The Santa Claus boot is a great gift for St. Nicholas Day and then a wonderful decoration for the entire Advent season. Today we'll show you a few simple ideas that you can implement with children when doing crafts. The little ones can not only experiment with different materials, but also learn something new. With a homemade version, the anticipation of Christmas is much greater!
Make your own Santa boots out of old clothes
Children from 7-8 years old, especially girls, already show an interest in sewing. This next project is a great way to teach your daughter some simple stitches. The pre-stitch is the simplest of all stitches and is worked from right to left. For this Santa stockingan old cotton shirtused, but a plaid shirt made from thick flannel fabrics would work even better.
Materials needed
Old shirt
Scissors
Marker
Hot glue gun
Pearls
Nadel
thread
Felt (in different colors)
That's how it works
1. Draw the Santa stocking on the shirt with a marker and then cut it out.
2. Use the first stocking as a template for the second one and cut it out too.
3. Cut out 3 triangles of different sizes from felt. These are the fir trees.
4. Then cut out rectangles for the trunks from brown felt.
5. Glue the cut-out figures onto the stocking.
6. Then decorate the Christmas trees with red beads.
7. Cut a strip (approx. 10 - 12 cm) from the shirt, fold it in two and glue it to the inside of the stocking. This would be the hanging loop.
8. Now sew the two stocking parts together with a simple stitch. Leave some distance from the edge.
9. Then cut off the edges using the marking.
Upcycle old jeans as craft material
The upcycling trend continues! Now you can explain the differences between the substances to your child. For example, denim is slightly thicker but more elastic than cotton. This Santa boot will also be heavier than the others.
Materials needed
Alte Jeans
thread
Nadel
felt
Pearls
Marker
Scissors
Hot glue gun
DIY-Anleitung
- On the wrong side of the jeans, where the trouser pocket is, draw and cut out a Santa boot.
- Cut out a second stocking for the back of Santa's boot.
- Cut out a small Christmas tree from green felt and glue it so that it shows out of the bag.
- Cut a long strip out of leftover fabric. This is made into a loop for hanging and glued between the two layers.
- Now sew the two stocking pieces together.
- Red beads along the edges of the trouser pocket add the icing on the cake.
Red felt Santa boots with a snowman motif
Once children have taken their first steps in sewing, they can learn to embroider. When embroidering, the fabric is decorated with decorative stitches, while when sewing, two pieces of fabric are usually connected together. In this project, children can embroider not only the snowman's arms, but also individual snowflakes as a background.
Materials needed
Felt (in different colors)
Marker
Hot glue gun
Pompoms
Black thread
Nadel
That's how it works
- Cut out two identical socks from red felt.
- Draw and cut out three circles of different sizes from white felt.
- Glue the circles together on the front of the stocking.
- Cut out a pointed triangle from orange felt and glue it onto the smallest circle as a nose.
- Draw eyes and mouth with the marker.
- Glue pompoms as buttons onto the medium-sized circle.
- Embroider the arms with black thread and needle.
- Again, make the loop first and glue it to the top of one boot.
- Last but not least, glue the two parts together along the edges.
Strawberry look boots
If their fine motor skills are not yet sufficiently trained to sew by hand, small children can practice cutting with scissors. Felt is a great craft material for this. It is stable, does not fray and is available in many beautiful colors.
Materials needed
Felt (in red, white and green)
Hot glue gun
Scissors
Marker
That's how it works
- Cut out two identical Santa stockings from red felt.
- Draw and cut out several teardrop shapes on white felt.
- Glue the white drops onto the boot as strawberry seeds.
- Cut a 10-12 cm long strip of felt and make a loop for hanging.
- Use the hot glue gun to glue both parts together.
- Shape a piece of green felt like a leaf and glue it to the top of the sock.
With a nature motto
When everything is completely covered in snow in winter, we always look forward to fresh greenery. Have the children cut out leaf shapes, rectangles and circles of different sizes and arrange them on the boot as they wish.
Materials needed
Felt (in different colors)
Hot glue gun
Scissors
Marker
That's how it works
- Draw a stocking on the felt and cut it out.
- Use the first stocking as a template for the second one and cut it out too.
- Now cut out leaves, twigs and berries in the corresponding colors.
- Arrange the cut shapes on the front of the stocking and then glue them with the hot glue gun.
- Make a loop out of felt and fasten it at the top, between the two stockings.
- Then glue both stockings together along the edges.
