Reindeer Tissue Paper Craft For Kids [Free Template]

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December is such a fun time of year for kids! There are so many family traditions that kids look forward to every year.

One of the things kids love most about December is seeing their homes decked out in Christmas decorations, especially when they get to put up some of them!

One easy way to have kids help decorate for Christmas time is to let them make fun projects to put up around the house.

This reindeer tissue paper craft is a simple activity they will have fun creating and one project kids can proudly display around the home!

Grab the free template to make this project even easier. Also, be sure to browse through all of our reindeer activities for kids for more holiday fun!

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Start by downloading the reindeer template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this butterfly template to life!

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First, guide your child to make the reindeer by gluing the tissue paper all over the reindeer’s face. Each section on the template will tell you what color tissue paper to glue on.

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Next, encourage your child to create the nose by gluing the red tissue paper in the middle of the head.

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Finally, help your child to take the eyes and glue them above the mouth.

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Be sure to check out our tissue paper crafts for kids while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!

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Christmas Ideas For Kids

Christmas is such an exciting time for kids and a great excuse to get creative with new activities. They just love throwing themselves into the holiday celebrations! It’s also the perfect season to start new traditions and create lasting memories together.

But if you need help figuring out where to start, don’t worry! Keep reading to discover some of our favorite Christmas ideas for kids below.

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Christmas Children’s Books

Do you want to create an entire Christmas unit study for kids around this reindeer project? If so, we’re sharing some of our favorite ideas to get you started!

First, we always suggest reading around to your kids or students. Books are a great way to introduce any new theme you’re working on. Not only is it fun for the kids, but they’re also great for their development!

Reading aloud to kids can help them improve their vocabulary, learn to focus, and enhance their imagination.

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!

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Christmas Crafts For Kids

We also love adding lots of DIYs to every holiday season! Creating something from nothing can help kids learn to follow directions, improve the strength in their hands, and help them feel a sense of accomplishment once they’re done!

Reindeer Photo Craft – Kids will love seeing their faces transformed into cute, cuddly reindeer! Using our free printable template, your little ones can create a special and personalized Christmas gift for their family. Add some string to the back and turn this reindeer into a Christmas tree ornament for the perfect keepsake!

Elf On The Shelf Photo Craft – Who doesn’t love this cheeky character? Now your kids can make their very own Elf On The Shelf! With just a few simple supplies, they can create this easy Christmas activity with their photo, adding a personal touch to your holiday decorations.

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Santa Paper Bag Puppet Craft – Let the holiday cheer begin! This fun and creative project encourages fine motor skills, scissor skills, and following directions. And when they’re done, they’ll have a special puppet that can be used for imaginative play. Kids can even add pom poms, googly eyes, or any other supplies to make their Santa unique!

Gingerbread Man Headband Craft – With help from our printable templates, kids can design a sweet gingerbread man headband. They’ll love using colorful cardstock (or crayons) to make a unique accessory for their Christmas festivities.

Christmas Activities For Kids

Looking for a fun way to use dot markers? These Christmas do a dot printables help kids with fine motor skills, letter recognition, counting, and visual discrimination. They’re great for young children – they’ll have so much fun creating that they won’t even realize they’re learning!

These Grinch worksheets are a fun way to help the kids with handwriting practice, scissor skills, and letter recognition. They’re free and great for preschool, pre k, and kindergarten children.

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Help your child learn how to recognize shapes and colors with these fun Christmas Pattern Block Mats. These mats come in a variety of bright holiday colors and patterns, which is great for spreading holiday spirit! They’re also a fun introductory STEM activity for young kids.

Who said learning had to stop because it’s the holidays? There are many fun ways to keep kids engaged while developing important skills – like with our Christmas dot to dots!

Your little ones must count and connect the dots to reveal a festive image, learning numbers and shapes while they go!

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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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Reindeer Tissue Paper Craft For Kids

Author: Sam
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Get your kids into the holiday spirit with this reindeer tissue paper craft.

Materials

  • Tissue paper squares
  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Reindeer template

Instructions

  • Download the reindeer template, print it, and cut out the reindeer’s eyes.
  • Begin making the reindeer by spreading glue on the antler outlines. Then, take black tissue paper, scrunch it, and glue it onto the antler section.
  • Next, spread glue along a small part of the reindeer's head. Scrunch up the brown tissue paper and press it down on the glue. Repeat until the entire head is filled.
  • Complete the tissue paper section by spreading glue on the nose, then scrunch up the red tissue paper and press it onto the nose section.
  • Finish by gluing the eyes above the nose.

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Meet Sam

Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump, and more.

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100 Comments

  1. Meagan Shelby says:

    It will not let me download it! Any idea why?

    1. Hi! Can you be more specific? What is happening when you click the image and enter your email address in the form?

  2. Please send reindeer template!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link ◡̈

  3. Thank you for sharing the template with us…

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  4. Forestine Crowder says:

    Thank you.

    1. No problem!

  5. Would love the reindeer template please

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link ◡̈

    1. Hi! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link ◡̈

  6. Would love the reindeer template please 🙂X

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link ◡̈

  7. I’m already an email subscriber but I don’t see where to download this link.

    1. Hi! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link ◡̈

  8. Reindeer and gingerbread templates please

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link ◡̈

    1. No problem ◡̈

  9. Karissa Jones says:

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    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

  10. Tissue paper reindeer template please. Thank you!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

    1. Thanks!

  11. Reindeer templet please

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the image at the end of the post that says, “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

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  13. Please send me the template.

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    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here; Get Your Freebies Here” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

  14. Lisa Duchesne says:

    reindeer template please!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

  15. Brenda Logan says:

    Thanks so much. You have amazing ideas.

    1. Really grateful for your support.If you feel up for it, a little 5-star rating would be amazing!

  16. Tara Fowler says:

    I teach kindergarten- this would be so fun and cute

    1. Really appreciate that! Hope it brings a little extra fun to your day with the kids.

  17. Please send the reindeer template. Thank you!!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

  18. Catherine says:

    Reindeer template please

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

    1. Thanks for the heart!

  19. I would love the reindeer template

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form, and you’ll get the template link!

  20. Catherine Gallagher says:

    Yes please for the reindeer paper craft template

    1. Hi! I just checked your email and it’s listed as “unconfirmed” which means you didn’t click the link in the first email. If you didn’t see it, my best guess is it landed in your junk folder. If you can check that folder for my email ([email protected]) and click the link, you’ll be set ◡̈

  21. Stephanie Reimer says:

    I do not find the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie”?

    1. It’s under the last heading titled, “Reindeer Tissue Paper Art Template” ◡̈

  22. Keriann Jenkins says:

    Would love the reindeer tissue paper template.

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form and the link will be sent to you ◡̈

    1. Wonderful! Hope everyone has fun!

  23. Diana Hanley says:

    Would love the toilet roll reindeer template

    1. Of course! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  24. Annmarie Greenberg says:

    Would love to do this!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  25. Yvette Br says:

    I would love to try this with my Girl Scout troop!

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

  26. I would love the template please😀

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  27. ROSARIO ESPINOSA says:

    MANUALIDAD MUY BONITA ESPERO RECIBIR LAS PLANTILLAS

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  28. alayschka Winterdal says:

    Hii can you pls send me the template

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈

  29. This looks like so much fun

    1. Oh, good! I hope it is ◡̈

  30. Can you please send me the tissue paper reindeer template? Thank you!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  31. Can i get the link please

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  32. Susan Johnson says:

    Would love this

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you. Once you’ve been confirmed as an email subscriber (by clicking the link in the first email), you simply enter your email in any of the forms and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page.

  33. Thanks! I didn’t realize the eyes were part of the download! How many sheets of tissue paper per reindeer is needed?

    1. You’re welcome! Oh, you know what, I have no idea! We used precut tissue paper squares and I didn’t count them. Sorry I can’t help more!

  34. Can please send me the reindeer template?

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ?

  35. Please send reindeer tissue template

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

  36. Would love to have printable

    1. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page 🙂

  37. Where can you purchase the eyes?

    1. No need to purchase. Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ?

  38. Please send me the reindeer template. Thank you!

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you ?

  39. I would like the reindeer template ! Thank you ?

    1. Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you ?

  40. Amy Going says:

    Want to do with my art class

    1. Fun! If you need the template, 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 ?

  41. Would love the reindeer template please 🙂

    1. 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 ?

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