During the Christmas and Holiday season, we encounter many winter characters such as Santa Claus and his elves. I used and still use art as a way to keep my kids busy. When their eczema was really bad during their younger years, I used to look up characters and cartoon figures for them to draw and color. I started to make my own versions for them because some of the versions online were too difficult for them to follow. They were geared for adults and older children. I hope this helps you and your family as I show you an easy way on how to draw Santa Claus step by step.

how to draw santa claus

How to Draw Santa Clause

Materials Needed

  • paper
  • pen or pencil
  • optional- printable at bottom of page

Step 1

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Start with the eyes, nose and mustache. You can draw dots for the eyes or you can draw them like in the cartoons with black in the middle and white on the outside.

Step 2

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Start drawing the face and bottom part of Santa's hat

Step 3

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Finish drawing Santa's hat. You can finish a cotton ball at the tip of his hat.

Step 4

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Now let's give Santa a nice beard and smile. His face is starting to show!

Step 5

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Draw his body with his arms and legs at the side. Try to make it symmetrical as possible. This is not easy, but you can do it! 🙂

Step 6

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Finally, let's give Santa Claus a belt so his clothes can stay up.

Click here for a printable guide of how to draw Santa Claus!

Great job! You did it! Santa's ready to start working and giving presents! You can color Santa if you like or let him be.

Post your drawings of Santa! Share your wonderful art work. I hope this helps you on how to draw Santa Claus. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to you and your family!