Make a Paper Plate Santa Mask With Cotton Balls

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Make a Paper Plate Santa Mask With Cotton Balls

Introduction:

Have a merry fun Christmas with this Paper Plate Santa Mask! Let’s get festive with this Santa Clause mask that you can wear or decorate this Christmas. It is also a fun and simple activity that kids and parents can use using items usually found in the house!

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Tools

  • paintbrush
  • scissors
  • puncher

Supplies

  • 2 pieces of paper plates
  • Cotton Balls
  • Red poster paint
  • Glue
  • String/yarn
How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 1
How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 1
Step 1

Make Santa’s Hat by Cutting a Paper Plate

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 2

Get a piece of the paper plate. Cut along the dashed lines as shown.

It will be easier if you fold the plate diagonally along the dashed line, as illustrated above. Unfold the plate, then cut along the creases made.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 3

It should now look like this once it has been cut. Paint it with some red poster paint.

(The paper plate we have for this project has a glossy side, we used the backside so that the paint glides smoothly)

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 4

Once painted, the hat will look like this. Set it aside for now and allow the red paint to dry.

Step 2

Create the base of the Santa mask

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Get another paper plate and fold it in half.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 5

Cut along the dashed line as shown.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 6

Now unfold it.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 10

The paper plate should now look like this. The top part will be the “peephole” of the mask, and the bottom part will be Santa’s beard.

Now punch a hole on both sides of the paper plate as illustrated above.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 11

That way, the mask can be tied to the head, attach a string to both holes. Secure each string by tying a knot.

Your base mask is done. Time to decorate!

Step 3

Give Santa a beard using cotton balls.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 13

Using glue, stick a lot of cotton balls to the bottom part of your mask. Make sure the cotton balls are close to each other.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 14

Santa’s distinct white beard is now done! Stick some mini cotton if there are still some empty spaces left,

Step 4

Finish Santa’s hat

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 15A

Grab your Santa hat and cut along the dashed line as illustrated above.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 15

Now you have made the distinctive triangular shape of Santa’s hat. Do not throw the rest of the cut out yet. We will use this for Santa’s nose.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 16

Time to assemble the mask and hat of Santa!

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 17

Stick some glue on the top side of the paper plate mask.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 18

Place the hat of Santa on top of the mask. You have now assembled the mask and hat!

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 19

To finish the hat, stick some cotton balls on the bottom side. The cotton balls will be the “fur” trimming of the hat.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 20

Also, stick one cotton ball on the top corner of the hat.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 21

Add some glue here and stick the pompom.

Step 5

Give your Santa a cute nose.

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 23

To make the nose cut a half-moon shape from the leftover cutout of the mask

How to Make a Paper Plate Santa - Step 24

Using glue, stick it to the top middle of Santa’s beard, and you’re done!

Enjoy your paper plate Santa mask made from cotton balls and pieces of paper plates.

Extra Tips

  • You can give your Santa mask some emotion by making him a mouth.
  • If you don’t want to turn it into a mask, you can skip cutting the “peephole,” give your Santa a pair of eyes by drawing him a pair of eyes or sticking some googly eyes.
  • There are many ways to make Christmas decorations! Try this craft to make an awesome paper plate snowman using cotton balls: here
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