DIY Doily Santa Craft for Kids

Kids can make a doily santa decoration using a few simple craft materials! Use this as a fun group craft project or a one-on-one activity. To make this craft even easier, we have created a Free Printable Download with each shape. Place the color construction paper you need behind each shape and cut along the lines.

Recommended Ages: 4-7

Materials:

• Doily
• Oak tag
• Construction paper
• Wiggly eyes
• Cotton ball
• Marker

1. Cut our your pieces

• Cut a circle out of oak tag paper for the face.
• Cut 3 small circles, for the nose and 2 rosy cheeks using red and pink construction paper.
• Cut 2 wavy shapes out of white construction paper for the mustache.
• Cut a hat out of red construction paper.

Tip: Pre-cut the pieces for young kids and lay them out in piles on a table for easy access.

2. Glue the pieces 

• Glue two wiggly eyes, nose, cheeks, and mustache to the face (large circle)
• Glue the face to the center of the doily
• Glue the hat to the back of the doily (this should overlap)
• Glue the cotton ball to the end of the hat

3. Get creative!

• Kids can add eyebrows, draw silly eyes instead of using wiggly eyes, add more cotton balls for a beard, glitter or gems to the hat, and any other fun craft materials they’d like.

Now you can hang Santa up!

• Add a magnet to the back to hang it on the refrigerator
• Hole punch the top of the hat to hang it from a string for a cute decoration
• Glue Santa to a piece of paper for a background, then write Merry Christmas or use foam letters to spell it out!

Have kids write a letter to Santa after the craft activity to add to the holiday fun!