Holly the Christmas Fairy Rainbow Magic Math Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds

Instructions

Help Holly the Christmas Fairy save Christmas by solving these magical math problems! Read each question carefully and write your answer in the space provided.

Part 1: Holly's Christmas Conundrums

Solve these word problems. Show your work!

1. Holly is hanging shimmering fairy lights. She hangs a string with 56 blue lights and a string with 68 white lights. How many lights did she hang in total?

   Answer: _______________ lights

2. The naughty goblins stole 81 of Santa's letters! Rachel and Kirsty helped Holly get 47 letters back. How many letters are still missing?

   Answer: _______________ letters

3. Holly is making magical reindeer food. She needs to make enough for 8 reindeer. If each reindeer gets 5 sparkling oats, how many sparkling oats does she need in total?

   Answer: _______________ oats

4. Holly baked 27 gingerbread fairies to share equally among her 3 best friends. How many gingerbread fairies will each friend receive?

   Answer: _______________ gingerbread fairies

Part 2: Frosty Calculations

Jack Frost has frozen some of the numbers! Solve these equations to melt the ice.

• 134 + 57 = _________
• 92 - 65 = _________
• 250 + 125 = _________
• 115 - 40 = _________
• 7 x 4 = _________
• 30 ÷ 5 = _________

Part 3: Fairy Time

The Christmas Eve party is carefully planned! Draw the hands on the clocks to show the correct times.

Part 4: Magical Shape Sorting

The goblins have trapped Holly's magical Christmas items inside different shapes! Write the name of the shape next to its description to set the items free.

Word Bank: Circle, Square, Triangle, Hexagon

• This shape has 3 sides and 3 corners. A Christmas tree can look like this shape!

  Answer: _______________

• This shape has 4 equal sides. A perfect gift box might be this shape.

  Answer: _______________

• This shape is round with no corners, like a Christmas bauble.

  Answer: _______________

• This shape has 6 sides, like a beautiful snowflake.

  Answer: _______________

Answer Key

Part 1: Holly's Christmas Conundrums

1. 56 + 68 = 124 lights
2. 81 - 47 = 34 letters
3. 8 x 5 = 40 oats
4. 27 ÷ 3 = 9 gingerbread fairies

Part 2: Frosty Calculations

• 134 + 57 = 191
• 92 - 65 = 27
• 250 + 125 = 375
• 115 - 40 = 75
• 7 x 4 = 28
• 30 ÷ 5 = 6

Part 3: Fairy Time

4:30: The short (hour) hand should point halfway between the 4 and the 5. The long (minute) hand should point directly down at the 6.
7:00: The short (hour) hand should point directly at the 7. The long (minute) hand should point directly up at the 12.

Part 4: Magical Shape Sorting

• Answer: Triangle
• Answer: Square
• Answer: Circle
• Answer: Hexagon