This fun fellow will ALWAYS be invited to the “craft party” this time of year!!! Check out our Popsicle Stick & Yarn Bearded Santa kid craft tutorial below and make this season extra special with us!!! #gluedtomycrafts

This easy popsicle stick and yarn beard Santa is a great craft to do with the kids this Christmas. It’s simple, fun, and they’ll love seeing their bearded Santa come to life. Follow our tutorial and have a blast recreating it today!

Turn ordinary into extraordinary! Using regular popsicle sticks and plain white yarn – you and your child can make a fun SANTA piece that is perfect to show off ALL SEASON LONG!

You can display your popsicle stick and yarn bearded Santa piece as-is OR hot glue some string {aka – extra yarn} to the back for easy hanging on the tree!

So HO HO HO! What are you waiting for?! Pull out those craft supplies and get ready for some holiday fun today! My motto is “the more the merrier” so be sure to make more than one and share with us your creations using #gluedtomycrafts on your various social media sites!

Happy crafting the holiday seasons away, my friends!!! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s finished bearded yarn Santa piece with us on our Facebook page to admire from a far this season! We can’t wait to see how awesome it turns out! #gluedtomycrafts

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Popsicle Stick & Yarn Santa

This easy kids craft is perfect for Christmas. All you need are popsicle sticks, yarn and a little bit of creativity. Follow our simple tutorial to recreate this popular craft today!

Craft Supplies:

Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {3 per Santa craft}
Hot Glue Gun
White Yarn
Basic Craft Scissors
Red Cardstock Paper
White Cardstock Paper
Red Pom Pom {one per Santa craft}

Directions:

First get that glue gun hot and ready!
Glue THREE popsicle sticks together in a triangle formation.
Set aside and repeat for each Santa craft you want to make.
Next is the yarn beard. Cut off SEVERAL {we are talking maybe 30+} 12″ inch pieces of white yarn.
Tie them one by one onto one side of the popsicle stick shape. This will be Santa’s beard. Make sure you cover one entire side of the popsicle stick shape with the tied-off white yarn. If desired, once the yarn is tied on, trim down the beard with your scissors.
Once done with the white yarn beard, grab the cardstock.
Cut out a red triangular hat with white trimmings, for Santa.
To finish off the Yarn Bearded Santa – hot glue the cardstock hat in place on top of the popsicle stick shape, as well as the pom pom “nose” in the center of the beard.
Then display as is or hot glue some yarn to the back for easy hanging.
PAIR YOUR CRAFT WITH OUR —> Paper Plate Bearded Christmas Gnome

Love this yarn bearded Santa craft tutorial? Be sure to check out our Tulle Bearded Santa post for even more crafty fun!!! Both of them would pair together nicely on a snowy day, stuck indoors! #gluedtomycrafts

Paper & Chalk Art Santa Craft

This easy holiday craft is perfect for kids. They can create their very own chalk art Santa using white chalk and have lots of fun in the process!

Popsicle Stick Yarn Bearded Santa

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Tools:

1 Hot Glue Gun
1 Scissors

Supplies:

Instructions:

First get that glue gun hot and ready!
Glue THREE popsicle sticks together in a triangle formation.
Set aside and repeat for each Santa craft you want to make.
Next is the yarn beard. Cut off SEVERAL {we are talking maybe 30+} 12" inch pieces of white yarn.
Tie them one by one onto one side of the popsicle stick shape. This will be Santa's beard. Make sure you cover one entire side of the popsicle stick shape with the tied-off white yarn. If desired, once the yarn is tied on, trim down the beard with your scissors.
Once done with the white yarn beard, grab the cardstock.
Cut out a red triangular hat with white trimmings, for Santa.
To finish off the Yarn Bearded Santa - hot glue the cardstock hat in place on top of the popsicle stick shape, as well as the pom pom "nose" in the center of the beard.
Then display as is or hot glue some yarn to the back for easy hanging.

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