Father Christmas Stuck in the Chimney

To make a Santa Claus, you will need:
 

- A wooden board measuring 20 x 10 cm

- A plastic pot with a diameter of 7.5 cm

- Three polystyrene balls (2 x diameter 3 cm and 1 x diameter 7 cm)

- Four chenille stems, two red and two white

- Wooden letters spelling "XMAS"

- Red ribbon

- Red paint and a brush

- Relief paste

- A plastic spatula

- Yellow, black, and white paint markers

Paint the polystyrene ball with a diameter of 7 cm in red and the two with a diameter of 3 cm in black.

Tip: stick the balls on wooden skewers to paint without getting your fingers dirty!

Let dry for 20 minutes.

Using a white paint marker, draw rectangles arranged like bricks on the plastic pot.

Once the Ø 7 cm ball is dry, draw a belt with black and yellow paint markers.

Wrap two red chenille stems, 30 cm long, around a brush to create Santa Claus's legs.

Cut a white chenille into two pieces, then wrap these two pieces around the red chenilles.

Insert the caterpillars (white side) into the small black balls to form the feet of Santa Claus.

Then insert the 2 legs into the large polystyrene ball.

Wrap a white caterpillar around Santa Claus's legs.

Cover the wooden board with relief paste using a spatula (to create textures).

Tip: apply a good thickness to achieve a snow effect.

Without delay, position the plastic pot, the letters "NOËL", and a piece of ribbon 20 cm long as shown in the photo.

Then add relief paste to both ends of the plastic pot.

As the paste dries, it will "stick" all these elements together.

Cut the excess ribbon.

Finally, position Santa Claus's body in the plastic pot.