Eco-Friendly Christmas Craft: Egg Carton Santa Puppet for Kids!

Egg carton Santa Puppet for kids recycled Christmas craft! Have you ever tried crafting finger puppets using an empty egg carton? They’re a fun and eco-friendly Christmas craft activity for the whole family. The pyramid shapes of an egg carton are just the right size for crafting adorable puppets that can easily slip onto your fingers. Start collecting and recycling those empty egg cartons and prepare for a simple and enjoyable Christmas craft. You can turn your colorful recycled Santa puppets into Christmas tree ornaments.

DIY Santa puppets for kids, recycled egg carton Christmas craft!

DIY Santa puppet for kids

This project is perfect for anyone looking for a recycled craft idea for Christmas. You’ll only need a few basic supplies, which you probably already have at home. So, get ready to unleash your creativity and celebrate the festive season!

By using this site, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use. This article contains affiliate links. Please read our full disclosure here.

: Egg carton Santa Puppet

: Colorful Santa finger puppets

DIY Santa Puppet Craft Supplies:

Egg cartón box or seed trays
Paint: we use acrylic paint from Amsterdam Acrylics, but tempera paint works as well
Round cotton pad for the beard
Little bead for the nose (optional)
Little googly eyes (optional)
White little pom pom for Santa´s hat (optional)
White stroke of felt fabric or cotton
Skin-colored paper or cardstock
Scissors
Glue

Recycled egg carton Christmas puppet craft for kids

Recycled egg carton puppets

Craft instructions for DIY Christmas finger puppets

Step 1: Gather the craft supplies above. Start with your egg carton and cut out the recycled egg carton triangle shapes (see picture B). Next, make your triangle shapes nice and even from the bottom side so they fit your fingers perfectly and can be turned into Christmas finger puppets.

Step 2: Color the egg carton triangles with the color you want for your Santa. We made five Santa puppets using green, pink, red, blue, and yellow. You can paint the cardboard using an old cleaning sponge and acrylic paint. Alternatively, tempera paint is also safe for children. Allow the paint to dry.

Cut Santa’s beard from a cotton pad

Step 3: Next, we will cut a beard for Santa from a cotton pad. Cut the cotton pad into a moon shape (see picture E). Pull the top layer from your cotton pad so your cotton is nice and fluffy (see picture F). Glue the moon-shaped cotton pad around your egg carton triangle, as shown in picture G.

Step 4: Cut a small circle from any skin-colored material to create Santa’s face. Then, cut a straight piece from the top so it doesn’t block Santa’s hat (refer to picture H). Glue the circle onto the egg-carton pyramid.

Step 5: Glue two small googly eyes onto Santa’s face and add a small bead for the nose. You can draw the face with a fine liner or marker if you don’t have beads and googly eyes.

Christmas Puppets for Kids

Step 6: Cut a white strip from a piece of cotton or felt fabric to create the border of Santa’s hat, then glue this around the pyramid. This will make your egg carton pyramid look like Santa’s hat. See picture I.

Step 7: To finish, you can glue a pom-pom on top, as shown in picture K. Your Santa finger puppet is complete – great job! You can make multiple Santa puppets in different colors or make one of these fun Christmas puppets that will go well with your Santa puppet!

Egg carton Santa craft Christmas

For more information about our favorite craft supplies and stores, Check out the blog post favorites. And be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for step-by-step craft instructions!