Santa Claus and his magical reindeer are gearing up for their annual journey worldwide! It’s a big job to deliver all those gifts, and the reindeer are an essential part of the team that gets it done!

Bring a little magic home with this cute reindeer paper cup craft! Kids can create their own magical reindeer and imagine stories of traveling the world on Christmas Eve or the adventures they get up to living at the North Pole with Santa.

There are even more reindeer activities for you to explore to make this holiday season extra magical.

Paper Cup Reindeer Craft

You’ll need a paper cup, a few supplies, and our helpful template to make Rudolph or Prancer with the kiddos! Kids will boost their creativity and fine motor skills by creating their reindeer.

Supplies

Paper cups
Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Reindeer template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Click here to see our favorite kids’ craft 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 to life!

First, guide your child to glue the head stripe to the middle of the reindeer’s head.

hands gluing part of face together for reindeer

Next, help your child to glue the nose to the bottom of the reindeer stripe.

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Take the eyes and glue them below both of the eyebrows.

Place the antlers at the top of the reindeer’s head and glue it to the back.

Position the cup with the rim facing down, then glue the belly to the bottom of the cup.

Wrap the collage around the top of the belly piece and glue it down.

hands gluing body pieces together of reindeer

Now, glue the completed reindeer head to the top of the paper cup. We used a glue dot here instead of regular glue because it’s faster and easier.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the bell to the middle of the reindeer’s collar.

Aren’t these reindeer cups so much fun to make?! Be sure to check out the many Christmas crafts we have available for kids of all ages to make during this special time of year.

hand holding single example of reindeer paper cup craft

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Kids’ Christmas Ideas

Make a plan this Christmas of different activities you can do together over the holiday season to make some memories and get kids excited to learn.

We have lots of great Christmas themed books, crafts, and activity suggestions to get you started. Keep reading below and save some (or all!) of the Christmas ideas your kids will love and make this holiday season memorable.

two examples of finished reindeer paper cup craft

Christmas Children’s Books

Reading is more than just an activity for children – it’s a crucial developmental skill important to their growth and progress. That’s why spending time reading with your kids, whether as a bedtime routine or a casual weekend activity, is so important.

Reading with your kids can improve their communication skills and confidence, giving them the tools they need to succeed in life!

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!

hand holding reindeer paper cup craft with another example in the background

Simple Christmas Crafts

Nutcracker Toilet Paper Roll Craft —This little soldier will be a hit with the kids! They’ll love crafting a beloved character from the Nutcracker, and it makes for a fantastic Christmas decoration. With a few supplies and a little creativity, kids will recycle a common household item into a magical masterpiece!

Related: Roll A Reindeer Game

Christmas Tree Tissue Paper Craft—Kids will love decorating their own Christmas tree and flexing their fine motor skills as they scrunch and glue each piece of tissue paper in place. Once they’re done creating and decorating their tree, they’ll proudly display their new holiday decoration!

Collage image of the Simple Christmas Crafts

Grinch Card Craft – For a fun and festive way to spread holiday cheer, have your kids create this cute character card for someone special! It’s the perfect card or gift tag for any Grinch lover, and it’s even more special to the recipient since it’s handmade!

Photo Santa Paper Craft – Santa sure does look familiar in this craft! He comes to life with your little one’s face and our free Santa craft template.

This papercraft is so easy and fun, and your kids will laugh, ho, ho, ho, when they see the result! Grab the paper, scissors, glue, and a photo of your cutie to get started!

Fun Christmas Activities

Are you looking for a way to keep your kids occupied while you get a few things done, like wrapping gifts or preparing for guests? These Christmas dot to dots are just the thing!

Try this Nutcracker Card Craft

When kids connect the dots, these pages will reveal a reindeer, Santa, and a snowman. As they go dot to dot, they’ll practice counting from 1-24 and use their fine motor control to carefully connect dots to complete the festive illustrations.

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These adorable gingerbread man color by numbers will be a big hit with the kids. These pages not only make beautiful holiday art, but they also allow them to do one of their favorite activities—coloring!

These pages have a little extra learning bonus since kids match the colors with the numbers to color in each section. This is a great way for them to practice number and color recognition while having fun!

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Finding fun activities during the holidays doesn’t have to cost a thing. A fun way to spend the day is to put on some Christmas music, have a cup of hot cocoa, and sit around the table coloring these Christmas coloring pages.

There are four pages, including a Christmas mouse, Santa Claus, a polar bear, and a penguin. Each page has a space at the bottom where students can practice handwriting by tracing the dashed lines.

two side by side examples of finished reindeer paper cup craft

Add festivity to learning early literacy skills with these Christmas stockings beginning sounds printables. The kids will pretend to hang the stockings up on the fireplace, which has an image to match the beginning sound found on the stocking.

There are several ways to use these printables to help kids with phonemic awareness and phonics based on their needs.

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Did you make this activity 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!

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