Build A Santa (Printable Cut and Paste Christmas Craft)

printable cut and paste Santa template (preschool and kindergarten Christmas craft pdf)

Heโ€™s making a list, heโ€™s checking it twice, heโ€™s gonna find out whoโ€™s naughty or nice โ€“ Santa Claus is coming to town! And what better way to prepare for Santaโ€™s arrival than making this build a Santa craft?

This simple activity is great for developing your childโ€™s cutting and sticking skills, and an awesome chance to practice some pencil control and fine motor skills as well!

These cute Santa templates are great for preschoolers to use because theyโ€™re so simple for them to put together!

And thereโ€™s a color and a plain template โ€“ so your little ones can choose the colors and decorate their own Santas as they wish โ€“ old school green suit โ€“ no worries! How about a rainbow sparkle Santa? โ€“ Go for it! Or traditional red and white โ€“ why not?

It could also make a lovely activity for anyone having a Christmas party or an easy craft for the classroom!

Hereโ€™s some more Christmas and winter themed printable activities you may want to check out:

Iโ€™ve created quite a lot more Christmas printables which I will be uploading soon โ€“ so be sure to check back regularly.

What Skills Can Your Children Learn And Practice?

build a Santa craft printable for preschool and kindergarten

When using this build a Santa template, your children will have the chance to practice and develop some skills such as:

  • Cutting Skills โ€“ if you feel theyโ€™re ready, you can let them have a go at cutting out the pieces all by themselves โ€“ theyโ€™ll need to be careful and have good scissor control if they want to cut out the pieces neatly
  • Fine Motor Skills โ€“ when theyโ€™re sticking and picking up and moving the parts and placing them where they need to go
  • Pencil Control โ€“ if you print off the black and white version they can practice their pencil control and develop hand strength through coloring.

This simple Christmas craft will also give them a chance to practice their concentration and perseverance skills as they may find it tricky to place the pieces exactly where they want them to go.

How To Prepare This Build a Santa Craft

First youโ€™re going to want to download the Santa templates by clicking on the download box at the bottom of the page โ€“ Iโ€™ve made a color and a black and white version!

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Other materials youโ€™ll need:

  • Safety scissors
  • Card stock or Craft paper
  • Some good glue
  • Some coloring pencils or pens

Once youโ€™ve downloaded the templates, youโ€™ll need to print them off onto paper or card.

Then, you can cut them out. Or if youโ€™d like your children to get some cutting practice, you can let them have a go.

Then you can stick all the pieces together to build your Santa Claus.

It can be really nice to let youโ€™re kids have a bit of free rein here and see if they can work it out โ€“ kind of like a puzzle.

If theyโ€™re struggling, the order Iโ€™d do it in is:

  1. Stick the hat to the head
  2. Stick the head on the body
  3. Stick the belt on the body
  4. Stick the arms on the body
  5. Stick the boots on the body

(I expect you could have worked that out but I do like to be thoroughโ€ฆ)

The finished one should look something like this:

printable Santa template (preschool download)

What a cute little Santa โ€“ ho ho ho!

If you want to, you could always laminate the pieces before putting them together and use them as a puzzle. That way the different parts would be kept nice and they can use them again and again.

A few more โ€˜build-a-โ€˜ characters you may want to check out:

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After that youโ€™re all done!

Let your kids practice their cutting and sticking skills in a simple and fun way!

But Waitโ€ฆ Thereโ€™s Also A Black And White Build A Santa Craft Template!

black and white coloring Santa craft

Iโ€™ve also made a black and white version which would be an awesome way for your little ones to practice their coloring skills and personalize their Santa in their own way!

So why not crack out the pens, crayons, paints or collage (or all of them if youโ€™re feeling adventurous) and let your kids get creative!

Cotton wool for the beard and googly eyes could be good here!

Iโ€™d love to see what they create!

build a Santa craft printable for preschool and kinder prek

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