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November 5, 2008

Santa Craft Ideas for Kids

Filed under: Christmas — Mary King @ 3:34 am

Christmas crafts are a blast for kids. Santa craft ideas for kids are an enjoyable and creative way of spending time with your kids during the Christmas holidays. Let me share a few Christmas craft-decorating free ideas.

SANTA PICTURE:

If you're looking for holiday craft ideas for preschoolers, this is a great place to start. So, let's begin with Santa pictures. There are a variety of Santa coloring books available during the holidays. Choose a picture from the book. Cut out the picture of Santa, and place the picture in the center of a sheet of white construction paper. Use a glue stick to secure the picture.

Use colored pencils to decorate the picture. Once coloring is done, use wisps of cotton to serve as Santa's beard and a small ball of cotton at the end of his red hat. To make it extra special, use small, black buttons as Santa's eyes and a red button for his nose. Fill the rest of the area of the white construction paper by drawing presents or candy canes.

When the picture is completed, your kids can sign their names directly under the picture. Take a piece of cardboard and glue the picture to it. Place the picture in a frame, and place the frame in a special place in your home for all to see and admire.

SANTA CHRISTMAS CARDS:

Making Santa Christmas cards is another craft idea your kids will enjoy. Take a piece of white construction paper and measure the paper to a size of 5×7 inches. Cut the construction paper to that size. Fold the construction paper in half, either horizontally or vertically. Encourage your children to draw their own version of Santa on the front cover. Use crayons or colored markers.

After the picture is finished, your kids can write Christmas messages on the inside of the card. Homemade Christmas cards are wonderful to display in your home or send to relatives and friends. You can even add this to your Christmas craft-a-day calendar; it's a great craft to do with your kids or students.

MAKE A SANTA PLATE ORNAMENT FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE:

You'll need crayons and markers; cotton balls, a dinner-sized paper plate, and color sparkles. Draw Santa, without his red cap, on the plate using the crayons or markers. Add the cotton balls for his beard. You can even glue the cotton balls into a V shape so that Santa's beard hangs off the plate. The cotton balls can also be used for Santa's hair, too.

Color Santa's eyes blue and draw the Santa's glasses black. Color cotton ball red with food coloring or a market. Now place it on Santa's nose. On the rim of the plate, use red or green marker. You might like to decorate it with glitter, too. Lastly, you need to add a hook to the plate and hang it on your tree.

Well that's it! There are many different ways to share with your kids on how to make Santa Christmas ornaments, pictures, and cards.

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