Cone Santa

A Santa 4⅜ in tall: his coat is a paper cone, and his head with the hat and beard is made of two halves. Next to him stands a gift with a yellow bow.

• Easy
• 11 cm tall
• 3 pieces
• 1 Letter sheet

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 5939

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Coat: outline. Trace the solid line: the two straight sides from the pointed corner and the arc at the bottom. You'll cut along it.
2. Coat: drawing. Trace the drawing with thin lines. Three more lines: along the right straight edge, the edge of the glue strip (don’t color the strip); near the sharp corner, a short arc, the neck line; and on the side, a short straight line, the mark: you’ll glue the tab to it.
3. Head and gift: outlines. Trace 2 pieces with a solid line: the head and the gift. You’ll cut along these lines.
4. Head and gift: folds. Draw a dashed line across the top of the head — the head will be folded in half along it — and a line on the gift. Don’t cut along dashed lines.
5. Head and gift: drawing. Copy the drawing with thin lines: the picture on the screen is your guide. It doesn't have to be exact to the millimeter.

Color

6. Color: coat. Coat and sleeves — red; leave the fur at the hem, the strip down the front and the cuffs white. Belt, buttons and mittens — black, buckle — yellow. Go over the drawing lines with black.
7. Color: head and gift. Hat — red; leave the trim, the pom-pom, the mustache and the beard white. Face — skin tone, nose and cheeks — pink. Gift — green, ribbon and bow — yellow; leave the gift’s tab white — it will lie on the white fur. Go over the drawing lines with black.

Cut

8. Cut out: coat. Cut out the coat along the outline: cut the straight sides in one motion, and turn the sheet as you cut the arc.
9. Cut out: head and gift — 2 pcs. Cut out the head in one piece — face and back together; don’t cut along the dashed line on top. Cut out the gift together with its tab.
10. Color the back. Flip the gift face down and color the back: the whole gift green, tab included. The drawing shows through a little — follow it.

Glue

11. Roll the coat. Apply glue to the narrow strip along the right edge. Roll the piece into a cone with the drawing facing out and lay the left edge over the strip up to the line: the bottom should become an even circle. Press the seam.
12. Head on top. Flatten the top of the coat with your fingers down to the neck line — the seam goes at the back. Lay the head face down, unfolded, and apply glue to the whole back side. Place the flattened top on the half with the face — the neck line along the bottom edge of the head — and cover it with the back of the head, folding along the dashed line. Hold for 20–30 seconds.

Assemble

13. Gift. Fold the gift’s tab back along the dashed line, apply glue to it, and press it to the right side of the coat at the hem: the gift stands on the table next to Santa. The fold goes at the mark on the side. Hold for 20–30 seconds until the glue sets.

Done. Santa is done: he stands in his red coat and pom-pom hat, with a gift by his hem. Put him under the tree or on a shelf — or make a whole crew for the holidays.

Make it with your phone camera

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