Santa is a good guy, even if your child is terrified of the Santa at the mall they may enjoy this craft. My son won’t get within 10 feet of the big guy but loved making this one! The cotton balls add some sensory discovery as well!

1. Gather your materials. You will need a a small paper plate, 2 pieces of construction paper- one red and one white ( I used natural colored and it looks a little funny), some cotton balls, googly eyes, glue, scissors and a red pom pom.
2. Start by drawing a large U shape on the plain construction paper. This actually took me two tries. I used the paper plate as a guide for how wide it should be. Cut out.
3. Add glue all over the beard. Make sure there is a blank spot where no cotton balls will be, for the mouth.
4. Add the cotton balls. Talk to toddlers and young preschoolers about it being soft. If they went to see Santa ask if they touched his beard and how it felt.
5. While they add the cotton balls cut out a small red mouth out of the red paper.
6. Glue on the mouth. Set the beard to dry.
7. Grab the paper plate and glue on the eyes and a pom pom nose.
8. Cut out a hat from the red paper, add glue on the bottom edge and top of the point.
9. Add cotton balls to the hat. Let dry.

When the glue is dry glue the beard and hat on the plate.

Song!

Santa is his name o !

There is a man all dressed in red,
and Santa is his name o!
S A N T A
S A N T A
S A N T A
And Santa is his name o!

Continue with :

*He has a loud and jolly laugh
and Santa is his name o!
*He lives with elves at The North Pole
and Santa is his name o!
*His Reindeer pull his magic sleigh
and Santa is his name o!
*He brings you toys if you are kind
and Santa is his name o!