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Cute Santa Claus wall decorations! A collection of perfect ideas for December childcare

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.

As December approaches, the Christmas mood is in the air.

How about making Santa Claus wall decorations and creating fun winter memories with the children? Here, we’ll introduce Santa wall decor you can make using familiar materials like construction paper, lace paper doilies, and paper plates.

Santas with white beards, cute hats, and cheerful expressions will bring a warm, cozy atmosphere to your classroom.

Use your imagination to create a wonderful Christmas space!

Cute Santa Claus wall decorations! A perfect collection of ideas for December childcare (41–50)

[Origami] Plump Santa

[Origami] How to Make a Plump Santa and Reindeer — Drop-Shape Santa Claus and Reindeer Instructions

[Origami] Plump Santa

Many children love cute characters, right? So I’d like to introduce Chubby Santa and Mr.

Reindeer.

These are wall decorations of a Santa Claus and a reindeer made with origami.

Despite the simple construction, you can fully recreate the body.

And because their bodies have a plump, rounded shape, they end up with a cute, laid-back mascot vibe.

Once finished, you can stick them on the wall or hang them up! Making two reindeer should give a nice balance.

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[Origami] Anpanman Santa

[Origami] How to make Anpanman Santa and Baikinman Reindeer

[Origami] Anpanman Santa

Let’s make a Santa themed after Anpanman, a character overwhelmingly popular with children! First, create Anpanman’s entire face out of origami, then layer and glue on the nose and cheek parts.

It’s best to draw the eyes, mouth, and highlights with a pen.

If you’re making Baikinman as well, also start by making the whole face and then layer the parts.

By attaching a Santa hat or reindeer antlers to the top of the face, you’ll have a character perfect for Christmas.

Give it a try and create items that will brighten up your walls and doors!

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[Origami] Santa Claus Carrying a Sack

[Origami] How to make a Santa Claus / Santa Claus instructions

[Origami] Santa Claus Carrying a Sack

How about trying a slightly more challenging origami project? A Santa Claus carrying a sack is a great choice at a moderate difficulty level.

To make it, start by using four sheets of origami paper to fold each part—such as the sack and the hat—individually.

Then combine the parts to complete the Santa Claus.

Because of its complex structure, there are many steps, but the satisfaction when you finish will be that much greater.

By the way, the folding methods for the individual parts are simple, so don’t worry.

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Santa Claus the Scatterbrain

[Wall Decorations] Let’s make three kinds of “Hurried Santa Claus” to go along with the song!

Santa Claus the Scatterbrain

If you want to make a unique Santa wall decoration, how about creating a design inspired by one of the classic Christmas songs, “Awatembō no Santa Claus” (The Hasty Santa Claus)? Using construction paper, you can make scenes like Santa arriving a bit earlier than Christmas Day, or Santa tumbling down the chimney.

Prepare construction paper in the necessary colors for each part, cut them into your preferred shapes, and glue them together.

If you make not just one but several hasty Santas, it will create a lively, festive atmosphere!

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Santa’s teddy bear

[Christmas Decorations] Cute Santa Hat! How to Make a Teddy Bear Paper Fan

Santa’s teddy bear

How about making a Santa, but a bear Santa? A bear’s round, cute face works great as a paper fan.

Prepare two sheets of brown-toned paper to match the bear’s color, accordion-fold each one, and combine them.

Then open it into a circle, add parts like the bear’s eyes and mouth, and top it off with Santa’s hat—that’s it! Even just slipping a little bear Santa in among regular Santas adds a charming accent.

It’s also fun to change the paper colors and try animals other than bears.

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Santa paper fan

[Christmas Decorations] Easy! How to Make a Santa Paper Fan

Santa paper fan

Why not try making a Santa paper fan that creates a three-dimensional beard? First, fold a sheet of white construction paper in half, then fold it back and forth from top to bottom to make an accordion.

Prepare two of these, clip them together, and tie them at the center.

Next, attach the upper facial parts of Santa to the assembled piece, and it’s done.

You can hang it on the wall as is, but it’s also great as an item to decorate a garland or wreath.

Santa is the star of Christmas, so be sure to give this a try.

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Santa Claus delivering presents

Introducing Wall Decoration Workshop “On Christmas Night”! December childcare, kindergarten, school, Santa Claus, reindeer, wall decorations, papercraft.

Santa Claus delivering presents

This is a wall decoration that looks like a scene of Santa Claus delivering presents to children.

The content is simple—you just glue the cut pieces together—but because it depicts many different elements, there are lots of parts, and some ingenuity is needed for the layout.

You can of course make it adorable using only the prepared pieces, but it might also be fun to add new parts using origami and other materials.

Attach the pieces to a large backing sheet and aim for a beautiful finished work that looks like a single picture.

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We carefully selected Santa Claus wall decorations to brighten the nursery room in December, drawing on real-world experience in childcare settings and referencing multiple childcare websites and video platforms. The selection is designed to be not too difficult and to naturally bring smiles to the children’s faces.

Kepiko (10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminder)

Hiyoko-sensei (20 years of experience as a childcare worker / kindergarten teacher)

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