DIY Newspaper Santa

Create a cheerful Santa Claus decoration using folded newspaper, coloured paper, and cotton. This festive craft encourages recycling through creative reuse while helping children improve fine motor skills, assembly techniques, and festive decorating skills.

Paper Crafting 30 to 60 mins 10 to 12 years

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Make the Base

Fold a newspaper into an accordion and secure it to form Santa's body. Roll white paper into a cone and stick it using Fevistik Power.

Decorate the Hat

Cover the cone with red craft paper using Fevistik Power. Fix a white pom-pom to the top and decorate the hat with stars from the Sunflower Kit.

Create Santa's Face

Cut a round face from coloured paper. Attach googly eyes, a red pom-pom nose, and shape the moustache and beard with cotton using Fevistik Power.

Assemble the Santa

Attach the face to the front of the newspaper body. Fix the decorated cone hat above the face with Fevistik Power.

Add Finishing Details

Arrange the newspaper folds neatly around the hat and adjust the cotton beard and moustache for a fluffy festive look.

Display Your Craft

Check that all the parts are firmly attached and fluff the cotton beard. Your festive DIY Newspaper Santa is now ready to display!