Just as soon as we get our first snowfall, that “s” word starts to come out a whole lot. And not by me either—it’s these little ones of mine! As soon as that snow appears, all things Santa begin as well.

As soon as that snow appears, I start digging through the craft supplies. Sure, I say it’s for the kids… but it’s also kind of about staying out of that snow, at least for a little bit.

These Santa crafts are just adorable and will help to get just about anybody into that Christmas spirit. Crafting over the Christmas holidays is a must, and these sweet Santa-themed Christmas crafts will fill those little memory banks with oodles of happy holiday cheer.

Before we get into everything Santa, you’ll also want to grab this FREE Christmas Countdown Calendar & Activity Pack! The calendar has one simple holiday-themed learning activity to enjoy with your little one each day leading up to Christmas—and the activity pages are perfect to pull out a Christmas get-together or during quiet time! Get yours right here:

Santa Crafts for Preschoolers

Preschool crafting should always involve some good old sensory play! If you have never used cotton balls with contact paper, now is the ideal time to play! The results look very much like a Santa Claus beard, and wrapping the contact paper around a mason jar makes a lovely festive jar. We like to fill these Santa Mason Jars with homemade treats to gift to friends at Christmas.

This post is all about practicing those scissor skills as you Trim Santa’s Beard. A perfect holiday craft for those little hands and a great opener for chatting about what we use scissors for … hair? Our sister’s hair? 🙂

When Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney, he began to shout! How cute is this Santa craft by Crafty Morning!? And it’s the perfect extension for the classic Christmas song, too!

Have you ever taught your little ones to make paper ringlets? It is kind of like opening a can of worms … but it does promise to keep them nice and busy with their Christmas crafting! I love how cute these Paper Plate Santa Faces by Arty Crafty Kids turned out.

While this preschool Santa craft is kind of a Mama craft, it is absolutely a keepsake must for Christmas! These little Salt Dough Handprints by Momma Society are adorable! The little ones can play in the extra salt dough and have a fabulous sensory experience as Mama crafts this Santa 🙂

There is a lot of learning that could go into this Santa craft by Easy Peasy and Fun! Counting and painting the popsicle sticks, gluing the cotton balls—a lot of sensory learning, too in fact. And the result? An adorable Popsicle Stick Santa!

While we do love sewing around here, there are times when no-sew crafts are fabulous. This No-Sew Santa, also by Easy Peasy and Fun, is made from a sock! And goodness knows, we have more than a few stray socks lying around.

I love painting on all different surfaces with my little ones. Paint glides on paper very differently than it does on tin foil, plastic, or wood. Having lots of different art experiences is so important for little ones! These Sliced Wood Santas by The Country Chic Cottage are perfect for hanging on the Christmas tree!

Perhaps you have heard that we do like to sew around here… These Santa Finger Puppets by Rust and Sunshine are just adorable and bound to be fabulous for endless play this holiday season. I know my older ones will have a blast making these, and my little ones will have a blast playing. Win-win!

 

So much Santa talk around these parts. My little ones are never quite as sweet and kind to one another as they are this time of year. I’m very sure that big guy in red has just a little something to do with that.

Not that I am questioning it whatsoever … thank you, Santa!

Thank you very much for reading, friends. I hope you are having a wonderful week.

xo
Sarah