Looking for a festive, low-prep Christmas craft that kids can make with supplies you already have at home or in the classroom? This adorable Christmas paper roll craft featuring Santa, Rudolph, and a cheerful little elf turns simple cardboard tubes into holiday magic!
With just a bit of paint, felt, buttons, and googly eyes, children can create their own mini Christmas crew.
This easy, hands-on project is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, the classroom, or a cozy family crafting afternoon.
Every year, we enjoy visiting Santaland – a holiday display organized by Macy’s. There, we can take a peek at the elves’ lives and see how they go to school, decorate the Christmas tree, help Santa sort out the letters, and make toys. This paper roll Christmas craft reminded us of our annual visit and made us look forward to the next one. The kiddos wish for Christmas to get here as soon as possible. Tomorrow, if it were up to them.
We made Santa, elf and reindeer from paper rolls. We kept the craft easy and used only a few materials for each of the paper roll characters. I will share a tutorial for each of the three.
Paper roll Santa craft
Materials: paper roll, red craft paint, black and yellow felt, white buttons, glue
Step 1: Paint the paper roll red and let it dry
Step 2: Cut out a belt from the black and yellow felt and glue it to the lower half of the paper roll
Step 3: Glue the two white buttons on top of the belt
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Paper roll elf craft
Materials: paper roll, green craft paint, red felt, mini white pom poms, green buttons, glue
Step 1: Paint the paper roll green and let it dry
Step 2: Make the elf collar from red felt and glue little white pom poms. Glue the collar at the top of the roll
Step 3: Add the green buttons below the collar
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Paper roll reindeer craft
Materials: paper roll, brown craft paint, googly eyes, red pom pom, 2 brown pipe cleaners, glue
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Step 1: Paint the paper roll brown and let it dry
Step 2: Make two little holes on each side of the paper roll and slide one pipe cleaner through
Step 3: Use another pipe cleaner to finish the reindeer horns
Step 4: Glue the eyes and nose