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Reindeer Christmas Card With FREE Template

Christmas is a great excuse to make something handmade and personalized with the kids! This Christmas reindeer card will take any gift to the next level!

We love creating reindeer crafts for kids, but this is one of our favorites for gift giving.

Grandma and Grandpa will especially love receiving this cute little reindeer made by their angel grandchild.

And, with a little time and creativity, it’s super simple to make!

We’re providing you with a free printable template, so you won’t have to do any hard work. Just download it, print it, and get crafting some cute holiday cards.

This reindeer Christmas card craft is ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary-aged children. Watch our quick video below to see this craft in action.

Reindeer Christmas Card Craft

reindeer kids' craft image collage with the words reindeer Christmas card

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Supplies

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this reindeer card to life!

hands holding reindeer Christmas card template

First, guide your child to take the reindeer head page and fold along the dashed lines. Cut out the reindeer head, but do not cut along the top, flat part of the head. This is the fold line of the card.

hands cutting out reindeer Christmas card

Place the eyes on the front of the card, about 1.5″ from the bottom of the head, and glue in the middle.

hand gluing eyes to reindeer Christmas card

Next, help your child place the mouth area on the card, overlapping the eyes slightly. Glue in place.

hand gluing mouth to reindeer Christmas card

Take the reindeer’s black or red nose and glue it just above the mouthline.

hand gluing nose to reindeer Christmas card

Glue the reindeer’s antlers to the top of the folded part of the card in the middle of the head.

hand gluing antlers to reindeer Christmas card

Complete the reindeer’s ears by gluing the inner ear to the outer ear. Once the ears are finished, glue them to the back and side of the card.

*Make sure you leave enough space for the antlers to fit between the ears. If you don’t, the card won’t open properly.*

hand gluing inner ear to outer ear of reindeer Christmas card
hand gluing ear to reindeer Christmas card

Finally, encourage your child to open up and write a message inside the card. 

hand writing message inside reindeer Christmas card

Be sure to check out our Christmas crafts while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!

Hand holding finished example of the Christmas Reindeer Card

At Home Christmas Camp Ideas

Lately, we’ve been receiving many emails from readers who want to make this Christmas even more special than other years. We get that and want to help you have a festive holiday loaded with fun and goodness!

To do that, we’re sharing some of our favorite crafts, activities, and printables to keep your child learning, having fun, and staying engaged.

Two finished example of the Christmas Reindeer Card

Christmas Picture Books For Kids

Below are some of the top Christmas books to read to your kids!

Dasher: This wonderfully illustrated Christmas book for kids gives you the back story on one of Santa’s favorite reindeer, Dasher! Girls will especially love to read this since Dasher is a girl.

Construction Site On Christmas Night: Fans of the fun characters of the construction site books have to add this Christmas-themed story to their collection. See how the trucks get ready for Christmas!

How To Catch An Elf: Kids everywhere love the silliness of this Christmas story. The rhymes and the illustrations will draw the kids in as well. This is a Christmas book kids will want to read every year!

Finished example of the Christmas Reindeer Card

Christmas Craft Ideas

We love crafts not only because they’re fun and a great way to create special memories with your child but also because they help kids gain confidence, master new skills like using scissors, and learn to follow directions.

Remember, while your child is having fun, they also learn valuable lessons—check out our popular Christmas craft ideas below!

Handprint Reindeer Craft – The holiday season is a wonderful time of year to get crafty with your kids! One of our favorite holiday crafts is this handprint reindeer. Not only is it super cute, but it’s also easy to make and doesn’t require messy paint.

Buddy The Elf Photo Craft – Get your kids in the holiday spirit with this Buddy the Elf craft! They’ll love turning themselves into one of Santa’s elves, and you’ll love how easy it is to create.

Simply print out the free template, have your child color it in, and then glue their photo on it. It would also make the perfect gift for a family member or friend!

Collage image of the Christmas Craft Ideas

Grinch Headband Craft– This DIY Grinch craft is perfect for getting into the Christmas spirit. And the best part is, it’s made from paper! Just print out the free template, grab some colored pencils or markers, and you’re all set. You can also have the kids make it from colored paper.

Gingerbread Man Paper Bag Craft – This gingerbread man paper bag puppet is such a fun pretend play activity for kids! It’s also a great way to incorporate some fine motor skills practice. Have your child cut out the gingerbread man’s features and glue them onto the paper bag.

Christmas Printables For Kids

These Christmas do a dot printables are a great idea for preschool and kindergarten children. Not only will kids get to use dot markers (which they all love!), but they’ll also be working on things like letter recognition, fine motor skills, patterns, and counting.

two reindeer Christmas cards

Another fun option are these Christmas I Spy printables. They’re great for taking on the go to church, the doctor’s office, or anywhere your kiddo has to wait. Just print, laminate, and bring a dry erase marker with you!

If you’re a teacher or planning a Christmas party with many young children, these Christmas bingo printables are awesome! There are 30 unique bingo cards that’re so cute and festive too!

Collage image of the Christmas Printables For Kids

This Christmas matching game is fun for older toddlers and preschoolers alike. It helps kids learn to take turns and practice visual discrimination.

reindeer Christmas card

Finally, if your children love to color, they’ll have a blast using these Christmas color-by-number printables. Not only are they fun to use, but they’ll also help kids practice number recognition and fine motor skills.

Share With Us

Did you make this project with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

hand holding reindeer Christmas card

Christmas Reindeer Card Craft

Prep Time: 7 minutes
Active Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Make any gift even more special when you attach this Christmas reindeer card to it!

Materials

  • Colored card stock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Reindeer card template

Instructions

  1. Download the Reindeer card template, print, and cut out all the pieces you need.
  2. Begin by taking the reindeer head page and fold along the dashed lines. Cut out the reindeer head, but do not cut along the top, flat part of the head. This is the fold line of the card.
  3. Place the eyes about 1.5" from the bottom of the head and glue in the middle.
  4. Next, place the mouth area on top of the card, overlapping the eyes a little. Glue in place.
  5. Take the reindeer's black or red nose and glue it just above the mouthline.
  6. Glue the antlers to the top of the card, in the middle of the head.
  7. Complete the reindeer's ears by gluing the inner ear to the outer ear. Once the ears are finished, glue them to the back and side of the card. *Make sure you leave enough space for the antlers to fit between the ears. If you don't, the card won't open properly.
  8. Finish off by opening up and writing a message inside of the card.

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FRANCA

Friday 27th of December 2024

non trovo il modello stampabile della renna

Kamille - Community Support Assistant

Saturday 28th of December 2024

Hi! To get the template, click the “Click To Unlock!” button on the image at the end of the post, sign up or log in to your free SEM+ account, and then click the unlocked image to go to the download page.

kris

Tuesday 17th of December 2024

free tempate please

Sam

Tuesday 17th of December 2024

Of course! To get the template, click the “Click To Unlock!” button on the image at the end of the post, sign up or log in to your free SEM+ account, and then click the unlocked image to go to the download page.

Kate

Monday 16th of December 2024

Great idea!

Sam

Tuesday 17th of December 2024

Appreciate the kind words!

Sonia

Monday 16th of December 2024

Reindeer Christmas Card with FREE Template

Sam

Tuesday 17th of December 2024

Hi! To get the template, click the “Click To Unlock!” button on the image at the end of the post, sign up or log in to your free SEM+ account, and then click the unlocked image to go to the download page.

eleni

Tuesday 10th of December 2024

Excellent idea for a card,

Sam

Tuesday 10th of December 2024

Thank you! So happy you think it’s a great idea for a card!

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