DLTK's Holiday Crafts
SANTA CLAUS BABY FOOD JAR CRAFT

This Santa Claus baby food jar craft is fun to make and has practical uses (as a candy or coin holder).
 

Materials:

• baby food jar (clean)
• red construction paper.
   
• cotton balls or cotton stuffing
• wiggly eyes or home-made paper eyes
• scissors,
• glue 

Instructions:

• Cut a circle out of red construction paper about twice the size of the baby food jar (it doesn't need to be exact).
   
• Put a dot in the center of the circle and cut a slit from one edge right to the dot

• Overlap the edges of the slit to form a cone.
   
• Hold the cone over the baby food jar and adjust it until it just fits over the lid.
   
• Put a small amount of tape or glue to hold (we found tape easier).

• Take cotton balls (or cotton stuffing for pillows) and stretch the cotton out to make a long strip.
   
• Glue the strip to the bottom of the cone.
   
• Glue a small cotton ball circle to the top of the cone.

• Loosen the lid of the baby food jar, but don't remove it.
   
• Put glue on the lid of the baby food jar 
  
• Set the cone on top.  Press lightly to set in the glue.
   
• Put glue on the jar in a U-shape.
   
• Put cotton onto the U-shape (beard and hair.

• Cut a little construction paper nose and mouth (the nose can either be red or black) and glue onto the jar.
   
• Glue on wiggly eyes (or make paper eyes with white paper and a marker).
   
• Fill with coins or candy (it makes a great gift for daddies when filled with Red and Green Smarties!!)