Celebrate the big jolly guy this holiday season with our latest and great Popsicle Stick Santa kid craft tutorial! He’s perfect as Christmas decor or even hanging on the tree!
Popsicle Stick Santa With Cotton Ball Beard
HO HO HO! Hi friends! Did you catch our latest Paper Plate Santa tutorial that went live on Glued To My Crafts recently?
Well – continuing on with the holiday theme of that big jolly guy, today I’m sharing this Popsicle Stick Santa tutorial with you all.
Using inexpensive supplies, this craft is a budget friendly way to create a festive & unique Christmas craft piece that can easily double as an ornament too. It’s super fun for kids of all ages {and adults} and is perfect to beat the winter boredom blues!
Wondering where to begin? You’ll find the full list of supplies & step-by-step instructions below for this Santa craft, as well as some links to even MORE holiday craft tutorials on our website!
Happy crafting my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your craft stick Santa with us, on our Facebook page! #gluedtomycrafts
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Looking for a fun and easy craft project to keep the kids entertained? Try this popsicle stick Santa made from cotton balls!
Craft Supplies:
- Popsicle Sticks
- Skin Toned Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- School Glue
- Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
- White Cotton Balls
- Red Cardstock Paper
- White Cardstock Paper
- Small Circle Punch
Directions:
- First assemble the base of your Santa. Glue NINE jumbo popsicle sticks together to look like a fence.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Now punch/and or cut out the facial embellishments for Santa, from the sheets of cardstock paper. Think eyes, nose and hat.
- To finish off the craft, glue on the Santa paper embellishments to the front of the popsicle stick shape.
- Follow that up by gluing on a line of cotton balls near the bottom, to represent his beard and a line on the top for his hat.
- Then let it all dry completely, before displaying proudly.
- If you like, add some ribbon to the back of your craft stick Santa, so you can easily turn it into an ornament for the tree.
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Create a holiday worth remembering with our easy step-by-step kid craft tutorials!
Be sure to check out these fun posts listed below, for even MORE crafty & festive inspiration from Glued To My Crafts!
And as always – if one of our crafts inspires you, be sure to share it on our Facebook page. We love seeing our inspiration come to life!
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- Paper Plate Reindeer
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- Marbled Paper Trees
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- Handprint Christmas Puppets
