fully personal gift, a photo can become a paintable canvas through the Custom Paints by Numbers option: a past family Christmas portrait, the family home in the snow, or the recipient's pet in a festive setting. 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 canvases that share one palette. They finish faster than full-size kits, which suits kids painting alongside adults or anyone wanting a shorter project.
