This cardboard reindeer craft is super festive, perfect for Christmas, adorable and easy! This cardboard reindeer craft if perfect for kids of all ages, including preschoolers and kindergarten kids as well as older kids. Making a reindeer out of cardboard and clothes pins is a great Christmas craft at home or in the classroom!
Easy Cardboard Reindeer Craft
I just ADORE crafting at Christmas time! 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 reindeer craft! Make all eight reindeer – Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolf of course.
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Supplies Needed for Cardboard Reindeer Craft
- Cardboard
- Wooden clothespins
- Piece of ribbon
- Glitter
- Paint
- Black sharpie
How To Make This Festive Adorable Cardboard Reindeer Craft
Step 1
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)
Step 4
Brush the sides of the clothespins with craft glue and sprinkle on some glitter. Leave aside to dry.
Step 5
Then just sit the cardboard body onto the peg legs and tie a pretty ribbon around the reindeer’s neck.
Voila, one pretty reindeer to make the holidays even sweeter xx
Christmas Crafts For Kids: Simple Cardboard Reindeer
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
- Start by cutting the reindeer body out of thick cardboard.
- With a brush or some cotton buds dot some polka dots along the reindeer’s body.
- Use your black marker to draw on the eyelashes and nose.
- Brush the sides of the clothespins with craft glue and sprinkle on some glitter.
- Leave aside to dry.
- Then just sit the cardboard body onto the peg legs and tie a pretty ribbon around the reindeer’s neck.
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- These DIY reindeer treat bags are so easy to make.
- Make a toilet roll reindeer 3 different ways!
Psst… Show your kids this Santa Livestream from the North Pole so they can see Santa’s Reindeer!
How did your easy reindeer craft turn out?
Where is the pattern?
Hi, Judy! There isn’t a pattern for this. You just draw it, freehand on cardboard before cutting it out.
This is the cutest Christmas craft around.