Ho, Ho, Ho! Did you catch our Gingerbread Man {Kid Craft} from yesterday?
Well – continuing on with the theme of Christmas on Glued To My Crafts, today I’m sharing an EASY Paper Plate Santa Kid Craft! #gluedtomycrafts
Paper Plate Santa – Kid Craft Idea For Christmas Fun!
Like always – the supplies for this paper plate and cardstock Santa craft is really inexpensive and pretty easy to find. I bet you have most to all of them already in your house, so all you need to do is pull them out. {no excuses!}
To change things up from our normal routine of crafting, my son got to use his own personal pair of scissors in this craft {which you can imagine for a preschooler is pretty exciting!} He had full control and he absolutely LOVED it! I of course, loved the end result and it’s hanging proudly on our art display in the living room.
So what are you waiting for? Don’t be on my naughty list this year – make this craft for your child today!
Find all the crafty details in the full paper plate Santa craft tutorial below!
Happy crafting, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your finished paper Santa pieces with us on our Facebook page! Come make our day and share away! #gluedtomycrafts
RELATED HOLIDAY TUTORIALS ON GLUED TO MY CRAFTS: Paper Plate Snowman Snow Globe and Paper Plate Snowman House
Paper Plate Santa Craft Supplies:
* Large Paper Plate – one plate makes TWO crafts at once
* Marker or Pencil
* Red Colored Cardstock Paper {affiliate link on Amazon}
* Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
* Skin Tone Paint Crayon or Craft Paint w/Paint Brush
* White School Glue
* Wiggle Eyes – two per Santa craft
* Red Pom Pom – one per Santa craft {affiliate link on Amazon}
* White Cotton Balls {affiliate link on Amazon}
Directions:
* First draw a large triangle on your red cardstock. This is Santa’s body. Have children cut it out.
* Next cut your paper plate in half. Straight up the center to make two equal halves.
* Keep one half and save the other for another day.
* In the inside section of the paper plate half, paint Santa’s skin tone in.
* Once done, glue on the wiggle eyes and a red nose on the paper plate half.
* Now glue that decorated paper plate half to the center of the red triangle piece from earlier.
* To finish off the Paper Plate Santa craft, glue a cotton ball towards the top of the red triangle to make Santa’s hat.
* Then let it all dry completely before displaying proudly for all to see!
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Paper Plate Santa Craft
Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate - one plate makes TWO crafts at once
- Marker or Pencil
- Red Colored Cardstock Paper
- Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
- Skin Tone Paint Crayon or Craft Paint w/Paint Brush
- White School Glue
- Wiggle Eyes - two per Santa craft
- Red Pom Pom {one per Santa craft}
- White Cotton Balls
Instructions:
- First draw a large triangle on your red cardstock. This is Santa's body. Have children cut it out.
- Next cut your paper plate in half. Straight up the center to make two equal halves.
- Keep one half and save the other for another day.
- In the inside section of the paper plate half, paint Santa's skin tone in.
- Once done, glue on the wiggle eyes and a red nose on the paper plate half.
- Now glue that decorated paper plate half to the center of the red triangle piece from earlier.
- To finish off the Paper Plate Santa craft, glue a cotton ball towards the top of the red triangle to make Santa's hat.
- Then let it all dry completely before displaying proudly for all to see!

If you are looking for even MORE Christmas themed kid crafts, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below.
And “if” you decide to make this paper plate Santa craft, please share a picture on our Facebook page for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life! #gluedtomycrafts
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Judy says
Great easy fun craft for pre-schooler. Easy enough that it keeps their attention! Grandma loves it too.