Handprint Reindeer

Toddler, Pre-K, K

While you have the brown paint out and your kids are already messy--try this hand print reindeer as well.

To make this craft you will need:

• Construction paper
• Brown Paint
• One Cute Hand
• Markers for facial features

This one is pretty simple. Paint your child's hand and stamp on the paper. The fingers are the antlers, the palm is the face. Add facial features, or let your child do that part. You don't have to use just markers--I cut out a red nose from scrap construction paper.

Hand & Foot Print Reindeer

Toddler, Pre-K, K

Get the brown paint out and get messy...and have fun!

To make this craft you will need:

• Construction Paper
  
• Brown paint
• One cute foot
• Two cute hands
• Markers for facial features

Paint your child's foot first and stamp it on the paper. Now, paint their hands (one at a time I suggest ;) and have them stamp on the reindeer's antlers.

Let the reindeer dry and add facial features, your child's name and the date!

Reindeer Hat

Toddler, Pre-K, K

Isn't this cute?!

To make this craft you will need:

• Brown construction paper
• Black Construction paper
• Markers (or paper scraps)
  
• Stapler

Trace your child's hands on the black construction paper and cut them out.

Cut two long strips from the brown construction paper to make the hat band.

Glue or staple the hands to the brown band for antlers. Add facial features and wrap the band around your child's head and mark where you need to staple.

Remove and staple, then place reindeer hat on your super cute child's head.

Mommy Note--this one would be super cute with a red pom-pom, which was used in the original idea--so if you have some (I didn't) add it on! :)

Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet

(make for) Toddler , Pre-K, K

My toddler has laughed and cackled all day with this craft. He will put it on his hand--but wants mommy to do it instead since I can make the mouth move better.

To make this craft you will need

• 1 brown paper bag
• Brown or black construction paper
• Markers, crayons, or paper scraps
• Glue Stick

I am going to post the instructions I used from Enchanted Learning's website--because it makes it simpler. (click to enlarge)

Popscicle Stick Reindeer

Toddler, Pre-K, K

A super simple and fun holiday craft for kids of any age.

To make this craft you will need:

• 3 Popsicle Sticks
• White Glue (do NOT try glue stick!)
• 1 brown pipe cleaner (cut in half)
• Red pom pom or felt cut out circle, or even construction paper circle cut out
• Googly eyes

So my kids are little and like to make reindeer look like Rudolph. You could do the craft with a brown or black nose as well. I did try and change it up a little at least one of the reindeer crafts they made today was a "traditional" looking one ;)

Make the letter "A" out of your Popsicle sticks by gluing them together. Now the best thing to do is let it dry--but my kids wouldn't have any of that, so you may have to re-glue before all is said and done.

Add your googly eyes, your red nose, and then bend one half of the pipe cleaner on each side of the top of the head and twist together. This is the hardest part if you haven't wait for the face to dry. But, mommy managed (and re-glued!)

If I had magnet pieces I think this would make the cutest magnet to hold up Christmas themed school work!

Reindeer Crossing

So, this week's theme was supposed to be "North Pole," which included reindeer, polar bears and penguins. But, since my first grader was out of school due to snow we kind of made it a reindeer day today.

So, enjoy the next several reindeer crafts and try some out with your kids!