ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Make Your Own Father Christmas Ornament

Updated on September 2, 2013

Holidays Are Coming

Coffee jar Santa!
Coffee jar Santa!

Santa Decoration

As Christmas approaches, it’s nice to get the children involved in making decorations. Handmade ornaments and decorations for the home and tree give a personal touch, and something to keep as children get older.

A simple yet cute idea is to make a Santa from an old coffee jar. Younger and older children will find making this fun and exciting on the lead up to the big day. It is quite easy to do and can be made using cheap materials from around the house.

With a little supervision from an adult, this will keep the kids busy in the Christmas holiday!

Click thumbnail to view full-size
glue the crepe paper to the jarAdd some cotton woolMake the coat of the Father ChristmasStick a cylinder of card to make the headCompletely cover in red crepe paperGlue on the face and finish with cotton woolYour finished Father Christmas!
glue the crepe paper to the jar
glue the crepe paper to the jar
Add some cotton wool
Add some cotton wool
Make the coat of the Father Christmas
Make the coat of the Father Christmas
Stick a cylinder of card to make the head
Stick a cylinder of card to make the head
Completely cover in red crepe paper
Completely cover in red crepe paper
Glue on the face and finish with cotton wool
Glue on the face and finish with cotton wool
Your finished Father Christmas!
Your finished Father Christmas!

What You Need:

  • A large empty coffee jar, washed
  • Red crepe paper
  • Black sugar paper
  • Cotton wool
  • Thin card
  • Felt tip pen
  • PVA glue


How To Make The Father Christmas

Put some newspaper down before you start to avoid mess.

Start by measuring around the coffee jar with the red crepe paper. Cut a piece which fits all the way around the jar, but covers from the neck of the jar down to the bottom.

Stick the red crepe paper to the jar. If it is a little transparent, stick another layer over the top.

Next unravel a strip of cotton wool. This will be the trimming of your Father Christmas coat. Glue some around the bottom of the jar then up to the neck.

Cut out some round buttons using the black sugar paper. Glue these down the coat next to the cotton wool.

At this point your Santa Claus will start to take shape, as he will have a body with a red coat. You will need to make a head, a face and a hat.

As the coffee jar is smaller at the top, make a cylinder shape with your thin card. Make it the same width as the body and glue it together and onto the body of the coffee jar.

Next you will need to make the hat. Do this by cutting a longer piece of crepe paper which will fit around the face to cover it, and leave a longer piece to make the end of the hat.

Glue the red crepe paper to the card face. Gather the end and stick a ball of cotton wool to create the hat.

Using a piece of pink or white paper, cut into a square shape. Draw a face onto the paper however you wish. Even make him have red rosy cheeks!

Glue the face onto the card which is covered in crepe paper.

Lastly you will need to make the trimmings on the hat and make a beard. Unravel more cotton wool and stick around the face, the bottom of the hat and cover the back of the head.

Just let your Father Christmas dry out and you have your very own decorative Christmas ornament!

Make as many as you wish!

You can make the Santa using different sized jars, depending on how big or small you want it to be. If you don’t have a coffee jar, use a jam jar for a smaller version.

Why Not Make a Snowman?

Be creative and make a snowman as well! Just cover your jar in cotton wool and stick on buttons, a face and make a hat out of black card.

Have a happy Christmas!

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)