Reindeer are iconic holiday figures and essential in pulling Santa’s sleigh! Get kids excited about the season by having them make one of their own.

Kids will be excited to bring this reindeer shape craft to life using a mix of simple shapes like circles, ovals, rectangles, and triangles. As they combine these shapes, they’ll have fun making cute and festive holiday decor.

Keep the reindeer games going by checking out our collection of other reindeer activities your kids will love!

Reindeer Made From Simple Shapes

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This adorable project offers a hands-on way for kids to practice shape recognition, think creatively, and get into the holiday spirit.

Read on below for our free reindeer shape template and step-by-step instructions. Grab a few supplies like colorful paper, scissors, and glue, and you’ll have everything you need for kids to make this cheerful reindeer come to life this Christmas!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Reindeer template (unlock the image to go to the download page)

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 the reindeer to life!

First, guide your child to glue the lower half of a face to the bottom portion of the face. Trim off any excess paper from the head.

Next, glue the eyes below the eyebrows.

Place the nose below the eyes and glue it down.

Glue the cheeks beside the eyes.

Now, help your child to glue the head to the neck.

Position the Santa hat on top of the head and glue it in place.

Next, glue the ears to the back of the reindeer.

Glue the inner ears in the center of the ears.

Glue the hat pom to the top of the Santa hat.

If you’re using the two rectangles to make the antlers, glue the smaller rectangle at an angle to the larger rectangle, like in the picture below

Finally, encourage your child to glue the antlers to the sides and top of the reindeer’s head.

Be sure to check out our Christmas crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!

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Christmas Ideas For Kids

Make this holiday season extra special with fun Christmas ideas that kids will love! We’ve collected some great ideas to keep little ones entertained and learning throughout the holidays.

Read below for some holiday book suggestions, seasonal projects, and educational activities to get kids into the holiday spirit. Be sure to save your favorite ideas that your kids or students will enjoy the most, and make this Christmas one to remember!

Christmas 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!

Quick Christmas Crafts

Reindeer Photo Craft—Gather the kids to make an adorable reindeer using your little one’s photo! This sweet and simple activity is bound to bring big smiles. Kids will love making it, and parents will treasure this personal keepsake for years!

Related: Christmas Do A Dot Printables

Elf On The Shelf Craft – Have kids create their Elf on the Shelf puppet with a simple paper bag! They’ll have a blast making it and bringing it to life with tricks, silly jokes, and lots of holiday fun. Follow our easy guide and grab the free template to get started!

Grinch Popsicle Stick Craft—Building Mr. Grinch out of popsicle sticks is an easy and fun activity your kids will love. Grab some paint and let the creativity flow! You can even add a string to turn it into a homemade ornament to decorate your tree!

Gingerbread Man Headband Craft—Start off the holiday baking fun with these adorable gingerbread headbands! We have two templates to choose from: a colorful paper version to build your own gingerbread boy or girl and a black-and-white version for kids to color.

Easy Christmas Activities

These Grinch worksheets are great to use in classrooms or over winter break to keep kids engaged while practicing handwriting, letter recognition, fine motor skills, and scissor skills. The letter maze has kids color in uppercase and lowercase ‘Gg’s to reach the finish, building their letter recognition along the way.

The Label a Grinch worksheet adds scissor skills to the mix as kids cut and place labels, then color their favorite green character. Finally, the Grinch handwriting printable offers practice for writing uppercase and lowercase ‘Gg’s.

The perfect way to add some holiday cheer is with our free printable Santa coloring pages! This no-prep activity will sneak in some learning while they have fun coloring. Kids will work on fine motor skills, pencil grasp, and color recognition with adorable images of Santa Claus in action at the North Pole.

Try this Gingerbread Photo Craft

These pages make a great last-minute activity, so download, print, and grab the crayons for holiday fun!

Our Roll a Reindeer game is Rudolph’s favorite! It’s perfect for kids ages 3-7 (and even older ones will love it) to learn about counting, taking turns, and practicing fine motor skills. Roll the die, add a pom pom to your reindeer, and race to be the first to finish your festive friend.

It’s easy to play, super fun, and full of holiday cheer! Ready, set, roll!

Roll out some fun with these Christmas cookie shape mats! These mats help preschool and kindergarten kids practice shapes, fine motor skills, and even literacy. The best part? They’re super versatile and low prep! Slip them into a dry-erase pocket, grab some play dough, and let the fun begin.

Christmas Tree Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Use tan for sugar cookies and green for icing, or get creative with any colors you like. Add cookie cutters for extra festive fun!

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