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Rocking Paper Plate Santa

Looking for a fun and easy Christmas Craft to try with the kids? Our Rocking Paper Pate Santa craft for kids is fun and easy to make, and Kids will love how Santa's body rocks while his head jiggles!

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Looking for a fun and easy Christmas Craft to try with the kids? Our Rocking Paper Pate Santa craft for kids is fun and easy to make, and Kids will love how Santa’s body rocks while his head jiggles!

We love our interactive crafts at Arty Crafty Kids and we’ve created a brand new rocking paper plate craft with a twist; we’ve added a wiggly jiggly wobbly head!

So this Santa not only rocks in the literal sense; he also “rocks out” to all your kids’ favorite Christmas songs.

This is a great Christmas craft for kids of all ages. Santa is not just a craft, but also a paper toy or/and a Christmas decoration.

Looking for a fun and easy Christmas Craft to try with the kids? Our Rocking Paper Pate Santa craft for kids is fun and easy to make, and Kids will love how Santa's body rocks while his head jiggles!

How to Make a Rocking Paper Plate Santa

Materials

  • Eco Paper Plate
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Pom-Poms
  • Pipe Cleaners x2
  • Glue Stick
  • Scissors
  • Sticky Tape
  • Stapler

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Watch the Step-by-Step How to Make a Rocking Santa Craft Video:

Let’s Make a Rocking Paper Plate Santa!

Image showing hands cutting into a paper plate to the half way point.

Cut a Line into the Center of the Paper Plate

Turn the paper plate over and cut a straight line just beyond the center point of the paper plate.

Image showing how folding a paper plate round to form a cone shape.

Gently Fold the Paper Plate Round to Create a Center Point

Next, gently fold the paper plate round to create an overlap and center point.

Image showing hands stapling the folded paper plate in place.

Secure the Fold with Staples

Once a triangular shape has been formed, flatten the paper plate between the hands and then secure the overlaps with a few staples.

Next, cut the pointy tip off the paper plate to create a small opening.

Image showing hands painting a paper plate red and black.

Paint the Paper Plate Santa’s Colors – Red and Black!

Using the indentations of the paper plate as a guide, paint one part red and the lower bumpy rim section black.

Notice how this craft uses a brown paper plate? These recycled paper plates work just as well as their non-recycled alternatives and with acrylic paint, only need one coat of paint!

Image showing a painting paper plate and cut out Santa elements from the printable template.

Color in the Santa Template and Cut

While the paper plate dries, color in and cut out the Santa elements from the template.

To color match Santa’s paper plate body, we’ve painted the template elements. Your Arty Crafty Kids may find pencils or crayons easier.

Image showing an assembled Santa's head.

Assemble Santa’s Head

Once colored, assemble Santa’s head.

First we glued Santa’s hat and beard, and then placed his big red nose just over the beard.

As an option, Arty Crafty Kids could use our How to Draw Santa guide to draw their very own Santa!

Image showing hands holding a painted paper plate with an added buckle and two pom-pom buttons.

Add Pom-Poms and a Buckle to Santa’s Body

With Santa’s head assembled, the rocking paper plate body should be dry.

Glue the buckle onto the black rim to form his belt and two evenly spaced pom-poms just above.

Image showing hands folding arms to create a flap.

Secure Santa’s Arms to the Paper Plate

Fold a small area of the Santa’s arm back on itself to create a flap.

Apply glue to the flap and affix to the back of the paper plate.

Twist the Pipe Cleaner to Create a Coil

Take two pipe cleaners and twist them around each other to form one.

Next, coil the pipe cleaners around two fingers to create a spring.

Insert the Pipe Cleaner into the Opening

Insert part of the pipe cleaner into the paper plate opening we created earlier.

Secure the Pipe Cleaner with Sticky Tape

Secure the pipe cleaner with stick tape.

Adjust the Coil

Adjust the coil to make it nice and springy, and create a flattened section at the top of the pipe cleaner.

Secure Santa’s Head to the Pipe Cleaner

Secure Santa’s head to the top of pipe cleaner and secure with sticky tape.

With Santa’s head attached to the pipe cleaner, it may need a little adjustment to create the jiggly effect.

Alternatively, skip the pipe cleaner all together and glue Santa’s head directly to the paper plate.

Looking for a fun and easy Christmas Craft to try with the kids? Our Rocking Paper Pate Santa craft for kids is fun and easy to make, and Kids will love how Santa's body rocks while his head jiggles!

The Rocking Paper Plate Santa Craft is Complete!

With the craft now fully assembled, Santa will rock and his head will jiggle! and since you’ve made Santa, take a look at our Rocking Elf and Rocking Gingerbread Man Crafts!

I hope your Arty Crafty Kids enjoy creating their very own rocking Santa. If you happen to make this craft at home, please do share your Children’s makes with us on social media – we do love to see how they’ve turned out!

Happy Crafting!

Looking for a fun and easy Christmas Craft to try with the kids? Our Rocking Paper Pate Santa craft for kids is fun and easy to make, and Kids will love how Santa's body rocks while his head jiggles!

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