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40+ Creative Santa Crafts for Kids

By Jen

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It's time to shine the spotlight on Santa Claus. We love the guy in the big red suit and these creative Santa crafts for kids are amazing! We've shared all kinds of cool Christmas crafts for kids and it seemed like we needed a special collection of Santa Claus crafts.

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I love filling our house with homemade crafts. I especially love gifting homemade crafts to friends and family. This collection of Santa crafts includes paper crafts, toilet paper roll crafts, felt crafts and so much more! I hope you find a Santa craft for your preschooler to make all the way through to your tweens, teens, and adults. You'll find many skill levels in this round-up. So, grab the red paint, felt, and construction paper, and let's celebrate Santa!

Creative Santa Crafts for Kids

Creative Santa Crafts for Kids

A collection of creative Santa crafts for kids of all ages to make and share.

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DIY Santa Pom Pom Wreath

Welcome your guests and Santa Claus, to your home with a Santa pom pom wreath. Kids can learn how to make pom poms and turn them into a cute wreath.

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Super Cute DIY Felt Santa Ornament

A cute felt Santa ornament to hang on your tree. Complete with free printable template and instructions.

Photo Credit: conservamome.com

Toilet paper roll Santa Claus Craft

This Toilet Paper Roll Santa Claus is an easy kid Christmas Craft. All you have to do is print, color, cut, and glue to a toilet paper roll!

Photo Credit: craftsandprintables.com

How to Make Felt Christmas Ornaments

These felt Christmas cookies make the perfect pretend play props, or they can be hung on your Christmas tree as festive ornaments or given as gifts. PDF Pattern and Video tutorial available!

Photo Credit: www.simpleeverydaymom.com

Santa Paper Plate Craft For Kids

This easy paper plate Santa craft is a lot of fun! Kids will love watching him move up and down the chimney. Print out the template, cut out the pieces, and follow the instructions to put it together.

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Festive Santa Handprint Craft For Kids

This easy Santa handprint craft is perfect for kids and doesn't require any paint. Just use some construction paper and have your little ones trace their handprints to create this adorable Christmas decoration!

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Easy Santa Magnet Craft for Kids

This Santa magnet craft is super easy to create with the kids. It’s the perfect Santa craft to make for the holidays!

Photo Credit: www.printablesfairy.com

Santa Corner Bookmarks

Learn how to make an easy Santa bookmark with our printable template. It is a super fun activity for the whole family!

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Santa Claus Craft Door Hanger Craft

With Christmas just around the corner, make a Santa Claus Craft just to brighten up our bedroom and spread the Christmas vibe.

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Santa Please Stop Here Free Printable

It won’t be long now…Santa will be on his way soon! What a magical time of year, and one that is filled with joy, family and yes…Santa! Grab these FREE Printable ‘Santa Stop Here’ Door Hangers and spend an afternoon decorating them with your family.

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Cute Toilet Paper Roll Santa Claus Craft

Transform a toilet paper roll into the cutest little Santa Claus. Complete with a template to make all of Santa's felt accessories.

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Santa Mason Jar for Christmas Gift

A Santa mason jar makes a perfect Christmas gift or holiday decor! Learn how to do this easy project with basic supplies from the craft store.

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Make a Simple Santa Handprint Ornament

Learn the easiest way to make a Santa handprint ornament! Christmas handprints are a favorite with small children!

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Toilet Paper Roll Santa Claus for an Easy Christmas Craft

Learn how to make a toilet paper roll Santa Claus for an easy Christmas craft that only requires a few supplies!

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How to Paint Mason Jars for Christmas

Repurpose those jars you have sitting around and make a cute Santa jar! 

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Paper Plate Santa Twirler

This cute paper plate Santa craft is a great way for kids to practice scissor skills and will make a cute decoration too.

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Christmas Glitter Jars

These Santa Glitter Jars are mesmerizing to look at and fun to make!

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Easy Clothespin Santa DIY

Easy Clothespin Santa DIY is fun project that takes little time to make.

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DIY Clay Pot Santa Hat Ornament

DIY Clay Pot Santa Hat Ornament , an adorable, inexpensive, and easy ornament craft idea for Christmas and holiday season.

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Christmas Leaf Painting

Did you ever notice how leaves make perfect little Santa shapes? All you need to do is paint in the details

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Paper Cup Santa Craft

Make an adorable Santa craft with red paper cups!

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Easy DIY Santa and Mrs Claus Ornaments

These fun and easy Santa and Mrs. Claus ornaments turn out fabulous for little homemade ornaments!

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Mason Jar Santa Handprint Craft!

A Santa handprint craft can be a fun craft for kids at home or a gift for parents to make in the classroom.

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DIY Light-up Gnome Santa

This Dollar Tree light-up gnome Santa comes together quicker than Santa can get down your chimney!

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A Plate for Santa's Treats

This Plate for Santa’s Treats is fun to make and can be brought out year after year to enjoy the memories of making it together.

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Santa Felt Christmas Cookies DIY

These felt Christmas cookies are a fun and easy way to celebrate the Christmas season. You can make these felt Christmas crafts into decorations for your tree or use them for toddler or preschool pretend play with felt food.

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Santa’s Belt Buckle Decoration

This Santa’s Belt Buckle Decoration takes no time at all, but is so fun and whimsical and can be used in so many ways

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Pop Up Santa Craft

This interactive Pop Up Santa Craft is so much fun! Gently push him down with you finger and watch him pop right back up!

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Paper Santa Hat Craft

Get festive this Christmas by making and wearing a cute Paper Santa Hat! They're easy to make with the printable template. Great for fun loving kids and grown-ups!

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Santa Christmas Treat Bags

Make a Santa Treat Bag using the FREE template and a plastic glove for Santa's beard that you can fill with holiday treats to share for Christmas.

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Glittery Santa's Belly Jar

Make a delightfully glittery Santa jar that you can fill with candy canes and so much more!

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Paintbrush Santa Ornament

This Paintbrush Santa Ornament may just be the cutest Christmas craft ever! Made with a simple paintbrush and a few other craft supplies, it’s fun for the whole family and budget friendly too!

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Santa Bookmark Corner

The perfect addition to any Christmas book is a Santa corner bookmark.

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Paper Santa Lantern

How delightful are these paper Santa lanterns? Hang them up all around the classroom or house.

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Finger Knitting Santa Hat Project

The kids will have fun finger knitting their own Santa hats.

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Easy Santa Sensory Bottle

How to make cute and easy Santa sensory bottles for Christmas — a festive craft and calming toy for kids!

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Santa Finger Puppets

Santa Finger Puppets are so much fun and they're super easy to make! 

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Santa Claus Handprint Craft for Kids

Do you have a child who is ready to meet the jolly old man? Here’s a simple Santa Claus handprint craft that your child can make this Christmas. It’s fun, easy, and cute! 

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How to Make a Christmas Origami Santa Claus

If you are looking for a fun Christmas craft that your kids can make, then check out this easy origami Santa! Your kids will love decorating the house for the holidays with their own paper Santa Claus. 

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Father Christmas Bookmark Craft

Simply collect the supplies listed, print out the template and start your Christmas crafting with this fun Santa Claus bookmark!

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The Ultimate Santa Slime Recipe

Kids can make and play with this amazing Santa's suit slime.

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How to Make a Paper Plate Santa Mask

Make a paper plate Santa mask and have fun dressing up as Santa Claus.

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Santa Salt Dough Handprint Ornament

Make this adorable handprint Santa using salt dough!

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Santa Christmas Card Craft

This Santa craft is also a card, fun to make and give this season!

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Mix and Match Paper Santa Craft

Use our free template to make your own cute Santa paper craft

Phew! That's a whole lotta Santa Claus craft ideas. Which one will you make first?!


More Santa Claus Fun

santa vegetable platter with vegetable dip

Make this awesome Santa veggie board and watch the kids eat all their veggies!


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About Jen

Jen Farr is a mother living in Toronto, Canada. She has been sharing her DIY crafts, recipes, activities and parenting advice for over 15 years on her blog Kitchen Counter Chronicle. Jen is the mom of 2 lovely daughters. She believes in the power of taking small steps that can make big impacts on the world.

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I’m the creative mind behind Kitchen Counter Chronicle. I’ve been making and sharing activities, crafts, and recipes for 10+ years.

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