This year we’ve been doing a mad dash to get as many easy Christmas craft ideas into your hands as possible! We’ve done elves, reindeer, snowmen, penguins, and of course, Santa Claus! We love making toilet paper roll crafts, but sometimes, they can be a little tricky to get just right.

But this toilet roll Santa craft is totally different! It’s super easy to get this craft done from start to finish thanks to our free printable template. All you need to do is download it, cut, and get crafting!

If you want to make this craft with your kids, check out our simple directions or step-by-step video tutorial below. Also, be sure to check out all of our Santa activities!

Santa Toilet Roll Craft

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Because this Santa toilet roll craft uses common household supplies, it’s cheap and fun to make! 

Supplies

• Toilet paper roll
• White cardstock or paper
• Cotton balls
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Tape (optional)
• Crayons or markers (if you print the black and white version)
• Santa template (unlock the image at the end of the post to go to the download page)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this Santa Claus to life!

First, guide your child to cut the Santa’s body.

Flip the Santa template over and place glue on the entire backside or use tape. Wrap the template around the toilet paper tube and secure it.

Take a cotton wool ball and fluff it out into smaller pieces. Place glue all around Santa’s face.

Place the smaller pieces of cotton balls all around the glue and secure them in place.

Attach the hat to the top of the paper roll and tape in place or use glue to secure it.

Next, help your child to place glue all along the bottom of the hat.

Finally, encourage your child to place more cotton ball fluff along the bottom and at the tip of the hat.

That’s all there is to this toilet paper roll Santa Claus craft! If this craft sounds fun to you, you might also want to check out our toilet paper roll crafts!

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Christmas Unit For Kids

Want to create a week-long plan of Christmas activities for the kids that are fun and educational? If so, we’ve got some great ideas to help you make a festive week. Keep reading to discover them all!

Children’s Books For Christmas

First up, we recommend starting with some fun Christmas books. Reading aloud to your kids can help them develop a love of reading, open their imagination, and improve their vocabulary.

Below are some of the top Christmas books to read to your kids!

Dasher: This wonderfully illustrated Christmas book for kids gives you the back story on one of Santa’s favorite reindeer, Dasher! Girls will especially love to read this since Dasher is a girl.

Construction Site On Christmas Night: Fans of the fun characters of the construction site books have to add this Christmas-themed story to their collection. See how the trucks get ready for Christmas!

How To Catch An Elf: Kids everywhere love the silliness of this Christmas story. The rhymes and the illustrations will draw the kids in as well. This is a Christmas book kids will want to read every year!

Kids’ Christmas Crafts

Crafting is another activity that can help kids develop skills like scissors skills, fine motor skills, and learning to follow directions.

Here are some of our favorite easy Christmas crafts:

Related: Reindeer Coloring Pages

Paper Plate Grinch Craft – The Grinch is a classic character from the holiday season. And what would Christmas be without a grumpy, green Grinch trying to ruin it? This year, why not let your kids make their own paper plate Grinch? It’s easy, a lot of fun, and they’ll love getting creative!

Elf Paper Bag Craft – This brown paper bag elf craft is so much fun for kids to make! They can pretend their elf is Santa’s Head Elf. Or, they can imagine their elf flying around the North Pole helping Santa with his Christmas preparations. Either way, this puppet is sure to bring lots of holiday cheer!

Reindeer Headband Craft – Reindeer are arguably one of the most adorable animals out there. So what could be more adorable than a reindeer headband craft for kids?

This simple project is perfect for getting into the holiday spirit. And the best part is that it’s made from paper! Add some pipe cleaners or a red pom pom nose for even more cuteness.

Elf on the Shelf Paper Bag Puppet – This holiday season, bring the Elf on the Shelf to life with this easy paper bag puppet craft! After the kids put it together, it’s time to put on a show and spread some holiday cheer.

Christmas Kids’ Activities

If your kids love the Grinch and are in preschool or kindergarten, these Grinch worksheets can help with letter G recognition, handwriting, and more!

These Christmas pattern block mats are a great STEM activity for young children. It’s so easy to set up too!

Try this Reindeer Headband Craft

Just print, laminate, and grab your pattern blocks and you have a low-prep activity for home or the classroom.

Print out these snow globe coloring pages for the kiddos. They feature Santa Claus, Rudolph, Frosty, and an elf! Your kids will have so much fun coloring in these pages, and you’ll love how easy-prep they are!

This Christmas alphabet printable pack is perfect for younger children! With these fun pages, they can practice letter recognition, upper and lowercase letters, and more. Download and print them out for a fun activity this Christmas season.

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