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The Best Santa Craft for Preschool!

    Last Updated on December 1, 2025 by Amanda Leemis

    Check out The Best Santa Craft for Preschool! Print your free Santa cutouts onto cardstock paper, then get creative with crayons, glitter, and cotton balls! This craft is great for celebrating the Christmas season and building scissor skills. Print your free Santa cutouts below.

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    Cute Santa Clause Craft for Pre-K!

    Materials Needed: paper plate, crayons, glue, scissors, cotton balls, free Santa cutouts, cardstock paper, glitter

    Step 1: Gather your Santa craft supplies. Print your Santa cutouts onto cardstock paper. Next, use crayons to fill in your paper plate. Be sure to get the The World Skin Tone Crayons by Crayola to make Santa’s color and tone whatever you like!

    Santa Craft Supplies
    Paper Plate Colored In

    Step 2: Next, use scissor to cut out your Santa pieces, then use crayons to color them in. Glue your cutouts to the paper plate. I added a couple of pink Dot Dot cheeks for fun! Be sure to print your Letter to Santa Templates to write Santa your Christmas wish list!

    Santa Pieces Cut Out
    Santa Pieces Colored In
    Santa Cutouts Glued to Paper Plate
    Santa Pink Dot Dot Cheeks

    Step 3: Now comes the best part! Glue your cotton balls to the paper plate to give Santa a bushy beard! Be sure to talk about Santa during this craft. What do you want Santa to bring you for Christmas? How many cotton balls do you count on Santa’s beard?

    Cotton Balls Glued to Santa's Beard
    The Best Santa Craft for Kids!

    The Best Paper Plate Santa Craft!

    Woohoo! Santa craft complete! Add any finishing touches you like. I decided to glitterfy Santa’s beard. Be sure to hang your Santa somewhere that needs a bit of Christmas cheer. A bulletin board full of Santas? Now, that’s pretty cool too! Be sure to print your Santa Number Search to keep the Santa fun going!

    Santa with Glitter Beard!
    The Best Santa Craft for Preschool!

    Fun Santa Clause Books for Preschool

    Check out some great Santa books to go along with your Santa craft. Reading with your little ones is a great way to boost vocabulary skills, build a social bond, and discover potential interests. Read How to Catch Santa Clause, The Polar Express, and The Night Before Christmas.

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    Fun Christmas Activities for Preschool!

    We hope you enjoyed these Free Santa Craft for Preschool! Be sure to check out all of our Christmas Crafts to celebrate the season. Head to the entire Preschool Crafts Library for tons of fun and learning!

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