Christmas Crafts with “Santa” theme for kids to do

Santa’s are one of the items I collect during Christmas time.  I loved getting Santa items from my students.  In the 1990’s, my dad sent me a beaded bendable Santa he found in a yard sale. Yard sales became one of his favorite things to keep him busy. So the first project has that idea in mind.

 
Silly-Legs Santa

Here's a curly Santa ornament with a real spring in his step.

Materials:  Egg carton, Masking tape, White paint, Skin-tone paint, Red paint, Googly eyes, Red puffy paint, Red felt, Glue, White pom-pom, White cotton, Red pipe cleaners, Pencil, Black felt, Pushpin, and Gold elastic cord

Instructions:

To make one, start with the basic body shape, as described for the Petite Penguin, but omit the rice. Paint the top half of the body white, with a small skin-tone face area, then paint the bottom half red. Glue on googly eyes and add a dot of red puffy paint for a nose.

For a hat, glue a 4 1/2- by 1 1/2-inch piece of red felt around the top of the head. Glue closed the top, then add a white pom-pom. Glue on white cotton for Santa's beard and the trim on his hat.

For arms and legs, coil red pipe cleaners (1 for each leg, 1/2 for each arm) by winding them around a pencil. Glue one end of each leg between 2 black felt boot shapes, and bend one end of each arm into a round hand shape. Use a pushpin to create small arm- and legholes in the body, then push through one end of each curled pipe cleaner.

Glue a loop of gold elastic cord to the back of Santa's hat for hanging.

I may have posted this before but it is a real good one to do.

Spoon Santa

Materials:  Red felt, Scissors, Pushpin, Monofilament, Wooden craft spoon, White faux fur, Glue or glue dots, Self-adhesive googly eyes, Small white pom-pom

Instructions

Cut out a red felt hat that's slightly taller than the craft spoon handle (ours is about 3 inches). Use a pushpin to poke a hole through the felt about 1/4 inch below the tip of the hat. Thread a 7-inch length of monofilament through the hole and knot the ends to create a loop.

Cut out a fur strip to trim the hat and glue it in place. Then cut out a fur beard.

Glue the hat and the beard to the spoon as shown, then stick the googly eyes to the wood. 

Finally, glue a small white pom-pom to the tip of the hat.

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