Looking for a fun and easy Christmas Craft to try with the kids? Our Rocking Paper Pate Santa craft for kids is fun and easy to make, and Kids will love how Santa’s body rocks while his head jiggles!
We love our interactive crafts at Arty Crafty Kids and we’ve created a brand new rocking paper plate craft with a twist; we’ve added a wiggly jiggly wobbly head!
So this Santa not only rocks in the literal sense; he also “rocks out” to all your kids’ favorite Christmas songs.
This is a great Christmas craft for kids of all ages. Santa is not just a craft, but also a paper toy or/and a Christmas decoration.
How to Make a Rocking Paper Plate Santa
Materials
- Eco Paper Plate
- Acrylic Paint
- Pom-Poms
- Pipe Cleaners x2
- Glue Stick
- Scissors
- Sticky Tape
- Stapler
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Watch the Step-by-Step How to Make a Rocking Santa Craft Video:
Let’s Make a Rocking Paper Plate Santa!
Cut a Line into the Center of the Paper Plate
Turn the paper plate over and cut a straight line just beyond the center point of the paper plate.
Gently Fold the Paper Plate Round to Create a Center Point
Next, gently fold the paper plate round to create an overlap and center point.
Secure the Fold with Staples
Once a triangular shape has been formed, flatten the paper plate between the hands and then secure the overlaps with a few staples.
Next, cut the pointy tip off the paper plate to create a small opening.
Paint the Paper Plate Santa’s Colors – Red and Black!
Using the indentations of the paper plate as a guide, paint one part red and the lower bumpy rim section black.
Notice how this craft uses a brown paper plate? These recycled paper plates work just as well as their non-recycled alternatives and with acrylic paint, only need one coat of paint!
Color in the Santa Template and Cut
While the paper plate dries, color in and cut out the Santa elements from the template.
To color match Santa’s paper plate body, we’ve painted the template elements. Your Arty Crafty Kids may find pencils or crayons easier.
Assemble Santa’s Head
Once colored, assemble Santa’s head.
First we glued Santa’s hat and beard, and then placed his big red nose just over the beard.
As an option, Arty Crafty Kids could use our How to Draw Santa guide to draw their very own Santa!
Add Pom-Poms and a Buckle to Santa’s Body
With Santa’s head assembled, the rocking paper plate body should be dry.
Glue the buckle onto the black rim to form his belt and two evenly spaced pom-poms just above.
Secure Santa’s Arms to the Paper Plate
Fold a small area of the Santa’s arm back on itself to create a flap.
Apply glue to the flap and affix to the back of the paper plate.
Twist the Pipe Cleaner to Create a Coil
Take two pipe cleaners and twist them around each other to form one.
Next, coil the pipe cleaners around two fingers to create a spring.
Insert the Pipe Cleaner into the Opening
Insert part of the pipe cleaner into the paper plate opening we created earlier.
Secure the Pipe Cleaner with Sticky Tape
Secure the pipe cleaner with stick tape.
Adjust the Coil
Adjust the coil to make it nice and springy, and create a flattened section at the top of the pipe cleaner.
Secure Santa’s Head to the Pipe Cleaner
Secure Santa’s head to the top of pipe cleaner and secure with sticky tape.
With Santa’s head attached to the pipe cleaner, it may need a little adjustment to create the jiggly effect.
Alternatively, skip the pipe cleaner all together and glue Santa’s head directly to the paper plate.
The Rocking Paper Plate Santa Craft is Complete!
With the craft now fully assembled, Santa will rock and his head will jiggle! and since you’ve made Santa, take a look at our Rocking Elf and Rocking Gingerbread Man Crafts!
I hope your Arty Crafty Kids enjoy creating their very own rocking Santa. If you happen to make this craft at home, please do share your Children’s makes with us on social media – we do love to see how they’ve turned out!
Happy Crafting!
More Santa Crafts for Kids
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