St. Nicholas boots are an important part of the run-up to Christmas, especially on St. Nicholas Day. Full of anticipation, the children take out their boots, place them by the fireplace or under the Christmas tree and look forward to the sweets that await them on the morning of St. Nicholas Day. Instead of using your own boots, you can also make festive Santa boots for your children. They can be designed with very little material and also fit perfectly with Christmas decorations. In this article you will find creative ideas from various materials for making your own Santa boots, which you can also make with children.
the tradition
According to tradition, children clean their boots on the evening of December 5th, then leave them in front of the door and wait for Santa Claus to fill the boots with sweets, fruit and nuts. Instead of your own boots, handmade Santa Claus boots are increasingly being made and used for customs. Sometimes Christmas stockings are used instead of boots and placed either by the fireplace or on the wall.
Festive Christmas boots made from paper mache
A great Santa boot to fill with sweets orsmall giftscan be made from papier-mâché. A child's rubber boot is used as a template and pasted with newspaper. You can cut out a piece of corrugated cardboard as a shoe sole instead of making the entire Santa boot out of papier-mâché.
You can find a complete one hereInstructions for making Santa Clausboots. When the papier-mâché boot is finished and dry, it can be painted with red acrylic paint and decorated with white polka dots. As further decoration, you can attach some pine greenery and a few pine cones with the hot glue gun. Now the Christmas boot made of paper mache can be placed in front of the door or under the Christmas tree and filled with sweets.
Made from old rubber boots
You can create festive Christmas boots by sprucing up an old pair of children's boots. You also need white acrylic paint, glue and tissue paper with a pattern. This way you can reuse the children's old boots instead of throwing them away and oneMake cool Christmas decorations yourself.
as decoration
The version made from old rubber boots can be left in front of the door and filled with sweets. They can also be used as Christmas decorations for the home. For this purpose, you can decorate the Santa boots you made and place them next to the fireplace or under the Christmas tree.
Spice up rubber boots
If you would like to make a glittering Christmas decoration yourself, you can decorate the rubber boots with glitter instead of tissue paper. First wash the rubber boots well, then let them dry well and paint them with red paint. Paint the boots with Mod Podge and sprinkle with glitter. Design the upper part of the boots with white fabric and the glitter Santa boots are ready.
Sewing pattern for fabric Christmas boots
You can also make Christmas boots out of felt or another fabric with or without sewing. You can find a pattern online or make one yourself out of paper. Cut two pieces of felt that are larger than your template. Then place the pattern on top and secure with pins. Now you can cut out the fabric according to the pattern and remove the template.
If you want to make the Christmas boots instead of sewing them, you can attach the two parts of the fabric with hot glue. After the drying time, turn the inside out and decorate the boot with decorations of your choice.
You can also make festive versions made of fabric with children and decorate them as you wish. You can make different designs with different patterns such as polka dots, stripes and even names. You can also sew or glue colorful applications with reindeer, snowflakes and other Christmas motifs and spice up the Santa boots especially for the children.
In recent years, many families have decided to sew Santa boots out of fabric and hang them over the fireplace. This tradition comes from America but is already very popular worldwide. Santa's boots, also known as Christmas stockings, are also filled with sweets and gifts. If you would like to sew these Christmas boots yourself, you will find sewing instructions at the end of the article.
Colorful Christmas decorations give your home a festive Christmas atmosphere and prepare the whole family for the popular Christmas season. If you sew several boots, they can be used to make beautiful garlands as wall decorations for Christmas. Instead of the classic red color, you can choose fabrics in different colors and with fun patterns and sew small and large Christmas stockings from them.
from napkins
At Christmas, the whole family gathers around the table to enjoy Christmas dinner together. The table should be decorated appropriately for this occasion, for example with small Christmas decorations and Christmas candles. Another great idea would be to fold and decorate the napkins like Santa boots. Below you will find a video instruction on how to fold a Santa boot from a paper napkin.
Christmas decorations shouldn't always be made in red, white and green. For a modern interior, you can make or sew modern Santa boots. Neutral colors such as beige, gray and white are perfect for this. You can make Santa boots and stockings out of a jute sackMake a jute bagand decorate with wooden Christmas decorations.
Have you already made Santa's boots, but are still wondering about a suitable filling for St. Nicholas Day? The classic variant is to put sweets such as chocolate, pralines, wine gums and waffles, which are always well received by young and old. The chocolate Santa Claus should definitely not be missing because it is intended precisely for St. Nicholas Day. Winter fruit and various nuts also fit in Santa's boots. Vouchers are the best gifts for the boots, but small accessories or something homemade are also fine.
Alternatively, you can also make this out of paper. For this DIY project you will need a square-shaped piece of paper with a matching pattern, tape and of course candy to fill the boots.
Follow the instructions shown and you will create a cute Santa boot that is perfect for St. Nicholas Day. To make the boot more personal, you can make names out of paper and stick them on the upper part. Finally, the Santa boot is filled and placed under the Christmas tree.
* Sewing simple Santa boots – instructionshere.
