This paper plate Santa project is an ideal holiday craft. With just a handful of materials, you can create this adorable Santa. Once finished, display it on a door or transform it into a puppet!
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Making this paper plate Santa would be a delightful activity for a Christmas gathering or a festive classroom celebration. It brings a playful accent to a Christmas-inspired door, can replace a wreath as a decoration, or become a puppet for children to enjoy.
From toddlers and preschoolers to school-age children, kids will have a wonderful time transforming a paper plate into this charming Santa at Christmas!
Materials Required
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How to Create a Santa from a Paper Plate
1. Paint the paper plate.
2. From the red glitter cardstock, cut a large triangle and glue it onto the upper portion of the paper plate.
3. Place a white pom-pom at the tip of Santa’s hat and glue it in position.
4. Using glue, secure cotton balls along the lower edge of Santa’s hat.
5. Create his beard by gluing cotton balls around the paper plate.
6. Stick googly eyes onto the paper plate.
7. Use a red pom-pom as Santa’s nose, then glue 2 additional cotton balls on both sides of it.
This Santa decoration will be enjoyable to bring out and display each Christmas season. Children will have fun creating it and playing with it afterward!
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