Cotton Ball Santa Fine Motor Craft & Activity

Cotton ball Santa is a fun and easy fine motor activity and craft all in one. Give Santa a beard using cotton balls and then turn this activity into a wonderful craft by adding a little paint and glitter! Makes a great addition to your DIY holiday decor!

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How To Make A Cotton Ball Santa

Draw the outline of a Santa and colour in the hat and nose.
Use a craft knife to cut out the beard of Santa
You can also cut out the edge of Santa’s hat and end as well.
Cut a piece of contact paper the same size of the cardboard. Peel off the paper backing and stick it on the back of the cardboard Santa.
Invite your child to use cotton balls to fill in the beard with the cotton balls.

Turn the Santa into a Picture

This part is completely optional. Use paint to decorate around the Santa. Add some red glitter glue on Santa’s hat. Use a glue gun to attach a string on the back so that you can hang it on the wall.

Age Suitability

This activity is good for toddlers, and preschoolers, kindergarten aged children 2 years old and up. My kids are 4.5, 4.5 and 8 years old.

Mess Level

The mess level for this activity is low.

Difficulty to Create

Easy.

Skills Developed

Gross motor skills, language development, number recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.

Materials

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Cardbaord
Cotton balls
Black markers
Paint
Contact paper

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