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Christmas Kids' Craft: Walnut Santa Ornament
Walnut Santa Ornament
Perfect for the littlest crafters, this easy project uses materials you probably already have on hand. You and the kiddos can turn a bag of walnuts into a whole tree-full of everyone's favorite elf in no time flat.
Materials Needed:
- whole walnuts in the shell
- craft eyes
- red construction paper
- cotton balls
- small red pompom
- metal ornament hooks
- hot glue gun and glue sticks or white school glue
- scissors
- clothespin or binder clip
Make Paper Santa Hat
With scissors, cut red construction paper into a half-circle with an approximate 3" diameter (Image 1). Twist paper into a cone shape, glue in place and trim if necessary. Allow hat to dry if using white school glue. Tip: When using school glue, hold hat's shape while drying by pinning with a clothespin, paperclip or binder clip.
Cutting Paper Hat For Handmade Walnut Santa Ornament
With scissors, cut red construction paper into a half-circle with an approximate 3" diameter. Twist the paper into a cone shape, glue in place and trim if necessary. Allow hat to dry if using white school glue. When using school glue, hold the hat's shape while drying by pinning with a clothespin, paperclip or binder clip.
Affix Hanger and Embellishments
Bend a wire ornament hook into a ring on one end. Insert wire ends into tip of hat and glue in place (Image 1). Glue hat onto walnut (Image 2). Pinch off a small piece of white cotton ball, pull apart to separate it, then glue to bottom of hat (Images 3 and 4). Attach another small piece of cotton ball to top of hat and allow all glue to dry (Image 5).
Adding Wire Hanger to Handmade Walnut Santa Ornament
Bend a wire ornament hook into a ring on one end. Insert wire ends into tip of hat and glue in place to create an adorable Santa hat for your ornament.
Separating Cotton For Handmade Walnut Santa Ornament
Pinch off a small piece of white cotton ball, pull apart to separate it, then glue it to the bottom of the small red Santa hat.
Glue Cotton Ball For Handmade Walnut Santa Hat
Separate and glue a piece of cotton ball to the bottom of the red hat, creating a miniature Santa hat.
Gluing Cotton Ball to Hat For Handmade Walnut Santa Ornament
Attach a small piece of cotton ball to the top of the hat and allow all glue to dry to create the ornament's festive Santa hat.
Make Santa Face
Glue craft eyes, red pompom nose and a cotton ball beard to walnut to make Santa's face (Image 1). Attach another ornament hook to wire ring glued to top of hat and hang finished ornament on Christmas tree (Image 2).
Embellishing Handmade Walnut Santa Ornament
Glue craft eyes, red pompom nose and a cotton ball beard to the walnut to make Santa's face for the handmade ornament.
Handmade Walnut Santa Ornament
Attach another ornament hook to the wire ring glued to the top of the hat and hang the finished ornament on the Christmas tree.
