Have you made articulated paper dolls when you were a kid? They are super fun. We have a whole set of Christmas split pin puppets for your kids to make.
Not only are these paper puppets fun to make, but your kids can also play with them for hours after they assemble them. This opens up a lot of opportunities for imaginative play.
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This Christmas craft for kids offers a lot of opportunities for play as there are eight different festive Characters in this set: Santa Claus, a reindeer, two elves, an angel, a snowman, a Gingerbread Man, and a nutcracker.
Related: Christmas coloring pages.
Here is a look of the four of the festive characters.
How to Make the Christmas Split Pin Puppets
What you need:
- our printable template
- coloring supplies (optional)
- scissors
- glue
- split pins
Step by Step Tutorial
If you want to make the puppets sturdier, we recommend printing the template on cardstock. You could also print them on regular paper, cut out the pieces and laminate them for extra durability.
Have kids color the puppets or print the pre-colored templates.
We’ll show you how to make a Santa Claus split pin puppet – no worries if your kids want to start with another character – all these puppets are assembled similarly.
Cut out the parts.
Make holes (marked with black dots) so the puppet will be able to move its parts.
Insert the split pins for the hands.
Secure the pins at the back.
Insert the split pins for the Santa Claus’s legs.
Secure the pins at the back.
Santa Claus is ready to dance and jingle his bell!
Have kids make all eight Christmas friends – a reindeer, two elves, a snowman, a Gingerbread Man, a Nutcracker, and an angel.
We love every one of them!
Which one is your kid’s favorite?
Get the whole set of Christmas Split Pin Puppets
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