Kids will enjoy making some of Santa’s favorite furry friends with this collection of the best Reindeer Crafts for Christmas.
Check out how cute Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, and the rest of Santa’s gang look with the Best Reindeer Crafts that your kids will love to make this holiday season. The list is sure to surprise you (just like Santa’s list) with a whole bunch of ideas to make reindeer including paper plates, mason jar lids, popsicle sticks, cute food ideas, handprints, footprints, and even slime (because if you have kids, you can’t have a holiday without slime, right!?!) Your kids are sure to love these ideas and so are you.
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19 of the Best Reindeer Crafts for Kids
Each idea features a picture below, followed by a link to the directions. Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!
With paper and a little glue and a reindeer template to make things easy, this craft is sure to be a holiday crowd pleaser.
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Reindeer Craft by A Little Pinch of Perfect
Your little “deer” will look so cute with this Reindeer headband
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Reindeer Headband Craft by Simple Everyday Mom
Serve up some fun with this Easy Peasy Paper Plate Craft.
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Paper Plate Reindeer Craft by Easy Peasy and Fun
Make a reindeer craft that stands and plays for extra fun after craft time is done.
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Printable Accordion Reindeer by Kids Craft Room
These keepsake Rudolph footprints are “toe” cute, hehe.
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Reindeer Footprint Craft by Messy Little Monster
Put on a puppet show with a reindeer craft stick puppet.
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Reindeer Stick Puppets by I Heart Crafty Things
Upcycle lids to make a cute reindeer ornament for the tree.
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Mason Jar Lid Reindeer by Happy Hooligans
I think Santa would approve of this yummy way to make reindeer treats!
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Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats by Crafty Morning
Make a 3D Reindeer Paper Christmas Bauble to decorate this holiday season.
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Paper Reindeer Craft by Red Ted Art
Your child’s Handprints make this reindeer simply adorable!
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Handprint Reindeer and Free Template by A Little Pinch of Perfect
These little reindeer make perfect decorations or bookmarks.
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Popsicle Stick Reindeer by Artsy Craftsy Mom
I love nature crafts like this Twig reindeer because it looks lovely and is an inexpensive idea for the kids to make.
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Twig Reindeer by Fireflies and Mudpies
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Paper Reindeer Craft by Non-Toy Gifts
Here is a different take on a paper plate reindeer craft that has the kids hands all over it, lol.
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Paper Plate Reindeer by Kids Activities Blog
How about some pudding for your little puddin’. Kids could decorate their own for extra fun.
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Pudding Cup Reindeer by Artsy Momma
These fingerprint reindeers look adorable on ornaments or paper!
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Fingerprint Reindeers by The Educators Spin On It
I love how this handprint craft was turned into a card for Christmas.
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Handprint Reindeer by The Best Ideas For Kids
For the kid who likes slime, make this Rudolph inspired slime.
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Rudolph Slime by Little Bins for Little Hands
Let’s wrap things up with these adorable Yarn Wrapped Craft Stick Reindeer.
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Yarn Wrapped Reindeer Ornaments by Buggy and Buddy
