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Santa Advent Calendar Craft for Kids

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This Santa advent calendar craft for kids is an adorable Santa with a paper chain beard (24 chains to be exact). The kids can decorate Santa's face (minus the beard) using the template provided or just draw out their own Santa face. Then for this kids Christmas crafts idea, they would add on the paper chains to create the beard.

This advent calendar can be as simple as needed for younger kids. They can just color in the template and add the chains. For older kids they can glue on some cotton balls, wiggle eyes and some glitter to add lots of Christmas shine to Santa's face.

Supplies

Tan or Peach Card Stock
Crayons or Markers
White Paper
Glue
Scissors
Ruler
Optional: Pink and Red Pom Poms
Optional: Santa Face Template

How to Make a Santa Advent Calendar

Step 1

Print off the Santa face template here. You can also just draw out your own Santa just make sure to leave off the beard.

Step 2

Transfer the template to tan or peach card stock. You can use construction paper but card stock is sturdier and will hang better.

Step 3

Decorate your Santa with crayons, markers, glitter glue, cotton balls and pom poms.

We used two large pink pom poms for his cheeks, 1 smaller red pom pom for his nose and cotton balls for his mustache and hat. Then we used a red marker and sprinkled on some glitter glue on the main part of the hat.

Step 4

Cut 24 strips at 6 inches long and 1 inch wide.

Step 5

For the first row of Santa's beard, take 8 strips and glue the two ends together so that there is a small tab. You will use this tab to glue the first row to the back of Santa's head.

Tip: Don't loop this first row as there will be no flat edge to glue to the back. So these look a bit like a tear drop. Just press slightly on the rounded edge while holding the tab to make these more of a circle shape.

Don't glue this to Santa just yet. We will add the other rows first.

Step 6

Lay the 8 loops out in front of you creating 8 columns in a horizontal line. Using just the middle six loops you will add a loop to these.

Simply thread through a strip in the loop. Then glue both ends together to create a circle (with one end overlapping the other).

Tip: Press and hold the two ends together for a count of 10 or until the glue starts to set up.

Step 7

Now let's create the next 2 rows of Santa's beard. Using the middle 4 columns add another set of strips creating 4 more loops. Repeat this for the next row of the beard.

Step 8

For the last row, use the middle two strips and add two loops. Now you have 24 loops in total on the 8 columns. Glue these 8 columns to the Santa face with the shortest columns on the outside and the longest columns in the middle.

Just glue on a looped ribbon on the back to hang this Santa advent calendar to the wall. Then starting on December 1st, remove one loop. Repeat removing a loop each day until December 24th (Christmas Eve) where you will remove the last loop.

In addition to this Santa Advent calendar craft idea, try this Christmas tree advent calendar.

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