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
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Are you ready to make this cute Santa Craft? Let’s make sure you have everything you’ll need…
You’ll need
- A white wire hanger
- White stockings – I found knee-high stocking 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 tap 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
