Besides my teaching job in the preschool, I also work with 2 other kids. One age 8, and another age 2.  Since Christmas is coming up, my 8 year old tutee asked… or should I say BEGGED that we do some Christmas art. I agreed. (as long as she didn’t have much homew0rk). I was trying to come up with activities that they both could do together, but the activities I kept coming up with were those that would be great for a toddler but not for a school aged child. Finally, I decided to just print out their picture and ask them what they wanted to do.

“Can we make Santa Clause?” Sure. So while she was writing her homework, I prepared the materials.

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What you will need:

• Cardboard
• Red crepe paper/ Red tissue paper
• Cotton, Glitter powder, sand, sequins (optional)
• Scissors
• Glue
• Picture of Child
• Ribbon/Lace

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Step 1: Print out a picture of the child. Size would depend on how big you want your ornament to be

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Step 2: Make the pattern on a piece of cardboard paper and cut out a circle on the face for the photo later.

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Step 3: Put some cotton on Santa’s hat and mittens

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Step 4: Let the child crumple strips of red crepe/tissue paper and glue unto Santa’s clothes

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Step 5: Continue decorating the other areas of Santa Clause. You may still use crumpled tissue paper or opt to try whatever other art materials you have. In my case, I let the kids use some sequins and glitter powder.

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Step 6: Once done, place the photo in the hole you made earlier and glue the corners to the back

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Step 8: Punch in a ribbon or lace for the final touch

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Enjoy making your own! Of course you can always use other symbols, like a snowman, christmas star, etc. In my case, the Santa Clause ornament was the kids’ idea, I just helped them make it.