Turn Your Garden Shed Into Santa’s Workshop

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Decorate and use your garden shed for crafting and creating this holiday season.

Turn Your Garden Shed Into Santa’s Workshop

The gardening season has wound down and your garden shed is sitting empty and alone. It’s the perfect place to work on Christmas projects for the holidays. With just a little bit of rearranging you can turn your garden shed into Santa’s Workshop.

There are a variety of things you can do in your garden shed if you have some workspace.  All you need is a clear surface on a table or potting bench and a chair for sitting on. Here are four ways to use your garden shed to get ready for Christmas.

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Decorating Santa's Workshop with lanterns and evergreens.

Turn your garden shed into Santa’s Workshop…

Create New Craft Projects

Whether you’re making crafts to decorate your shed and home or to give as gifts, your garden shed is the perfect place to set up for crafting. You can work to your heart’s content and then leave everything out when you’re finished.

How many times have you gotten out your supplies and started working on a project, only to have to put it all away to set the table for dinner? Using your shed allows you to just leave everything out and ready for next time. You can walk away even if you’re in the middle of something and then come back to where you left off.

Setting out supplies for crafting in Santa's Workshop.

Create a Gift Wrapping Station

It’s so nice to be able to have a dedicated area for gift wrapping. A place to keep all the ribbons and bows, name tags and paper supplies set up and ready to use. Then when you need to wrap a present the supplies are ready for you.

Wrapped packages in Santa's Workshop.

A Perfect Place to Store Your Gifts

If you want to keep your gifts out of sight then the garden shed is the perfect place to store Santa’s bounty. This is especially beneficial if you have inquisitive kids and grandkids. They wouldn’t think to look in the garden shed for their presents.

The garden shed is a great place to hide your stash of wrapped packages.

A Great Place for some needed R and R

Set up a hot cocoa bar for your friends and family to gather over the holidays. After you’re done crafting and wrapping it’s time for a little break. So create a snack station where you can take a break from your busy holiday activities. This is a great get-away place when you need some peace and quiet.

A tray of hot cocoa and snacks for Santa while working.

What you’ll need to set up Santa’s Workshop…

Heat

You might need to add in a few amenities to make your garden shed comfortable for working in. Heating your shed is probably most important if you want to work out there. If you have electricity to your shed you could use a free-standing space heater to warm it up. Without electricity you could use a propane/camping style heater. Be sure to not leave any of these heaters unattended to reduce the risk of a fire.

Keep a supply of blankets on hand to stay warm while you’re sitting. And have a sweater or shawl handy to throw on for an extra layer.

Stay warm with a festive plaid blanket.

Supplies

Gather all the supplies and tools you’ll need to set up your Santa’s Workshop. First, decide what you’re going to use your shed for and then gather everything you need. The types of supplies will depend on what you’ll be using your garden shed for. Here are some basic supplies to get started.

For Crafting:

  • Hot glue gun
  • Scissors
  • Cutting mat
  • Regular/Craft glue
  • Decorative paper
  • Pens and pencils
  • Specific craft items

Miscellaneous craft supplies to use while crafting in Santa's Workshop.

For Gift Wrapping:

  • Decorative wrapping paper
  • Scissors
  • Tape dispenser
  • Various types of ribbons
  • Gift tags
  • Embellishments

Wrapping supplies to keep in Santa's Workshop.

For a Hot Cocoa Bar:

  • Thermoses of hot cocoa or coffee
  • Electric pot for hot water
  • Instant cocoa packets
  • Cocoa add-ins such as flavored syrups, candy canes, sprinkles and marshmallows
  • Whipped cream (aerosol can) kept on ice
  • Plate of cookies

A frothy cup of hot cocoa to enjoy after working hard in Santa's Workshop.

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Holiday Cheer

Since this is Santa’s Workshop be sure to add some festive touches to brighten your day as you work. Include some holiday music with a radio or stereo system to get you in the spirit. Add in a tree, garland, ornaments or other decorative touches to make your garden shed sparkle with the Christmas season.

Listen to holiday music while you work on this battery operated radio.

We have so much to do in such a short time. Setting up your work stations will help you to be more efficient. And when you turn your garden shed into Santa’s Workshop, you’ll be spending time in your favorite place. Even though we aren’t gardening right now, spending time in the garden shed keeps you a little closer to the garden and outdoor areas that you love.