Christmas Collage
Gather together an assortment of shiny materials, some glue and a crafty child, and see what they can put together!
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Santa Claus Crafts
Christmas is all about Santa or Father Christmas, and you'll find a good collection of craft ideas with a Santa theme to try with the children here, from the youngest up.
Christmas Window Silhouette
Kids can make a Christmas window silhouette using our printable Christmas templates for a stunning Christmas window display. Wouldn't we all love to be able to look out the window to see Santa and his reindeers silhouetted against the moon like this?
Cup And Ball Santa Craft
Made using simple craft cupboard materials, this delightful Santa Christmas craft is sure to delight kids of all ages!
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Father Christmas Tree Decorations
Print, colour and cut out these cute little Santa decorations to on the Christmas tree. Why not get the kids to sign the back and date them for a keepsake? We've also got a pre-coloured version for an extra quick Christmas activity.
Handprint Santa
Even the youngest children will be able to paint a fantastic Father Christmas with this handprint Santa painting idea! And it is good, messy fun, too.
Large Santa Fuse Bead Pattern
Here's a great Christmas activity for older kids - reproducing our Santa pattern with their fuse beads! You will need 4 large boards and good counting skills to replicate him.
Mince Pies For Santa Plates
Do you leave out mince pies For Santa on Christmas Eve? Kids can decorate their own plates for Father Christmas this year - they are fun to do and make a really special keepsake, too.
Pop-up Santa Puppet
Here's one we made earlier! We've got two versions, one in colour and one in black and white ready to be coloured in. Instructions are on the printables below...
Santa Door Hanger Printable
Print and make our Santa Door Hanger to make sure that Santa stops at the right place this year!
We've got 4 different versions to choose from, depending on whether you feel like colouring in and cutting and sticking - or you just want something to put up quickly!
Santa Face Collage
Kids can have ripping and crumpling and sticking to create this Santa face collage - a quick and easy craft for Christmas. Printable included.
Santa Fuse Bead Pattern
Make a jolly Santa out of fuse beads for Christmas! You'll need lots of red beads, white beads for hat, beard, moustache, eye brows and buttons, and black for eyes and nose.
Santa on his Sleigh Card
There is some very tricky cutting out involved in this Christmas card so it is only suitable for older, patient children! But as you can see, the finished card is really spectacular!
Wooden Spoon Santa
Here's a Santa puppet made out of a wooden spoon, craft foam and other craft cupboard supplies. Fun to make and fun to play with, too.
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