Christmas Crafts For Kids: Simple Cardboard Reindeer

This cardboard reindeer craft is super festive, perfect for Christmas, and adorable! This cardboard reindeer craft if perfect for kids of all ages, particularly preschoolers and kindergarten kids as well as bigger kids. This is a great craft for at home or in the classroom!

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Cardboard Reindeer Craft

I just ADORE crafting at this time of year! The lead up, the holidays and the weeks after are some of the most blissful for children…. and grown ups. Christmas Crafts For Kids don’t come much cuter than this simple cardboard and clothespin reindeer – fun to make and fun to talk to.

Don’t just make one, make all eight – Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolf of course.

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Supplies Needed To Make This Super Adorable Cardboard Reindeer Craft

Here’s all you need to make:

How To Make This Festive Adorable Cardboard Reindeer Craft

Step 1

Start by cutting the reindeer body out of thick cardboard.

christmas crafts for kids - step 1 - cut the reindeer body out of thick cardboard
Start by cutting the reindeer body out of thick cardboard.

Step 2

With a brush or some cotton buds dot some polka dots along the reindeer’s body.

Step 3

Use your black marker to draw on the eyelashes and nose. (enlarge and print this photo to use as a cutting template if you want)

Christmas crafts for kids - step 3 - Add a pattern on it, eye lashes, and even a nose!
Add a pattern on it, eye lashes, and even a nose!

Step 4

Brush the sides of the clothespins with craft glue and sprinkle on some glitter. Leave aside to dry.

Christmas crafts for kids - step 4 - Add glue to both sides of the clothespins and then add glitter!
Add glue to both sides of the clothespins and then add glitter!

Step 5

Then just sit the cardboard body onto the peg legs and tie a pretty ribbon around the reindeer’s neck.

Christmas crafts for kids - step 5- Put the clothes pins on the cardboard and add a ribbon!
Put the clothes pins on the cardboard and add a ribbon!

Voila, one pretty reindeer to make the holidays even sweeter xx

Christmas Crafts For Kids: Simple Cardboard Reindeer

christmas crafts for kids

This cardboard reindeer craft is the perfect Christmas craft! It's colorful, fun, cute, sparkly! Perfect for kids of all ages.

Materials

  • Cardboard
  • Wooden clothespins
  • Piece of ribbon
  • Glitter
  • Paint
  • Black sharpie.

Instructions

  1. Start by cutting the reindeer body out of thick cardboard.
  2. With a brush or some cotton buds dot some polka dots along the reindeer’s body.
  3. Use your black marker to draw on the eyelashes and nose.
  4. Brush the sides of the clothespins with craft glue and sprinkle on some glitter.
  5. Leave aside to dry.
  6. Then just sit the cardboard body onto the peg legs and tie a pretty ribbon around the reindeer’s neck.

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