HO HO HO!!! It’s the LAST CHRISTMAS POST for Glued To My Crafts this year!!! Today we are sharing our Paper Bag Santa Puppet w/handprint beard kid craft idea! #gluedtomycrafts

My dear crafty readers. I can’t believe the year is nearly over!!! Where has the time gone?

As I get ready to enjoy the holidays with my family, I’m wrapping things up for 2017 by sharing this quick and easy Santa themed craft with you all today.

No worries – I’ll be back soon because I have BIG goals for 2018 and Glued To My Crafts.

My upcoming word of the new year and my blog is “PURPOSE. Last year was focus and I definitely have seen some BIG upswings for GTMC because of it! So continuing on with the motivation theme, I really want to narrow down some things and do “work” with purpose in mind. I hope you’ll come back in the new year and see what I have in store because of it!!!

Anyways – the REAL PURPOSE of this post! Check out the full tutorial below! Happy crafting and I’ll see you in the NEW YEAR!!!

Paper Bag Santa Supplies:

* White Paper Bag
* Red/Skin Tone Craft Paint
* Paint Brushes
* Red/White Cardstock
* Pencil
* Scissors
” School Glue
* Stapler
* Large Wiggle Eyes
* Large Red/Pink Pom Pom
* Small Colored Buttons

Directions:

* First things first – the painting! Lay your paper bag on a flat surface, with the folded part facing up. Have children paint the smaller square part the skin tone, while the bigger rectangular part {Santa’s body} completely red. Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
* Next is the cardstock. Trace/cut out TWO HANDPRINTS from the white cardstock and a Santa hat from the red. Use your leftover white cardstock to cut out trimmings for his hat.
* Now you are ready to start assembling your puppet. Staple/glue your cardstock pieces in place on the paper bag. Finish off with the wiggle eyes, pom pom nose and buttons along his body.
* Then add other embellishments to your Paper Bag Santa that you see fit, before playing/displaying proudly!!!

Love this idea? Be sure to also check out our Paper Plate Version for another quick Christmas craft to do before the BIG DAY! #gluedtomycrafts