Santa Popsicle Stick Craft

Step 1: Gather your supplies

Lay out all materials so everything is easy to reach while working.

Step 2: Build Santa’s hat

Create a triangle using three jumbo craft sticks on your work surface. Secure the corners with a glue gun and glue sticks.

Tip: Liquid craft glue works too, but it will need extra drying time.

Step 3: Paint the hat

Basecoat the craft stick triangle with red acrylic craft paint. Let dry and apply a second coat if needed.

Step 4: Trace and cut the hat backing

Download, print, and cut out the Santa patterns. Trace the Santa hat pattern onto red cardstock and cut it out neatly.

Step 5: Line up the hat backing

Line the cardstock triangle up with the painted craft stick hat so it fits neatly behind it.

Step 6: Attach the hat backing

Glue the red cardstock triangle to the back of the painted craft stick triangle.

Step 7: Add the pom pom trim

Glue white tinsel pom poms along the bottom edge of Santa’s hat to create the fur trim.

Step 8: Top the hat with a pom pom

Attach one large white tinsel pom pom to the top of the hat.

Step 9: Trace the beard

Trace the Santa beard pattern three times onto white cardstock, or trace your child’s hand for the beard shape.

Step 10: Cut out the beard

Cut out the beard pieces carefully.

Step 11: Attach the beard

Glue the three handprint beard pieces along the bottom edge of Santa’s hat.

Step 12: Paint the face

Basecoat a scrap piece of white cardstock with a flesh tone acrylic paint of your choice. Let dry and apply a second coat if needed.

Step 13: Cut the face and mustache

Trace Santa’s face pattern onto the painted cardstock and trace the mustache onto white cardstock. Cut out all pieces neatly.

Step 14: Assemble the face

Glue the face onto Santa, attach the wiggle eyes, and then glue on the mustache.

Step 15: Add sparkle

Decorate Santa’s beard and mustache with swirls and lines of clear glitter glue. Set aside to dry completely.

Step 16: Trace the holly leaves

Trace two holly leaf patterns onto green cardstock.

Step 17: Cut and outline the holly

Cut out the leaves and outline them with a black marker.

Step 18: Attach the holly

Glue three red tinsel pom poms together in a triangle and attach the holly leaves underneath. Then glue this onto Santa’s hat.

Step 19: Display

Display your finished craft stick Santa as holiday décor, or add a name to turn it into a festive place card.