This Santa Popsicle Stick Craft for Kids is a merry art and craft project for the holiday season. Easy, fun and quick to make, this joyous Santa craft combines crafting with arts making it perfect for kids of all ages.
Table of Contents:
- Easy Popsicle Stick Santa Craft For Kids
- Supplies
- Instructions to Make Santa Craft
- Why We Love This Craft
- FAQ
What’s more, it uses one of kids’ favourite craft supplies — Popsicle sticks! With all the elements to make it a creative hands-on Christmas activity, this popsicle Christmas craft ticks all the right boxes with kids.
Easy Popsicle Stick Santa Claus
Make the cutest Santa craft for kids with the most humble craft supplies. We bet you would have everything already at home to make this fun popsicle stick Santa craft!
A great way to keep kids creatively busy on a chilly day, this craft will expand your kids’ imaginations while working on their fine motor skills.
Supplies:
- Popsicle sticks
- Glue
- Pencil
- Acrylic paint (red, white, black)
- Paintbrush
- Black marker
How to Make Popsicle Stick Santa Craft
Time needed: 20 minutes
- Get popsicle sticks ready
Take 3 popsicle sticks for the base. Use a cutter to make indentation on the stick and then apply pressure on both sides of it to break it along the indentation. You’ll need 2 parts with the round edge for the shoes and 2 for the arms, 1 piece to join the base sticks, and 1 piece for the hat’s tip.
If you are making it with young kids, adults should make the indentation and snap the popsicle sticks.
- Make the base
Arrange three popsicle sticks side by side and then slide the middle stick upward to give Santa’s body a fun, curved look. Glue one of the cut popsicle-stick pieces horizontally near the middle of the base to the Santa carft’s base together.
- Make Santa’s hat
Paste the angled popsicle stick to the top, aligning the diagonal side between the middle and side popsicle sticks.
- Add Santa’s shoes
Flip over the base and glue the round-edged shoe pieces at the bottom of the base.
- Sketch Santa’s face and suit
This is where the crafts get fun and creative! Let kids use a pencil and lightly draw Santa’s beard, hat, belt, boots, and suit. This outline will guide young crafters as they paint.
- Paint Santa Craft
Paint Santa’s suit, hat, and sleeves red. Next, paint the white parts such as the beard, hat trim, and sleeve borders. Lastly, paint Santa’s belt & boots black and buckle yellow. Let it dry.
- Make Santa’s face
Use a black fine-tip maker to make Santa’s eyes, moustache and smile. Use a pink sharpie to make blush. Cut a small circle from white craft paper and glue it at the end of Santa’s hat. You can even use a small white pom-pom or cotton ball.
- Paste the arms
Turn over the Santa craft and glue the arm pieces just below the beard. Paint the arms red with white sleeve borders. Let it dry!
That’s it! Your adorable Santa Popsicle Stick Craft is ready!
A perfect Christmas craft for the classroom and home! Kids will love painting and crafting this cutesy Santa! What we love most is how this December craft allows them to draw their own Santa, giving wings to their creativity and imagination.
While kids are waiting for the craft to dry up, quiz them if they know who inspired the character of Santa Claus!
Related: Christmas Trivia For Kids
Why Kids Love This Santa Craft
This easy popsicle stick Santa is a favourite with parents and teachers for a host of reasons:
- Boosts Fine Motor Skills: Painting, gluing, drawing — there are so many ways to practise fine motor skills in this craft.
- Creativity: This simple Santa craft allows ample room for children to express their creativity. Not only do they get to sketch the Santa’s consume but can also use googly eyes, pom-poms in this craft.
- One Craft, Many Ideas: Turn it into a DIY Santa popsicle stick ornament by adding a small thread loop at the back to hang it on your Christmas tree. Another fun idea is to glue your kid’s face on Santa’s face to make it even more fun!
Pair this simple Santa Craft with Fun Christmas Activities For Kids With Free Printables.
FAQ
Absolutely — use pre-cut popsicle sticks for toddlers and let them enjoy painting and gluing their very own Santa.
It takes about 20–30 minutes including the drying time if you are using acrylic colours. Water colours take longer to dry.
Acrylic colours work best as they have a bright glossy shine to them. Also they dry faster, making them a perfect choice for young kids, who get impatient with longer crafts.
Yes! You can use water colours. In this case, we suggest using two coats to make the colours appear brighter.
Absolutely—it’s simple, affordable, and perfect for school art sessions.