Fold a Santa

Paper folding is a wonderful fine motor activity and your children's work can  make beautiful classroom displays! If you have students new to folding, here is a Santa they can make with just 4 folds. 

You'll need a square of paper to start.



Fold it in half.

Fold one corner down and over the base for the beard.

Fold the corners in from the sides.

Glue these folds down at the back.

Flip it over and decorate! Color a red hat, draw 5 circles - 2 eyes, 3 cheeks and a nose. Finish with a pom pom on top.

If your children need more practice cutting circles, they may like to make a Christmas tree too! Just cut a long rectangle from green and then circles from scrap colored paper for decoration.

Find more paper folding activities here on the blog!