This Christmas, make this cute handprint reindeer craft with the kids!
Christmastime is nearly here and we’re ready to celebrate with tons of reindeer crafts for kids!
Kids love making handprint crafts and since Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer is one of the most iconic characters of the Christmas season we knew we needed to start with him.
This craft is perfect for young kids of all ages from toddlers to preschoolers to elementary aged children. It’s also super simple and uses common supplies like card stock, glue and craft punches.
If you’re looking for a fun and easy Christmas craft for kids, read on below to see how easy it is to make this craft with your family.
Reindeer Handprint Craft
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Handprint crafts are some of our favorite crafts to make at our house..
Kids love to see their hands magically transform into a cool new art project and parents love to have a way to preserve those little handprints for the future!
This Christmas handprint craft is great because it doesn’t use paint so you don’t have to worry about making a mess.
Reindeer Craft Supplies
- Colored paper or cardstock (red, dark brown, light brown, pink)
- White cardstock
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Reindeer template (enter email in the form for download link)
- Pencil
Directions
Print out reindeer template on white cardstock, trace onto the colored paper and cut out all the pieces. If you’re making this craft with several children, print the 2nd template out on the coordinating colored paper and skip the tracing!
Begin making the reindeer head by gluing the inner ears in the middle of the reindeer ears.
Next, glue the eyes to the center of the reindeer head.
Glue the big, red nose just below the eyes, near the bottom of the head.
Place the small pink cheeks on either side of the nose, by the bottom of the eyes and glue in place.
If using, glue the small brown eyebrows just about the eyes.
Trace your child’s hand onto the dark brown paper two times and cut each handprint out.
Add glue to the bottom of the child’s handprints and glue behind the reindeers head, with each hand slightly angled outward.
That’s it!
If you’d like, you can also draw on a smile with a marker under Rudolph’s nose.
Loved this craft? Then you’ll also love making this reindeer headband craft for kids!
Rudolph Handprint Craft For Classrooms
This reindeer paper craft is pretty simple, but if you’re working with young kids like preschoolers and prek kids there are a few adaptations you can make to help things go smoothly.
My number one recommendation when working with several small children is to have all the shapes precut ahead of time. If all your pieces are ready to go when the children start, it’ll be much easier to show the kids where to glue all the pieces.
If you have toddlers (or lots of children) you could even have the entire reindeer face preassembled and glued together. Then all the kids would have to do is trace their hand, cut it out and glue it on to the head.
Do keep in mind that if the children aren’t able to cut out their handprints, they’ll need some adult help with that part as well.
Another option to simplify this craft even more is to use the handprint antlers, but then have the kids draw on all the other pieces. This way there’s not additional cutting needed or glue. Just set out some markers and let them go to town!
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Don’t forget to enter your email in the form below to have the reindeer template link emailed directly to you.
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Handprint Reindeer Craft
Make this cute and easy handprint reindeer craft with the kids this Christmas season!
Materials
- Colored paper or cardstock (red, dark brown, light brown, pink)
- White cardstock
- Glue stick
- Reindeer template (enter email in form for download link)
Tools
- Scissors
- Pencil
Instructions
- Print out reindeer template on white cardstock, trace onto the colored paper and cut out all the pieces. If you're making this craft with several children, print the 2nd template out on the coordinating colored paper and skip the tracing!
- Begin making the reindeer head by gluing the inner ears in the middle of the reindeer ears.
- Next, glue the eyes to the center of the reindeer head.
- Glue the big, red nose just below the eyes, near the bottom of the head.
- Place the small pink cheeks on either side of the nose, by the bottom of the eyes and glue in place.
- If using, glue the small brown eyebrows just about the eyes.
- Trace your child’s hand onto the dark brown paper two times and cut each handprint out.
- Add glue to the bottom of the child's handprints and glue behind the reindeers head, with each hand slightly angled outward.
would love to make your reindeer for my christmas class project 🙂 its so cute!!1
Oh good! Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂
I can’t download the reindeer
Uh oh, sorry! What’s happening?
Would love to do this craft with my grandkids
So glad! I hope you guys have fun!!
This is a great idea ! Thank you for sharing ?
Thank you for the kind words!! Hope you have fun making them!
Sorry, you’re running into troubles! I emailed it to you directly, so you should have it now. Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
dommage impossible a obtenir le gabarit 🙁 sinon belle idée 😉
Sorry you’re running into problems. I’ve emailed the PDF to you directly. Hope you have fun 🙂
merci de m’avoir répondu malheureusement j ai rien reçu 🙁
Hmm, that’s strange. Can you email me directly at sam@simpleeverydaymom.com? That way I can make sure it gets sent to your email.
d’accord je viens de le faire MERCI
bjr j ai reçu merci trop contente 🙂 🙂
bonjour j ai rien reçu 🙁
I love this idea! Where do I submit my email for the template download?
Just in the form at the end of this post 🙂
I’m not seeing the form. All that there is a place to leave comments. Maybe I’m missing something?
looks like fun
I hope it is for you guys!
cant wait to use this for our memory books!!! great craft, thank you!
this is a awesome craft for my 4 and yr olds
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Entrez simplement votre email dans le formulaire en bas de la page et il vous sera envoyé 🙂
I would love to do this reindeer project with my students.
I hope you guys love it!
How adorable! Thank you and Happy Holidays.
You’re welcome! Merry Christmas 🙂
this looks like something my kids would love
Good! I hope you guys enjoy 🙂
that is so cute
Will suggest this craft for our high school’s Christmas party for inner city kids. Thank you!
Of course 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I have made a hand print ornament the last 2 years with my granddaughter for the other grandparents and her mom and dad..Love to compare the changes of her hand size. Looking forward to this year Would like printable pattern of reindeer
Aww, that’s sweet! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Amazing
I would love to do these with my daycare class, however I am having issues with getting the template. is there any way you can email me directly??
Yes, however, I tried sending it to the email you listed, but it bounced back 🙁
Plse could you send me the template for the reindeer card?
Thanks
Susan
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be sent to you 🙂
So cute! My 3rd graders will love this!
So glad you can use it!
I love your ideas, especially the reindeer. Could you please send the link.
For sure! If you enter your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂
I love this idea, but the links at the bottom of your page do not work.
Uh oh, sorry! Which links are you talking about?
this looks great for my arts and craft club at school
Awesome. I hope everyone has fun!
It is a great Idea. But how can I get the Reindeer template?
If you put your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂
Hi, may I have the reindeer template
Of course! If you put your email in the form at the end of the page, the link will be emailed directly to you 🙂
Looks fun — thanks!
No problem 🙂
Want printout for hand reindeer
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Hi, how can i get the free template?
All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Hi, may I have the reindeer template
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed to you 🙂
need the template
So glad you want to make it! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and it’ll be emailed to you 🙂
Looking for the reindeer template
All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and it’ll be emailed to you 🙂
II already receive your emails. Do I need to fill this out every time I need a template?
Thanks!
Yes, you’ll have to enter every time, but after the first time you just enter your email and it’ll bring you to the download page 🙂
This is super cute!!
Aw, thanks!
I would love the reindeer hand print craft template
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post and the link will be sent to you 🙂
I would love the reindeer template please
Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the page and the link will be sent to you 🙂
Would love to make this!
I hope you guys do!
I am hoping to have the handprint reindeer template mailed to me.
No problem! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed to you 🙂
me gustaría la plantilla gracias
Of course! all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post and the link will be sent to you 🙂
I cannot wait to do this with my first graders! Thank you so much!
No problem!
Such acute craft! Once my email is entered where do I get the cutout?
It will be sent to your email inbox.
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