Circle of Eight Santa Faces Christmas Mandala

Eight smiling Santa faces sit in a ring around a small octagon in the middle of this round mandala. Each Santa wears a pointed hat with a pom-pom on the tip, a wide brim and a little star near the brim. Every face has curly outlined hair, a mustache and a beard. Thin double bars run from the center octagon out to each Santa, like spokes on a wheel. Behind them are two octagon outlines, and a big circle frames the whole design. The shapes are mostly medium to large, so younger kids can manage them, while the curly beards add detail for older kids. Try coloring the hats in a repeating pattern, such as red, green, red, green, around the circle, then talk about symmetry by checking that opposite Santas match.