If your little ones count down the days until Santa Claus comes to town, give them a festive way to pass the time.
Invite the kids to create this torn paper Santa craft using torn pieces of paper to build their jolly masterpiece. They’ll fill in Santa’s iconic beard and red hat with a unique, hands-on twist.
Looking for more festive fun? Explore our collection of Santa activities to keep the holiday spirit going all season long!
Ripped Paper Santa Craft
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This simple and engaging activity is more than just fun. It’s a wonderful way to strengthen fine motor skills and bilateral hand coordination as they tear, arrange, and glue each piece onto the template.
Download our free Santa template, gather a few basic supplies like paper, glue, and markers, and dive into this cheerful holiday project. It’s a quick setup with a big payoff in creativity and skill-building!
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- 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 Santa to life!
First, guide your child to spread the glue around the Santa template.
Next, have your child tear white, tan, and red paper into small pieces. Glue the torn paper to the corresponding spots on the background paper.
Glue the eyebrows below the hat.
Position the eyes below the eyebrows and glue them in place.
Now, help your child glue the nose beneath the eyes.
Place the mouth on top of the beard and glue it down.
Finally, encourage your child to glue the tongue inside the mouth.
Be sure to check out our Christmas crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!
Children’s Christmas Ideas
Get kids in the holiday spirit with festive, hands-on projects and activities that are easy to set up and great for keeping little ones entertained. We have creative DIYs, engaging educational activities, and even new holiday books to enjoy together.
There’s something here to keep the excitement building to the big day all season. Keep reading below for some of our favorite ideas that will help make this Christmas even more magical for your family!
Christmas Books For Kids
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!
Christmas Kids Crafts
Torn Paper Elf Craft—With this fun activity, Kids can create Santa’s helpers! They’ll tear and glue pieces of colorful paper to create a boy or girl elf and bring the holiday helper to life. Your little ones will be excited to proudly display their new festive art.
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Snowman Photo Craft – No snow is needed for this cute snowman! Kids will be excited to personalize their snowmen with their photos. It’s a hands-on and engaging activity that your preschoolers will love!
Christmas Tree Tissue Paper Craft – Grab some tissue paper to trim the tree! Your little ones will scrunch and glue tissue paper onto our Christmas tree template, then decorate it as they like with ornaments. It’s a fun way to get into the holiday spirit while making a festive decoration!
Nutcracker Headband Craft—Now, kids can be nutcrackers with this headband! It’s easy to make with our template, and kids can customize it with their favorite colors. They’ll love wearing it for festive fun and pretend play!
Simple Christmas Printables
Looking for a fun and festive activity? These free printable Santa coloring pages will be a hit with the kids. They’ll have a blast bringing Santa to life with colors, sharpening their fine motor skills and pencil grasp, which are key for school readiness.
Plus, it’s a playful way to practice color recognition while getting into the holiday spirit. Four adorable scenes of Santa spreading cheer at the North Pole are included for your little ones to color!
Keep the holiday fun going with our Christmas matching worksheets! These festive puzzles help sharpen observation skills, boost memory, and entertain kids. There are cheerful images like playful elves and jolly snowmen to find a match for each.
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Plus, it’s a great way to practice colors, shapes, and numbers in a merry, hands-on way. Included are fun activities like stocking color matching, shadow matching, number matching, and Christmas picture matching. They’re great for combining holiday fun with learning!
Get your little artists learning and getting into the holiday spirit with these free printable gingerbread man color by numbers. They are the perfect mix of fun and education! Kids will reveal a gingerbread boy, girl, and house as they color by number according to the key at the bottom of the page.
Teachers can use them for classroom learning, and parents will love how they keep little hands busy and minds active during the holiday hustle!
Get ready for some reindeer powered learning fun with these festive reindeer worksheets. This pack is full of engaging activities that help kids practice essential preschool skills like sorting, counting, and letter recognition with a merry holiday twist.
These printables make learning feel like play, and your little learners will stay motivated and focused while building important skills. Download this cheerful reindeer set today and bring some holiday magic to learning time!
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Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.
Deborah
Wednesday 18th of December 2024
Hi, I can't find anywhere, where I can download the ripped Santa template. And can't find where to log in
Sam
Wednesday 18th of December 2024
Hi! To get the template, click the “Click To Unlock!” button on the image at the end of the post, sign up or log in to your free SEM+ account, and then click the unlocked image to go to the download page.