A Coat Hanger Santa Craft and Decoration {So Cute!}

This was such a fun craft to make with the kids. I love that the hanger doubles as a Christmas decoration. Just place it on a doorknob and enjoy the Christmas Cheer he brings. Come on in and I’ll share my simple  “how-to” on this Make A Cute Santa Craft Out of A Coat Hanger. – Easy Kid’s Craft for Christmas

Santa Craft for Kids to Make

If you are looking for fun Christmas crafts, you might want to check out my other ideas, like – a Christmas angel ornament made from a snack bag and cotton balls, Rudolph Lollipop craft, or melted snowman Salt Dough Ornament – so cute!

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Tips and Tricks for making this Santa Craft with preschoolers or young kids:

• If you are doing this Santa Craft with younger kids, prep these Santas by doing the first 2 steps beforehand and by having all of the shapes cut out of the felt
• cut out anything that seems like it might be frustrating for a preschooler to do on their own
• use a glue that is tacky and will bond quickly
• try to avoid working with hot glue. If you must use hot glue, get a low-temperature glue gun
• Fabri-Tac is a great hot glue alternative
• the tip of the hanger can be sharp. You may want to tape that off to avoid any kind of cuts or scrapes

Making Crafts with Preschoolers and Young Children:

Prepping crafts ahead of time is always the key to working with preschoolers and young children. They don’t mind if they only do 1 or 2 steps. They still feel very accomplished with the finished product and will take full credit for their adorable craft.

More Christmas Crafts for Kids

• popsicle stick nativity ornament
• sugar ornaments 
• pipe cleaner candy cane 
• pasta candy cane 
• Over 29 Salt Dough Ornaments 
• Tea Light Snowman 

Are you ready to make this cute Santa Craft? Let’s make sure you have everything you’ll need…

Supplies

• A white wire hanger
• White stockings – I found knee-high stockings for under $1 at Wal-Mart
• Twist ties
• 2 Small pink pom-poms
• 1 medium-sized red pom-pom
• Large googly eyes
• Red felt
• White Felt
• Cotton Balls
• Glue – Use a nice strong glue like a warm glue gun or Fabri-tac glue to avoid drying time

How do you make this Santa Craft?

Instructions:

• *If you are worried about the tip of the hanger being a sharp edge, you can wrap it in masking tape or duct tape
• pull the hanger into a diamond shape
• Have the kids pull the sock up over the bottom of the diamond – all the way up to the hook – secure the sock with a twist tie
• Now, you can use the Fabri-tac glue or another tacky glue to adhere the eyes, nose, and cheeks
• Cut a mustache out of the white felt and glue that down
• measure the top half of the diamond and cut a triangle out of the red that will cover the surface – glue to secure
• Add cotton balls all around the rim of the hat, the beard part of the face, and 1 at the top of the red

That’s it! Hang and enjoy. 🙂 Merry Christmas

~Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do