This festive Paper Cup Santa Craft is perfect for home, school, and community programs. Kids can make it themselves with the free printable template shared below.
Featuring easy-to-find supplies such as red paper cups, cardstock, wiggly eyes, and glue, this cute Christmas craft is easy, fun, and inexpensive to assemble. It’s perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and older school-age kids!
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Paper Cup Santa Craft
It’s mid-December and there’s so much more baking, shopping, crafting, and decorating to finish. Let the kids help with some of the decorating by making an adorable Santa craft!
Our Paper Cup Santa Craft is mess-free, simple, and inexpensive which makes it perfect for school holiday parties, quiet afternoons at home, or small virtual Christmas gatherings!
So grab your red paper cups, cardstock, and glue, then follow along with our simple step-by-step directions and video tutorial so you can get your kids holiday crafting in no time!
Craft Supplies Needed for Santa Craft
- Paper Cup Santa Template
- Red paper cups
- Gold glitter paper
- Colored cardstock
- Wiggly eyes
- White pom poms
- Glue Dots or glue stick
- Scissors
- Colored pencil (white)
Paper Cup Santa Directions
1. Download the free printable Paper Cup Santa Craft template. Print the template on white cardstock, then cut out the shapes with scissors.
Alternatively, kids could paint the template or color it with crayons.
Related: Paper Cup Christmas Tree
2. Use a white colored pencil to trace the cut-out shapes onto colored cardstock. Cut out the shapes with scissors.
3. Glue Santa’s facial features to his face in this order: beard, hat, trim of hat, mustache, and nose. Then glue on the wiggly eyes and white pom to the top of the hat.
4. Use Glue Dots or glue to attach Santa’s face and belt to the cup.
5. If you wish to make this craft an ornament to hang on the tree, punch two small holes in the top of the paper cup with a pin or thumbtack.
Next, feed a gold tinsel pipe cleaner through the holes to make an ornament loop. Twist the pipe cleaner inside of the paper cup to secure it.
Note: We purchased our paper cups from The Dollar Tree, but you can also find them on Amazon or your local party supply store.
6. Your Paper Cup Santa craft is complete! If desired, write your child’s name and the year on the paper cup with a gold Sharpie marker.
Extension Activities
- Use the extra red cups and attach the belt components only. Now you have a Santa snack cup! Fill it with popcorn or other goodies and turn on a holiday movie for everyone to enjoy!
- Write a letter to Santa and mail it to The North Pole.
- Visit the Google Santa Tracker website for fun interactive games, information about Santa, holiday traditions, music, a Christmas countdown, and more!
- Have a relaxing movie and hot cocoa night. A favorite in our house is Polar Express, but there are oodles of choices with something for every age group!
More Santa Crafts for Kids
- Santa Glitter Jar
- LEGO Santa Snow Globe
- Santa Handprint Craft from Simple Everyday Mom
Paper Cup Santa Craft
This festive Paper Cup Santa Craft includes a free printable template, making it easy and fun for kids of all ages!
Materials
- Paper Cup Santa Template
- Red paper cups
- Gold glitter paper
- Colored cardstock
- Wiggly eyes
- White pom poms
- Glue Dots or glue stick
- White-colored pencil
Tools
- Scissors
Instructions
- Download the free printable Paper Cup Santa Craft template. Print the template on white cardstock, then cut out the shapes with scissors. Alternatively, kids could paint the template or color it with crayons.
- Use a white colored pencil to trace the cut-out shapes onto colored cardstock. Cut out the shapes with scissors.
- Glue Santa’s facial features to his face in this order: beard, hat, trim of hat, mustache, and nose. Then glue on the wiggly eyes and white pom to the top of the hat.
- Use Glue Dots or glue to attach Santa’s face and belt to the cup.
- If you wish to make this craft an ornament to hang on the tree, punch two small holes in the top of the paper cup with a pen or thumbtack.
- Next, feed a gold tinsel pipe cleaner through the holes to make an ornament loop. Twist the pipe cleaner inside of the paper cup to secure it.
- Your Paper Cup Santa craft is complete! If desired, write your child’s name and the year on the paper cup with a gold Sharpie marker.
Notes
Young children may need assistance.
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