Looking for a fun and easy Christmas craft to try with the kids? This Popsicle Stick Santa craft is super cute, super easy to make and will look adorable hanging off a branch of the Christmas tree!
The beauty of popsicle stick and wooden spoon crafts is that they’re multi-purpose and once children have completed their popsicle/wooden spoon stick Santa, he could be used as an ornament, puppet, bookmark or as a Christmas gift tag.
The Santa template makes it easy for children to recreate the shapes to complete this craft and with a switch of color, the elements can also be used to create Santa’s elves.
How to Make a Popsicle Stick Santa
Materials:
- Popsicle Stick or Wooden Spoon
- Acrylic Paint
- Black,Red and Yellow Paper or Card Stock
- A White Pom-Pom
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
Download the Santa Template:
The Popsicle Stick Santa Template is available to
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https://www.artycraftykids.com/product/popsicle-stick-santa-template/
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Watch the how to Make a Popsicle Stick Santa Step-by-Step Craft:
Let’s Make a Santa!
Paint the Popsicle Stick / Wooden Spoon
Paint the popsicle stick or wooden spoon a lovely bright red.
If you are using a wooden spoon, paint the back of the wooden spoon a skin colored tone.
Cut out the Santa Template Elements and Trace
Cut out all the elements from the template and trace the hat and nose onto red card stock or felt.
Alternatively, the elements can be colored in with a favorite coloring medium.
Assemble Santa’s Hat and Beard, Nose and Moustache
Next, assemble the Santa elements in two parts.
Affix the nose and moustache onto Santa’s beard.
Affix the white hat rim and a small white pom-pom onto the red hat.
Secure the Santa’s Face and Beard Elements
Popsicle Stick: Affix the beard onto the round face element included on the template (colored in a skin tone).
Wooden Spoon: Affix the beard onto the bottom rounded area of the wooden spoon.
Next, Affix the Santa’s Hat
Popsicle Stick: Glue the hat to the top of the face element and leave a small gap for Santa’s eyes.
Wooden Spoon: Glue the hat to the top of the wooden spoon and leave a small gap for Santa’s hat. Due to the rounded nature of the spoon, extra glue might be needed!
Add Santa’s Eyes and a Belt
Use a black marker pen to add two black dots just above Santa’s nose.
Cut a small strip of black ribbon or card stock/ paper and affix to the to the stick.
Draw Buttons and Affix a Buckle
Cut out a small square from a piece of yellow paper and glue to the middle of Santa’s black belt.
The Popsicle Stick Santa Craft is Complete
I hope your Arty Crafty Kids enjoy creating their very own Popsicle Stick Santa Craft. As an extension, perhaps they could change the colors from red to green to make Santa’s elves!
However your Arty Crafty Kids complete the craft (with a popsicle stick or wooden spoon), we would love to see it! If you happen to share their creativity online, please do take us on social media.
