I am in love with this little terra cotta Santa craft and I think you will be as well! Terra cotta clay pots are inexpensive and perfect for crafting. You can turn them into just about anything. I used one to create this fun clay pot Santa that is perfect for your Christmas decor. The kids will love helping to make this super simple craft idea. You can even use them to make a tree Christmas ornament.
Supplies needed to make your own terra cotta Santa craft:
- Terra cotta pot
- Red paint (Patio Paint works best with terra cotta)
- Large white pom pom
- Red felt
- Skin tone felt
- Red twine
- Medium white pom poms (2)
- Small white pom pom
- Medium red pom poms (4)
- Small red pom pom
- Large white pipe cleaner
- Google eyes
- Hot glue and a glue gun
- Scissors
How to Make a Clay Pot Santa
Start by making Santa’s head with the large white pom pom. Cut out a face shape from the skin tone felt (as shown below).
Make the face on the pom pom using hot glue to secure.
Make Santa’s hat with a piece of red felt, a white pom pom, and a large white pipe cleaner.
Roll the felt into a hat shape and trim with scissors. Secure with hot glue and put the white pom pom on top.
Add the white fur trim with your pipe cleaner. Secure with hot glue.
In the meantime, paint your terra cotta pot with red paint. Patio Paint makes quick work of this and often one coat is all that is needed. Once dry, add on your Santa head and hat with hot glue.
Cut arms and legs for your creation from the red twine. The legs should be longer than the arms.
Add the arms to the clay pot as shown below. Add red pom poms as hands.
The legs secure to the inside of the pot as shown below.
Add feet to the ends of your red twine legs. I also added a couple of medium sized white pom poms to the front as buttons.
This terra cotta Santa craft is ready for your Christmas decor.
I think he is just adorable and I can’t wait to add him to my Christmas mantel. He would also look great on a shelf with those little legs dangling.
Your kids will love to help with this fun Christmas craft idea.
Add this clay pot Santa craft to your must make list this holiday season. You might also want to make this clay pot chimney craft to go along with it.
Do you love this clay pot Christmas craft and want more ideas? Try the links below as well!
Want to print the instructions to make this terracotta Santa Claus? You can also use the card below to print for later!
Supplies
- Terra cotta pot
- Red paint Patio Paint works best with terra cotta
- Large white pom pom
- Red felt
- Skin tone felt
- Red twine
- Medium white pom poms (2)
- Small white pom pom
- Medium red pom poms (4)
- Small red pom pom
- Large white pipe cleaner
- Google eyes
- Hot glue and a glue gun
- Scissors
Instructions
- Start by making Santa's head with the large white pom pom. Cut out a face shape from the skin tone felt.
- Make the face on the pom pom using hot glue to secure.
- Make Santa’s hat with a piece of red felt, a white pom pom, and a large white pipe cleaner.
- Roll the felt into a hat shape and trim with scissors. Secure with hot glue and put the white pom pom on top.
- Add the white fur trim with your pipe cleaner. Secure with hot glue.
- In the meantime, paint your terra cotta pot with red paint. Patio Paint makes quick work of this and often one coat is all that is needed. Once dry, add on your Santa head and hat with hot glue.
- Cut arms and legs for your creation from the red twine. The legs should be longer than the arms.
- Add the arms to the clay pot as shown below. Add red pom poms as hands.
- The legs secure to the inside of the pot as shown below.
- Add feet to the ends of your red twine legs. I also added a couple of medium sized white pom poms to the front as buttons.
Oh my gosh! He is so cute <3
if you used a red solo cup, he could be an awesome classroom activity and then be light enough to be a tree topper! A lot of possibilities here!
I pinned him for later 🙂
This is such a cute decoration!
Oh my. HOW cute is he? I’m going to be pinning this one for sure!! Sue via #CreateLinkInspire
That is SO sweet! You could make other characters in the same way I guess – maybe and elf on the shelf if you painted the pot green.
He is so cute, what a lovely festive idea. Pom pom all the things!
Oh I just LOVE this!!
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Well he is adorable!Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on G+! Have a great week!
Kim
Hi Angie, I just wanted to let you know that your little Santa Craft is super adorable and I’m featuring it over at the Friday Favorites linka party: http://be-alice.blogspot.com/2016/12/friday-favorites-week-350.html
Hope you’re having a great weekend!
*Maisy