Santa Crafts Kids Can Make: 15 Fun Ideas || Letters from Santa Holiday Blog
Santa Crafts kids can make! What better way to keep them busy in December!
Santa Claus is coming to town…and the little ones are soooo excited, aren’t they?! 19 sleeps to go, and already The Littlest Helper is finding sleep impossible! Good old Father Christmas is on their minds night and day, so we might as well meet them where they are at and provide loads of Santa crafts kids can make, because distracting them is most certainly out of the question!
Fortunately, there is no shortage of sweet, simple ideas for Santa crafts to be found. I’m not sure about you, but I am always so grateful to find craft inspiration that let’s me turn to my own craft drawers, instead of having to run off to the store…especially this time of year. You likely have everything you need to do all 15 of the Santa crafts in this post, with the exception of the little piece of wood for #7 (though perhaps you trimmed off a bit of your Christmas tree trunk before you set it up?). Have fun with the kiddies!
1. Paper Plate Santa Claus – I Heart Crafty Things
How sweet is this little paper plate Santa? And it is so simple, even the tiniest crafter in your house will be able to put it together with just a little help.
Paper Plate Santa Claus – I Heart Crafty Things
2. Christmas Santa Finger Puppet – Woo! Jr. Kids Activities
This little Santa Finger Puppet is so cute, and so easy. And let’s face it, who doesn’t have stacks of these supplies sitting around waiting to be used? No trips to the craft store required! There are also other little Christmas characters besides Santa Claus, so you will want to take a look!
Santa Craft Finger Puppet – Woo! Jr. Kids Activities
3. {Little Santa} – Susan Weinroth
This isn’t a craft post so much as an inspiration, but what a simple and fabulous Santa mask idea! Your child can be his own Santa puppet!
Little Santa – Susan Weinroth
4. Hand Print Santa Keepsake Ornament – From ABCs to ACTs
There is simply nothing that compares to having those little hand-prints for always! And having this beautiful Santa ornament on the Christmas tree is the ideal way to relive the memory over and over every time that Christmas ornament tote gets unpacked. Imagine the smile on his or her little face when they see what you turn their little hand-print into Santa, right before their eyes!
Hand Print Santa Keepsake Ornament – From ABCs to ACTs
5. Handprint Art Santa Jars – All Free Kids Crafts
I thought this was a super fun Santa idea! Perfect for gifting to the grandparents, or for pulling out every year and putting on display. I thought it would be great for putting to work in the kitchen over the holidays! A set of them would be adorable lined up on the counter-top!
Handprint Art Santa Jars – All Free Kids Crafts
6. Santa Beard – Preschooler Craft – East Coast Mommy
Won’t they have fun with this little Santa beard prop? Plop a Santa hat on their heads and they are good to go!
Santa Beard – Preschooler Craft – East Coast Mommy
7. Nature-Inspired Christmas Crafts: Making a Santa from a Piece of Wood – Rain or Shine Mamma
I am always partial to nature-inspired crafts, do this was in instant love for me! I really love the bling of the sequins to polish things off too…what’s better than a sparkly Santa?!
Nature-Inspired Christmas Crafts: Making a Santa from a Piece of Wood – Rain or Shine Mamma
8. Santa Hat Christmas Cards – Mum In The Madhouse
We are always on the hunt for fun new Christmas Card inspiration, and this is the one the Littlest Helper will be crafting up for teachers and family this year! We did something similar two years ago, but it was a Christmas tree instead of Santa, and they were a real hit!
Santa Hat Christmas Cards – Mum In The Madhouse
10. {ADORABLE} Craft Stick Santa Ornaments – Happy Hooligans
Popsicle stick, googly eyes, pompoms, buttons and paint and voila! The perfect Santa ornament for your tree! I love these delightful little Santa crafts that DON’T have me running to the dollar store for supplies!
{ADORABLE} Craft Stick Santa Ornaments – Happy Hooligans
11. A Santa Craft for KIDS – Krokotak
This piece of Santa art will keep them busy for hours! And won’t it look adorable on the wall? This is the kind of Christmas craft that we pack into the tote to pull out year after year…they just love seeing their old masterpieces go back up on the wall each December!
A Santa Craft for KIDS – Krokotak
12. Santa Mask – education.com
Well…in spite of the fact he does look a little creepy in this photo, but I am positive this little Santa mask would be adorable in real life! This would be a fantastic Santa Claus craft for a classroom Christmas party!
Santa Mask – education.com
13. Santa Candles the kids can make – Mom Vs. The Boys
The Littlest Helper is at an age where she is all about the candlelight. Many a dinner is eaten in semi-darkness at our house these days! I thought these Santa Candle jars would be a win-win – she’ll have a wonderful time painting them up, and we will be able so see our plates again!
Santa Candles the kids can make – Mom Vs. The Boys
14. Santa Handprint Craft – Right Start Blog
You know me…I love those hand print crafts! This Santa hand print would be a gorgeous keepsake addition to any Christmas Tree, and a wonderful Classroom gift for parents, don’ t you think?
Santa Handprint Craft – Right Start Blog
15. Popsicle Sticks Santa Claus – Craftionary
There are oodles of popsicle stick crafts out there, but this one just grabbed my heart! Probably because it is so sweet and simple! Teeny tiny helpers will have no trouble crafting up those popsicle sticks to get this little Santa ready to go up on the Christmas tree!
Popsicle Sticks Santa Claus – Craftionary
This post could have gone on and on and on…there could be a whole post on popsicle stick Santa ideas alone (and maybe there will be 🙂 ). In any case, I hope you have found some fun inspiration here for Santa crafts kids can make. If you want to see some more cute Christmas crafts for kids you will want to see this post on Elf crafts, or this one on Reindeer Crafts. And of course, as always, if you have Santa craft ideas of your own to share, please do so in the comments below!
Santa Crafts Kids Can Make: 15 Fun Ideas || Letters from Santa Holiday Blog
I love your site. And the crafts and recipes are easy to do and mainly fun
Thank you for stopping by Bertie! And thanks also for your lovely thoughts!
Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure Jennifer! Thanks for sharing your lovely Santa Candle Jar craft in the first place…my daughter loves them!
I love all of them.. but I especially like number 5
Thanks Cindy! Nice of you to stop by! I really love all of these…though I know The Littlest Helper is partial to the #7 with the sequins! It’s all about the bling when you are 8 years old!
Really nice site here, I can see many a child having a blast creating these crafts, great job!
Thanks Laura – these bloggers all do such a great job, don’t they? I can hardly wait to get started on them with my little tyke myself! Thanks for stopping by!