Make a Santa Doodle!

What can we use if we don't have a black pen, colored pencils, or stickers?

If you don't have a black pen, trace the lines with a dark pencil or fine-tip marker, use crayons or watercolor paints to color Santa's hat red and cheeks rosy, and glue on cut paper shapes if you don't have stickers.

My big circle for Santa's face or the hat top looks lopsided—how do I fix it?

Draw the big circle and the tall rounded triangle lightly with pencil first and use a cup or lid as a guide for the face, then correct the shapes and only trace with the black pen when you're happy, erasing extra pencil marks gently afterward.

How can I adapt the steps for different ages?

For younger kids, pre-draw the big circle, eyes, and hat brim so they can color and stick decorations, while older kids can add beard texture, shading to the eyes and hat, and tiny festive details before tracing with the black pen.

How can we enhance or personalize our Santa doodle beyond the basic instructions?

Personalize the doodle by adding a patterned hat with markers, gluing glitter onto the fluffy beard and pom-pom, drawing a snowy background or extra characters, and then share the finished Santa on DIY.org.