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Reindeer Paper Craft

Our reindeer craft paper is the perfect festive craft for the holiday season.

The reindeer wears a Santa hat and a beautiful holiday-themed saddle on his back in preparation for the holiday season.

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Create the cutest reindeer you’ve ever laid eyes on with this simple yet fun and exciting craft that keeps the kids engaged in craft fun!

How to make reindeer paper crafts

What you need:

printable template
patterned paper
colored paper (pink, brown, beige, red and white)
drag
pencil
glue
black marker
white fur ball

Step-by-step instructions

Print out the template and grab scissors to start cutting out different shapes of the reindeer and its parts.

Reindeer

Place the cutout of the reindeer on the platform on top of your brown construction paper and trace along that line.

Mane and tail

Place the fur pieces on the beige paper and trace them.

horse saddle

Place the saddle piece on top of the decorative paper and trace it.

Christmas hat

Draw the hat cutting line on the red paper.

Draw the feathers of the hat on a white sheet of paper.

Use glue to join the white parts representing hat feathers with the red parts.

Glue the fur on top of the reindeer.

Ears

Draw or draw a small leaf shape on the pink paper.

Glue the leaf shape to the reindeer’s ear.

Face

Use a black marker to draw the reindeer’s nose, mouth, and eyes.

Hooves

Draw hooves down the bottom of the reindeer’s feet.

Feet

Draw lines for the legs with a black marker.

Continue using the black marker to draw the front leg.

Optionally, you can add a white dot to the reindeer’s black eye for a more realistic look.

Fold the edge of the brown rectangle to highlight.

Now you’ll have an adorable reindeer to put on your coffee table or place anywhere else in your home for the holidays.

Do you like how your reindeer looks?

We definitely do!

Happy holiday!

And have fun crafting!

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