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. :)
