Christmas is here and so is SANTA. This Paper Plate Santa Craft for kids is perfect for all ages. Let your kids make a Santa Claus with paper plates and some other simple craft supplies like googly eyes, cotton balls, and construction paper. This easy Christmas craft for kids and toddlers I what your kids will enjoy making this winter.
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Supplies Needed To Make Paper Plate Santa Craft:
- Paper Plate
- Red Construction Paper
- Googly Eyes
- Red Pom-Pom
- Cotton Balls or Cotton Wool
- Pink or Beige Paint or Paper
- Glue
- Scissors
How To Make A Paper Plate Santa Craft For Kids:
STEP 1: Start by making a jolly Santa Claus face using a paper plate. You can give your Santa a blush using pink or beige watercolor paint or using crayons. Just to give your Santa a warm and cute touch. (Let your paint dry if you are using watercolor)
STEP 2: Using red construction paper, cut a big triangle to make a big Santa hat. Santa is incomplete without its iconic hat. Cut the hat big enough to cover the paper plate (don’t cut it too big or else it will cover the face). When you’re happy with the size of the Santa hat, glue it to the top of the paper plate. Give this enough time to dry.
STEP 3: It’s time to decorate Santa hat craft. Grab cotton balls or cotton wool and glue it to the bottom of the hat touching Santa’s face. These cotton balls will help your Santa stay warm and cozy on chilling winter nights.
Also add cotton balls or cotton wool to the edge of the Santa hat, to give your Santa hat a traditional fluffy touch.
STEP 4: Now your Santa is ready to see this beautiful world with his own eyes. Stick two googly eyes with the help of a glue stick or glue just below the Santa hat. Spread them evenly so that it looks natural.
STEP 5: Time to give your Santa a cute red nose. Grab a red pom pom and glue it just below the eyes. Keep it in between eyes. This Santa nose is going to turn rosy red when he roams around giving gifts to your family and friends.
STEP 6: Now we’re on the most favorite part of this paper plate Santa Claus craft: The Santa’s Beard. Make balls out of cotton or cotton wool, and start gluing them under the nose moving all around his face. This will give tour Santa a cute jolly look. Add a few extra cotton near his cheeks to give the mustache effect
STEP 7: Time to take a final look at our handmade Santa Claus craft paper plate. If you see cotton has shifted while making the craft. Look for any adjustments needed just to make sure everything is glued securely.
STEP 8: You can also decorate your Santa hat using felt paper, glitter glue, or glitter powder. You can also use other decorative items of your choice like white marker pens to make some decorative shapes on Santa’s hat. There are endless ideas to decorate this preschool Santa Claus craft made out of paper plates.
STEP 9: Finally your cute paper plate Santa Claus craft is ready. Now it’s up to you where you want to display this handmade Santa craft. You can hang this Christmas craft as a display or turn it into a cute handmade Christmas door hanger to show it to your family and friends.
Tips For Cute DIY Paper Plate Santa Craft:
Tip 1: Always pre-plan the layout of the craft, so that you don’t get overwhelmed when you are gluing everything. Lay down everything like nose, hat, eyes, and beard so that you can figure out if everything is perfect or not. Make the adjustments to give your Santa face a cute and jolly look. You can move around his nose, eyes, and hat to see how you want your Santa to looks like.
Tip 2: To give your Santa a fluffy beard, glue two layers of cotton balls or cotton wool. The first layer is one round and when it dries completely you can go for the second layer. This will ensure that your Santa Claus has that classic jolly and fluffy beard.
Tip 3: Use your creativity when you are making Santa’s hat. You can cut the hat into your desired shape just to get that unique and personal touch. You can use Christmas-themed stickers, glitter glue, glitter powder, or mini Christmas bells. There are endless ways to decorate your Santa hat craft.
Tip 4: When working with kids (obviously you will be as this is a Santa craft for kids) you can use glue sticks instead of liquid glue. As it dries faster, it is cleaner and easy for little hands to control.
Tip 5: Use large googly eyes or you can also make custom eyes using construction paper to give your Santa a cute and cartoonish look that your kids will love. This will make your Santa look like he is excited (like he is cheering and making that classic Ho-HO sound.) As we all know kids love cute and playful touches and this will also give your paper plate Santa a personalized look.
Tip 6: To give Santa’s beard a snowy and frosty look as if he is just coming from the North Pole, sprinkle some white or silver glitter powder when the glue is wet so that it sticks properly.
Tip 7: If you don’t have a red pom-pom to make a Santa’s nose, nothing to worry about. You can use red yarn or color a cotton ball with a red marker. This small thing is going to add a personal touch and make your Santa craft more unique and cuter.
Tip 8: If you want to give your Santa a strong and sturdy hat you can use cardboard or thick construction paper so that it doesn’t move and stays in its place. You can also curl the hat from the tip and add a big round cotton ball to give a 3D look.
Tip 9: If you’re planning to hang your handmade Santa craft as a display or as a Christmas front door decor, stick it to green or blue construction paper to give it a background. Stick some glitter stars, snowflakes, or Christmas stickers.
Tip 10: To turn it into a handmade Christmas tree ornament you can punch a hole on the top of the paper plate and tie a ribbon. Hang it on your Christmas tree or the wall as a Christmas display.
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