If you are looking for a craft that everyone can enjoy, these Christmas crafts are a perfect choice. Whether someone likes Santa, Frosty, or another character, they can easily choose.
For younger kiddos, you may want to draw out several designs for them to paint and color. Drawing that perfect Santa or snowman can be tricky.
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💖 Why You'll Love This Craft
- Personalized Touch: Make your Christmas tree or home feel extra special with homemade decorations.
- Budget-Friendly: Crafting your own ornaments or decor saves money while adding festive flair.
- Memories in the Making: These crafts become cherished keepsakes that you can enjoy for years to come!
🎨 Supplies Needed
- 4 Mini Square Canvas
- Posca paint pens
- Pencil
- Christmas ribbon
- Scissors
- Glue gun and glue
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🖌️ How to Make a Christmas Character Craft
- Step 1: Begin by placing the mini canvas squares on the table. Using your pencil, draw the outline of your Christmas characters. We drew two Santa's and two Snowmen.
- Step 2: Next we painted the Christmas Snowmen and Father Christmas images using posca paint pens. This is one method for painting the mini canvas. You could opt to paint using basic paints and a small paintbrush but I found the paint pens easier to use.
- Step 3: Once the canvas was dry, I used a thin black Posca pen to outline my Christmas character crafts. I then added white coal to the snowman's tummy and white dots of paint to create a snow effect in the background on the snowman canvas.
- Step 4: The final stage of making these super cute Christmas tree ornaments was to cut a small piece of Christmas ribbon and glue it to the back of the canvas using a glue gun. This held the ribbon securely in place and the canvas decorations are now ready to hang.
I think the Snowman decorations and the Father Christmas ornaments are super cute. They would look lovely on any Christmas tree and make a lovely Christmas gift idea to make with the little ones at home or in the Nursery school or kindergarten setting.
This is a fantastic Christmas character craft idea and really is good for any aged child or adult. Enjoy!
If you liked this Christmas character craft, you will love some of our other Christmas crafts such as our DIY Toy Soldier craft or our Wooden Santa Decorations. Check them out!
💡 Pro Tip: Create a small loop at the top of each character using ribbon or string, which allows them to be easily hung as ornaments or decorations.
🧑🎨 Expert Tips
- Facial Expressions: Use small, varied shapes for eyes and mouths to give each character a unique and expressive face, enhancing their individual charm.
- Accessory Variety: Incorporate different materials like felt, buttons, or fabric scraps to create distinctive accessories such as scarves, hats, or mittens for each character.
- Color Coordination: Select a cohesive color palette for each character to ensure a harmonious, visually appealing design that enhances overall aesthetic consistency.
- Texture Mixing: Combine materials with different textures, such as smooth paper and fluffy cotton, to add depth and interest to your characters.
- Layering Elements: Build up features like noses, cheeks, or clothing in layers to create a three-dimensional effect that brings your characters to life.
- Personalization: Add names or initials to your characters using small letter stickers or hand lettering to make each one special and personalized.
💭 FAQs
Children can create different roles for each figure and act out scenes. This encourages teamwork, shared ideas, and collaborative play sessions.
Absolutely, with minor additions like sticks or clips, they can be used in mini plays. This extends their use beyond simple craft display.
Assigning each figure a trait—like helpful or funny—lets kids build stories around behavior. It connects crafting to early social learning and development.
Absolutely, these characters make cheerful additions to classrooms or playrooms. They're light, safe, and easy for kids to arrange.
Christmas Crafts: Ornaments or Decor
Equipment
- Scissors
Materials
- 4 Mini Square Canvas
- Posca paint pens
- Pencil
- Christmas ribbon
- Glue gun and glue
Instructions
- Begin by placing the mini canvas squares on the table.
- Using your pencil, draw the outline of your Christmas characters. We drew two Santa’s and two Snowmen.
- Next, we painted the Christmas Snowmen and Father Christmas images using posca paint pens. This is one method for painting the mini canvas.
- You could opt to paint using basic paints and a small paintbrush but I found the paint pens easier to use.
- Once the canvas was dry, I used a thin black Posca pen to outline my Christmas character crafts.
- I then added white coal to the snowman’s tummy and white dots of paint to create a snow effect in the background on the snowman canvas.
- The final stage of making these super cute Christmas tree ornaments was to cut a small piece of Christmas ribbon and glue it to the back of the canvas using a glue gun.
- This held the ribbon securely in place and the canvas decorations are now ready to hang.
- I think the Snowman decorations and the Father Christmas ornaments are super cute. They would look lovely on any Christmas tree and make a lovely Christmas gift idea to make with the little ones at home or in the Nursery school or kindergarten setting.
- This is a fantastic Christmas character craft idea and really is good for any aged child or adult. Enjoy!
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