If your family loves all things Christmas and recycled crafts for kids, you’re going to love this toilet paper roll reindeer craft!

With all the extra time kids have off from school this winter, you’ll have plenty of time for crafting.

This simple cardboard tube Rudolph craft is a fun and easy way to celebrate the holiday season.

And since it uses recycled supplies and common craft supplies like tape, paper, and markers, it’s a cheap way to keep the kids entertained!

Read on below or watch our step by step video tutorial to see how simple it is to make this craft with your kids!

Paper Roll Rudolph Craft

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Supplies

• Toilet paper roll
• Colored card stock (in cream, brown, red and yellow)
• Kraft paper
• White card stock
• Glue stick
• Tape
• Glue dot
• Black marker
• Red jewel sticker (optional)

We love the way the red jewel sticker looks for this reindeer craft, but if you don’t have one, just substitute red card stock.

In case you’re wondering, we picked up a small bag of these red jewel stickers in the Christmas section at Dollar Tree.

Directions

Download the reindeer craft template, print and cut out the pieces.

Stretch out the glue dot and place it inside the top of the toilet paper roll. Stick both sides together to seal the top of the paper roll.

Place the eyes on the top of the cardboard tube and glue in place.

Position the jewel sticker (or cut out a red circle) on the cream muzzle and glue in place.

Place the completed muzzle on the toilet paper roll, just below the eyes.

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

Make the reindeer’s collar by gluing one to three bells along the red strap.

Tape the completed collar on the bottom of the cardboard tube.

Place each ear on either side of the top of the toilet paper roll and glue in place.

Glue the antlers in between the ears and on the back of the toilet paper roll.

That’s all you need to do to make this cute paper roll reindeer craft!

Want to make Rudolph’s best friend, Santa Claus? Check out this easy toilet roll Santa craft for kids!

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Paper Roll Reindeer Template

Included in this download are two versions of the template.

The first part has all of the template pieces on one page. This option works best for one or two kids.

You’ll need to print this off on white card stock, then trace onto the colored paper for each piece.

If you’ll be doing this craft in a group setting, like at daycare, the library or in the classroom, we suggest you use the second part of the template.

The second part divides the pieces up by the colored paper they are to be print on. When you use this option, you won’t need to retrace. You simply print out on the colored paper and cut once.

This is great for cutting down on prep time!

Reindeer Craft Notes

It may seem like a bit overkill to use a glue stick, tape and glue dots for one craft, but we assure you this is the best option!

The glue dot is the only way we found to close the top of the toilet paper roll without it being visible. You could also try using liquid glue, but it will be messy and might not be strong enough to hold over time.

Related: Handprint Reindeer Craft For Kids

If you’re using thick card stock, which we think looks best for the craft, you’ll need the tape to secure the reindeer collar to the bottom of the tube.

We initially tried just using a glue stick, but since it is wrapped around the paper roll, it wouldn’t stick.

If you don’t have any kraft paper on hand, you can also use brown card stock. We found that the kraft paper looks almost identical to the toilet paper roll, so that’s why we used it instead.

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Did you make this toilet paper roll reindeer craft with your kids or students?

We’d love to see how they turned out! Simply take a picture of the completed craft and post them to our Facebook page wall or in our private Facebook group!

We can’t wait to see all the cute finished projects!!

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