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This Build a Santa printable is a fun paper craft for Christmas and a great way to keep the kids entertained while they wait for… well, Santa! Simply print the free paper Santa template, cut the pieces out and stick together to build a jolly Santa Claus!

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My Christmas characters, including this sweet Santa Claus, have been featured in festive printables over the years, but I’ve never turned them into buildable crafts… until now!

This post is part of Create the Holidays – a series of festive recipes, crafts, printables, and more on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! Take a look at the previous years here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012.

My cute, chubby little characters are far from realistic – I go for cute when I create characters for my printables!

As with [most of] my printables, they are available in two paper sizes – A4 and US Letter (8.5″ x 11″)

Download your chosen printable from the list further down the page (they’re surrounded by a purple box), and print onto thick paper or thin card. Cut the pieces out, then build a Santa!

Included with this printable Santa craft are the following pieces:

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I’ve created two sizes for Santa Claus: Regular size, which is what you see above, with all of the pieces on one sheet of paper (usually, this printable needed extra space!); and Large size with bigger pieces spread over several sheets.

The regular size printable is for children that are more skilled at cutting. The large size should be a lot easier for younger children. Or you could cut them out for them. Of course, you know your children, so will know what suits them best!

You can stick the pieces together if you wish using glue or tape. Or you could use a laminator and laminate the pieces and use them over and over again.

You could mount your Santa onto a larger piece of construction paper and use other craft materials to embellish it – furry material, glitter glue, googly eyes, sequins, buttons, tissue paper, for example.

Most of all, just have fun with this printable!

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For added fun, you could mix up the different elements to create completely new characters!

I have lots of other buildable characters that you may like to download. These links open in the same tab/window, so just right-click to open in a new one and you’ll have them all ready to go!

The Create the Holidays series on The Purple Pumpkin Blog is filled with free printables, crafts, recipes, and more for Christmas and the Winter Holidays! You can check out Create the Holidays (formerly Create Christmas) from 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 and 2012  for tons of awesome Holiday ideas and inspiration!

The free printable(s) is (are) a PDF and can be opened with the free-to-use Adobe Reader. Printables designed and created by The Purple Pumpkin Blog and its Designers are for PERSONAL USE ONLY and NOT FOR RESALE under any circumstances. Please read the full Terms and Conditions. You are welcome to print these free printables at a print shop if you don’t have access to a printer, however, some print shops may not print licensed characters. Colors may vary slightly on printing due to different screen and printer settings. You may share this free printable blog post on social media, including Pinterest, and on your blog/website with a link to this blog post. Please DO NOT share the PDF on social media or on your blog/website. If you use any of my printables it would be awesome to know about it! Post a picture on the social media platform that you hang out on, and follow me: Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest! Use the hashtag #TPPBprintables so I can find you. I hope you enjoy these free printables!

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