This hilarious and sunny reindeer beach craft has Rudolph trading in snow for sand! He’s snapping a Polaroid selfie at the beach with his sunglasses on and his hooves in the sand.
It’s a summer twist on a classic winter character that will have your little ones imagining what reindeer do during the off-season. Children will enjoy creating Rudolph’s sunny photo op as you explore our other Christmas in July crafts that bring all the holiday cheer with none of the frost.
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Christmas In July Idea For Kids
Rudolph’s been working on his tan and snapped a quick beach selfie to share! This craft features a Polaroid style picture of our favorite reindeer during his summer vacation soaking up the sun with the caption “Dashing through the sand!” written at the bottom.
This is a great chance to celebrate Christmas in July with a playful and imaginative project that mixes holiday favorites and summer vibes.
Kids will build up their fine motor skills as they cut and glue the pieces in place and they’ll even stretch their imaginations as they picture if reindeer can wear flip-flops.
You’ll only need a few basic supplies like construction paper, scissors, and glue to make the summer fun happen. Just download and print our free template for kids to build this beach scene and have Rudolph lounging in the sand in no time!
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Mini Flower
- Reindeer Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by downloading and printing the template. 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 to life!
Take the light blue paper and glue it towards the top of the photo background, just above the words, “Dashing through the sand”. This is the background of the photo.
Grab the dark blue ocean piece and glue it along the bottom edge of the sky piece. This becomes your ocean layer in the beach scene.
Next, glue the curved tan sand piece on the bottom, left-hand part of the ocean.
Take the yellow sun piece and glue it in the top left corner of the sky. This bright detail brings a cheerful summer touch to your reindeer’s beach scene.
Grab the reindeer piece and glue the belly onto the center and bottom of the reindeer’s body.
Take the iconic red nose and glue it onto the reindeer’s face, right between the sunglasses. Hello, summer Rudolph!
Now glue the antlers piece to the top and back of the reindeer’s head. Tuck them slightly behind the ears so they peek out just right.
Once your reindeer is fully assembled, glue it onto the center of the completed beach background. Make sure it lines up to the right-hand side so the reindeer looks like he’s taking a selfie on the sand!
Now for the tropical finishing touch! Glue a few mini flower decorations across the reindeer’s neck to make a flower lei. You can use paper flowers, stickers, or even small foam ones.
Don’t you just love how this reindeer beach craft is turning out? While you’re here, be sure to check out some of our other favorite summer crafts for kids. They’re the perfect way to keep little hands busy and creative all season long!
Summer Children’s Books
How To Catch A Mermaid is the summer version of the classic “How To Catch” series! It’s perfect for mermaid fans and summer lovers alike!
Gorilla Loves Vanilla is all about, you guessed it – ice cream! This silly book will have kids laughing and asking for you to read it again and again.
Goodnight Pirate is a fun bedtime book to read to kids all summer long! They’ll love the illustrations, story, and rhyming words.
Summer Arts And Crafts
Beach Snowman Craft – Get kids to build a snowman who’s catching rays instead of snowflakes! This silly summer craft flips the seasons where kids piece together a sunny beach scene featuring a snowman soaking up the sun. It’s a cool way to mix creativity and holiday fun during Christmas in July!
Mermaid Tail Craft – This mermaid tail is sure to make a splash with your kiddos. They’ll love choosing their favorite colors to make the tail and adding details with markers. They can keep it simple or go all out with sparkly glitter and stickers. It’s a fin-tastic choice for little hands to create!
Paper Sandcastle Craft – Kids can bring the beach indoors by building a sandcastle out of paper! This creative project has them cut, glue, and decorate their own seaside masterpiece minus the sand. They can customize it by adding flags, seashells, or even a moat!
Seagull Paper Plate Craft – Turn a humble paper plate into a chatty seaside friend! Kids will make their own seagull with just a few simple supplies that you most likely already have and our free template. This fun project is a great way to bring a bit of ocean life home!
Summer Printable Activities
Reel in some fun this summer with these fish color by number printables! Just print, pass them out, and watch as kids color their way through underwater scenes.
There’s six unique pages using numbers 1–4 to reveal different fish. These printables help little ones practice number recognition while enjoying a relaxing, creative activity. Kids will love this mix of learning and play, and it’s a fin-tastic way to brighten up the day!
Scoop up some summer fun with these ice cream pattern worksheets! Kids will spot what comes next in these colorful cut and paste activities to build early math and problem solving skills.
This sweet activity keeps hands busy and brains buzzing with what comes next. It’s a good way to sprinkle in some learning with an activity that’s like solving a puzzle. They’ll be proud to show off every solution they’ve scooped up!
These cheerful summer cutting activity pages have four playful worksheets full of sunshine, fruit, and number fun. Kids can work on their scissor skills while staying engaged.
They’ll follow along the dashed line to reach summer favorites, count and match summery objects, and complete fruity puzzles. These pages will keep little hands moving and minds thinking for some learning fun with scissors.
Turn up the learning with these summer math activities for preschoolers! There’s colorful pages and playful challenges where kids will explore patterns, compare sizes, and match up amounts in a fun way.
These printables prove that math is everywhere, like how many sandcastles do you see at the beach or how many popsicles are in a box?! It’s an engaging way to keep little learners counting, sorting, and thinking all summer long.
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Reindeer Beach Craft
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Mini Flower
- Reindeer Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by gluing the sky piece to the top portion of the photo background.
- Next, glue the ocean piece along the bottom edge of the sky.
- Then glue the sand piece to the bottom left-hand side of the ocean.
- Place the sun piece in the top corner of the sky and glue it down.
- Glue the belly piece to the center of the reindeer’s body.
- Next, glue the nose onto the middle of the reindeer’s face.
- Attach the antlers to the top and back of the reindeer’s head
- Glue the completed reindeer onto the center of the beach background, making sure his right arm lines up with the right-hand edge of the photo.
- Finish by gluing flower pieces across the reindeer’s neck to create the lei.
Free Reindeer Beach Craft Template
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