Paper Plate Santa Craft
It’s so easy to make our Paper Plate Santa Craft! He comes together with two layered paper plates and just a few other pieces and steps. This is such a fun and sweet Christmas craft, perfect to help count down the days until the jolly man arrives.
The only other big piece you’ll need aside from the paper plate is cardstock to make the hat. We have a Free Printable Santa Hat Template for just that, too. It’s actually the same hat shape we used for our Paper Plate Elf Craft, also.
Then, simply glue everything together to make a Santa out of paper plates. We had so much fun making this super easy Santa craft and we hope you do, too! It’s definitely a great way to get into the holiday spirit.
Santa Paper Plate Christmas Craft
For our Santa craft, you’ll need to print the Santa hat template.
You’ll also need paper plates, tan acrylic paint, cardstock in red, white, and pink, a ⅝” circle paper punch, 1.5″ circle paper punch, scissors, and a glue stick.
Paper Plate Santa Craft Supplies Needed
- Santa Hat Template
- Paper plates
- Tan acrylic paint
- Cardstock – red, white, pink
- Circle paper punches – 5/8″, 1.5″
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Santa Craft Step by Step Directions
You will need two paper plates for each Santa craft.
Paint one of the paper plates with tan acrylic paint. Or, do as we did and mix a little bit of brown and a lot of white until you get the color you’re looking for. Let the paint dry completely.
While the paint is drying, cut half of the inside of the unpainted paper plate. An adult should do this step, as it can be kinda tricky.
Cut a wavy edge around the paper plate, too.
Then, print the Santa hat template on red cardstock and cut out.
You will need to cut, lengthwise, a long strip of white paper for the trim of the hat. Glue the white strip to the bottom of the Santa hat. Trim away any excess from the edges.
Now, when the paint is completely dry, glue the unpainted white paper plate to the tan plate.
Glue the hat to to the top of the plate, above the cut-out portion.
Add googly eyes.
Then, punch three small circles using a ⅝” circle paper punch. One red and two pink.
Glue the two pink circles in place for the cheeks.
Glue the red circle in place for the nose.
Finally, use a 1.5″ circle paper punch to make a circle from white paper. Glue the white circle to the end of Santa’s hat to complete this darling paper plate Christmas Santa craft.
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More Santa Crafts for Kids
There are many more of the best Santa craft ideas, too, like our Simple Shape Cotton Ball Santa Craft, Craft Stick Santa Ornament Craft, Handprint Gnome Christmas Ornament Craft, and our Paper Bag Grinch Craft. We have many more great ideas, too, so be sure to check out our many fun Christmas crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!
Paper Plate Santa Craft
A fun Santa craft made simply with two paper plates and lots of Christmas cheer
Materials
- Santa Hat Template
- Paper plates
- Tan acrylic paint
- Cardstock - red, white, pink
- ⅝” circle paper punch
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Begin by gathering paper plates. You will need two paper plates for each Santa craft.
- Paint one of the paper plates with tan acrylic paint. Let the paint dry completely.
- While the paint is drying, cut half of the inside of the unpainted paper plate. An adult should do this step, as it can be kinda tricky.
- Cut a wavy edge around the paper plate, too.
- Then, print the Santa hat template on red cardstock and cut out.
- You will need to cut, lengthwise, a long strip of white paper for the trim of the hat.
- Glue the white strip to the bottom of the Santa hat.
- Trim away any excess from the edges.
- Now, when the paint is completely dry, glue the unpainted white paper plate to the tan plate.
- Glue the hat to to the top of the plate, above the cut-out portion.
- Add googly eyes.
- Then, punch three small circles using a ⅝” circle paper punch. One red and two pink.
- Glue the two pink circles in place for the cheeks.
- Glue the red circle in place for the nose
- Finally, use a 1.5" circle paper punch to make a circle from white paper. Glue the white circle to the end of Santa's hat to complete this darling paper plate Christmas Santa craft.