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Santa Footprints

It’s aaalllllmost Christmas, which means that the final details for the big fun day (and evening before) are getting taken care of. Have you ever made Santa Footprints before? If you haven’t, you still have time! You probably already have everything you need for the last-minute Christmas idea and it is SO worth doing because the end result is ADORABLE! Best of all, it takes seconds to do and just a minute to clean up.

Santa Footprints - how to make Santa's footprints using baking soda for Christmas. ADORABLE! It takes seconds to do and just a minute to clean up.

I had to set this up without my kids home in order to capture these photos, so please ignore the lack of presents from Santa under the tree:) I want to surprise them on Christmas morning! Watch how I make them!

What are Santa’s Footprints Made Out of?

  • Paper (construction or card stock is best, but regular paper works too). Don’t have paper? Use cardboard!
  • Baking soda
  • Scissors
  • Sandals (or a pair of shoes that fit on the paper)
  • Pencil
  • Vacuum cleaner
    How to make Santa's footprints using Baking Soda

How to Make Santa’s Footprints

Place sandals or shoes on top of the paper. Trace around the shoes with a pencil
How to make Santa's footprints for Christmas

Cut out the shoe shapes to make a shoe stencil Placing the shoes on a pathway to the tree (from the fireplace, if possible), sprinkle a little bit of baking soda on top of the shoe stencils one by one. Lift up the stencil, revealing a perfect footprint then repeat the pattern.
Making Santa footprints for Christmas!

Surprise your kids with a magical “Santa footprint” path up to the Christmas tree! You can even have him stop at the cookies the kids left out:) Clean up with a vacuum cleaner. BONUS: Baking soda is great for carpet and also deodorizes, which makes it perfect for this craft!
How to make Santa's snow footprints on carpet or hardwood floor. SO EASY!

Merry Christmas!

Santa Footprints - how to make Santa's footprints using baking soda for Christmas. ADORABLE! It takes seconds to do and just a minute to clean up.

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Kelly Dixon

Welcome to Smart School House! I’m so glad you are here! I’m Kelly Dixon and my website is designed to inspire your creative side. I hope you visit us here often!


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  1. I had actually taken a pair of my boots and took a wet paper towel wet the bottom of my boots with the paper towel then sprinkled baby powder on the bottom of the boots and left the footprints on the floor