Spread holiday cheer to the littles with this adorable pinecone Santa gnome craft! With some glue and red and white cardstock paper, you’ll have the cutest decorations around!
Santa Gnome Pinecone Craft
One of the most magical parts of Christmas is making decorations and crafts for the holiday season. This year, get your family to join in on a project that is sure to bring smiles all around – making Pinecone Santa Gnomes from paper!
Kids will love making their very own personalized creation and can choose from an array of traditional Christmas colors such as green, red, and white.
Not only is this finished masterpiece a great conversation starter but it’s also the perfect activity for young crafters looking to add a special touch of holiday spirit into their home or classroom. So grab your craft supplies and let’s get started on creating these adorable little guys that are sure to bring lots of joy!
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Not only will your little ones love creating their own Santa Gnomes with their favorite colors and embellishments but they will also feel proud showing off their handmade creations as charming Christmas home decor pieces!
Craft Supplies:
- PINECONE PRINTABLE – on our landing page
- White Cardstock Paper
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Red Cardstock Paper
- Pencil or Pen
- Craft Scissors
- Adhesive
Directions:
- First things first, grab the free “pinecone” file {listed above in the supply list} and print it out on brown cardstock paper.
- Go ahead and trim out the pinecone shape from the paper.
- Discard excess paper when done cutting.
- Next grab a piece of white cardstock paper and your pencil.
- Lay your child’s hand FLAT on the paper and trace around it.
- When done tracing, trim out the handprint design on the paper. This will be the beard for your gnome.
- Finally – cut out a small oval nose shape, as well as a large triangle hat from the remaining pieces of paper.
- Now you are ready to assemble it all together.
- Start off my gluing down the white handprint cutout onto pinecone design {right along the edge.} You want the fingertips facing downward on the paper. Ultimately, the pinecone is his body.
- Follow up that step by gluing down the triangle hat on the palm of the handprint cutout.
- To finish off your Paper Pine Cone Santa Keepsake, glue down the oval nose in the center of it all.
- Now you can stop here or add any other embellishments you see fit, to give it a creative spin.
- Then display your handprint Santa gnome pine cone paper piece proudly for ALL to see!!
- Don’t forget to snap a few pictures of your finished handprint pinecone keepsake on your phone and tag us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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