15 Superb Santa Crafts for Kids
Here are some Santa Crafts for Kids that’ll have them all excited for the man in the red suit! Whether naughty or nice, everyone can make these!
These days, it’s very easy to polarize people, and it’s quite hard to find something that everyone agrees on! However, there is one exception – a man who is loved universally, across the globe and among all ages – Santa Claus!
If you think that Santa loses his charm when people outgrow their childhood, here’s a fun fact: Santa Claus was included in the “Forbes Fictional 15“, a list of the wealthiest fictional characters. This may sound like a good thing, but it generated a lot of anger because how dare someone call Santa a ‘fictional’ character! Finally, Santa had to be removed from the list!
Well, if you want to read something that celebrates Santa we’ve got a bunch of some truly delightful books here!
Five Children’s Books about Santa
- How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
- When Santa Lost His Ho! Ho! Ho! by Laura Rader
- Santa Claus and the Three Bears by Maria Modugno
- Dear Santa by Rod Campbell
If you’d like some cool crafts to go with these books, we’ve drawn up a list of some superb Santa crafts for kids to make and play with, perfect for the festive season!
15 Superb Santa Crafts for Kids
1. Cardboard Roll Santa Claus Craft
This list is named ‘Santa crafts for kids’, but the fact is that Santa has many other names – Father Christmas in the UK, Père Noël (Papa Noël) in France, Święty Mikołaj (St. Nicholas) in Poland and Weihnachtsmann (Christmas Man) in Germany. That’s a lot of names!
2. Printable Santa Advent Calendar
An Advent Calendar is a fun way for kids to countdown to Christmas, and who better to help you along the way than Santa himself? Get this printable advent calendar and add puffs of white to cover up the numbers as you go!
3. Printable Letter to Santa with Envelope
Here’s a fun printable letter you can use to send to Santa! In case you’re wondering where the letter will end up, it goes to a post office in Indiana, USA. The most number of letters to Santa come from France, followed by Canada and the United States.
4. Printable Surprise Santa Card
Here’s a cute card that features a fun surprise – Santa jumping out of the box! In real life, Santa Claus is inspired by St. Nicholas, a Greek bishop during the Roman Empire. St. Nicholas used to leave surprise gifts of money for girls who couldn’t afford their weddings – but he dropped it through the window and not the chimney!
5. Color by Number Santa Printable
Santa Claus may seem to be busy only during the last month of the year, but the truth is that he has a lot to do! Santa is expected to deliver gifts to kids across the planet, 2.5 billion of them, in a single night! Doing the math, it means that he has to travel at 1,800 miles per second to get to everyone! Well, we’re leaving out the complex math with these Christmas color-by-number sheets – color in at your own speed!
6. Printable Santa Christmas Card
We think that DIY Christmas cards have a charm of their own, that can’t be matched by store-bought ones! That’s why we’ve got this cute Santa card in this list of Santa crafts for kids.
7. Santa In The Chimney Puppet Craft
Have you ever wondered why Santa comes down the chimney? Well, it is believed that this tale began from a story called “Knickerbocker’s History of New York” written by American author Washington Irving in 1812. Well, Kids Craft Room has recreated the story with this fun craft, showing Santa both ways up!
8. Paper Cone Santa Craft
Santa is always shown as a fun-loving man dressed in red and white, thanks to Coca Cola giving him those brand colors! One Creative Mommy gives us a Santa that seems closer to St. Nicholas, and we love how elegant the craft looks.
9. Moveable Santa Photo Craft For Kids
We know that Santa is popular across the world, but Iceland has another set of popular people around this season – the Yule Lads! This is a group of 13 people who give nice kids sweets, although naughty kids get rotting potatoes! These chaps are quite entertaining, with names like Spoon Licker, Door Slammer or Pot Scraper, indicating their talents! Make your own version of a fun Santa with these puppets from Simple Everyday Mom!
10. Easy Santa Card
I Heart Crafty Things brings us a cute little Santa card, where his beard opens up to write your message! We love the pom pom and googly eyes – it’s always fun to have Santa crafts for kids that use different kinds of supplies.
11. Paper Cup Santa Craft
Where does Santa live? Well, opinion is divided on this topic, with some saying North Pole, Alaska and others claiming Rovaniemi, Finland. Looks like the confusion is reflected ont he face of this Santa craft from Fireflies and Mudpies. Let’s just agree that he spends time in both places!
12. Santa Gift Box
Santa brings gifts; so it’s only appropriate to have this Santa box from Tanya Batrak Designs among our Santa crafts for kids! You don’t need much more than colored craft paper for this, so even young kids can make it.
13. Printable Pop Up Santa Craft
You’ve probably heard of the poem named ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’, but did you know that it was initially named ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’? The poem was published in a New York paper, and the author is still unknown! While you investigate this, try out this fun pop-up craft from Kids Craft Room!
14. Easy Origami Santa Craft
In Japan, Santa is known as ‘Santa-san’ or ‘Santa-Kurosu’. Japanese children often get gifts both at Christmas and New Year – double win! Red Ted Art celebrates the charm of Santa and the beauty of Origami with this fun craft.
15. Paper Plate Santa & Mrs. Claus
Did you know that Santa is married? Yes, his wife, Mrs. Claus, was first mentioned in a short story in 1849, but became popular through an 1889 poem called ‘Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride’. Made to be a Momma has an adorable craft to celebrate the special couple, made with paper plates!
16. Santa Door Hangers
If you’ve got multiple kids, you may want to indicate exactly where Santa should stop to have some cookies and milk, and of course, drop presents! These printable door hangers are perfect for kids to personalize in their own handwriting.
17. Santa Split Pin Puppet
Planning to put up a special show for Christmas? Well, we’ve got some printable puppets that will help you have quite a fun show featuring characters with movable body parts!
We hope these Santa crafts for kids will keep kids entertained and enjoyed while they wait for Santa to deliver his presents! If you liked these crafts, you may also enjoy these projects:
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