There are never too many ways to celebrate Christmas!

Whether your family does caroling, visits Santa, or makes Christmas cookies, it’s the best time of year for building memories.

Another great way to do that is by making this reindeer popsicle stick craft with the kids!

It’s a fun reindeer craft for kids that’s good for making with preschoolers and elementary-aged children.

We’re walking you through step by step with our video or written directions so your children can make their own reindeer to have as a keepsake for years to come!

How To Make A Popsicle Stick Reindeer

Supplies

• Popsicle/craft sticks
• Glue dots (permanent) or hot glue
• Glue stick
• 1″ red or black pom pom
• 1 cm yellow pom poms
• Black marker
• Paintbrush
• Brown paint
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Reindeer template (enter your email in the form at the end of the page to grab the link)

Related: Handprint Reindeer Craft

Directions

Download the reindeer template, print and cut out the pieces you’ll need.

Take 4 popsicle sticks and line them up. Cut a regular popsicle stick into thirds.

Stretch a glue dot along the length of the cut popsicle sticks and glue horizontally across the top, middle, and bottom of the 4 popsicle sticks, like in the picture below.

Flip the 4 popsicle sticks over and paint them in 1-2 thin coats of brown paint. Let dry completely before moving on.

Glue the reindeer eyes about .75″ from the top of the reindeer.

Use the black marker to draw a smile below the nose.

Take the red pom pom and glue it slightly below and in between the eyes.

Glue the antlers to the top of the popsicle sticks.

Place the reindeer’s collar about a 1.5″ from the bottom of the popsicle sticks and glue in place. Trim off the excess paper.

Glue 3 yellow mini pom poms across the reindeer’s collar.

That’s it! Now your kiddo has a cute reindeer popsicle stick craft to give to someone special or save for the future!

Christmas Camp For Kids

We constantly receiving emails from readers about compiling all of our ideas in one place so families or teachers can have a week-long list of activities to do with the kids, so that’s exactly what we’re doing!

Whether you call it an at-home Christmas camp or themed unit, we know the kids will love celebrating Christmas in many different ways. Choose one or two of your favorite ideas or do them all – whatever works best for you!

To sneak in some more educational Xmas activities, try these Christmas pattern block mats. They’re a fun hands-on activity that will help kids with fine motor skills and shape recognition.

Christmas color by number worksheets are another way to work on number recognition, following directions, and fine motor skills.

These Christmas do a dot printables can help you get your kids excited about the holidays. Let them paint dots of different colors on Santa, his reindeer, elves, and more! These are also great for practicing fine motor skills in preschool and kindergarten classrooms.

If sensory play is your child’s favorite you have to try out this nativity play dough kit or this nutcracker play dough kit.

Of course, there’s always time for more Xmas crafts, right? Try out this reindeer headband craft, this recycled Christmas tree craft, or this Grinch handprint craft.

No matter what activity you choose, these ideas will make it a festive Christmas season!

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More Christmas Ideas For Kids

Popsicle Stick Reindeer Template