It’s almost that time again for Santa’s reindeer to be dashing through the night sky guiding a sleigh full of gifts! Get kids in the festive spirit by creating their own reindeer.

This easy torn paper reindeer craft is a fun project kids will love to do. It’s easy and after a little tearing and pasting colorful paper, they’ll have their own charming reindeer to use as a holiday decoration.

Now that you’re all set to make the torn paper reindeer, explore more reindeer activities to make this Christmas season extra special.

Ripped Paper Reindeer Craft

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This reindeer craft is a fantastic activity for honing your little one’s fine motor skills. As kids tear and paste paper to bring their reindeer to life, they’re also working those small muscles in their hands. It’s a wonderful way to keep little hands busy and engaged, all while having a jolly time.

Plan your next crafting time with the kids by downloading and printing our free reindeer template, gathering a few simple supplies, and putting on some Christmas music to get into the spirit!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Reindeer template (unlock the free template at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading the 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 reindeer to life!

First, guide your child to spread glue over a large section of the upper part of the reindeer background paper.

Next, start tearing different shades of brown construction paper into small pieces. Separate the papers into 3 piles: one for lighter brown, one for cream, and one for darker brown. Then, begin gluing the darker brown into the Antler part.

Now, help your child to use the lighter brown pieces to fill in the entire upper part of the reindeer.

Use the cream pieces to fill in the entire lower part of the reindeer.

Take the eyes and glue them, one on each side of the reindeer, a little below the antlers.

Glue the eyebrows above both eyes.

Place the nose in between and slightly below the eyes and glue it in place.

Position the mouth slightly below the nose and glue it down.

Glue the tongue to the bottom of the mouth.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the cheeks on both sides of the mouth.

Isn’t this easy reindeer craft so cute?! For more fun, check out our Christmas activities that will get your kids in the spirit!

Try this Christmas Reindeer Card

Classroom Christmas Party Ideas

With the holiday season in full swing, it’s the perfect time to start planning your classroom Christmas party.

We have a sleigh full of holiday crafts and fun activities that would be perfect to do during a class party or at home. Sprinkle some holiday magic into your festivities with books, crafts, and activities that keep kids entertained and engaged. Keep reading to find even more holiday inspiration!

Christmas Children’s Books

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!

Easy Fun Christmas Crafts

Christmas Tree Tissue Paper Craft – Light up your holiday spirit with a fun tissue paper craft! With colorful tissue paper, glue, and oodles of creativity, kids can craft their own festive tree.

They’ll be able to enhance fine motor skills, explore colors, and create decorations that’ll make them beam with pride.

Related: Christmas Matching Worksheets

Stocking Card Craft – This fun Christmas craft is a great way to work on hand-eye coordination and scissor skills! You only need simple supplies and our free template to make a cute stocking card. This fun idea would be the perfect way to get the whole family involved in holiday crafting!

Christmas Penguin Craft – With its Santa hat and a gift in flippers, this little guy is all set for the holidays! This is a great craft for kids to practice their cutting and gluing skills while creating a cute decoration for the Christmas season.

To personalize this easy Christmas craft, they could even add googly eyes, pipe cleaner candy canes, or other fun details!

Santa Handprint Craft for Kids – No paint is required for this festive and personalized craft! You’ll need paper, a glue stick, scissors, and your child’s handprints to create a jolly Santa face.

This activity is great for toddlers and young children, but older kids will also have a great time adding creative touches! This craft is a fun way to say ‘Merry Christmas’ to friends and family!

Educational Christmas Activities

Cuddle up with the holiday book How to Catch Santa, then extend the fun of the book with our engaging How to Catch Santa worksheets!

These companion worksheets are a great complement to the favorite holiday book and are fun, hands-on ways to learn. Children can refine their fine motor skills, solve patterns, increase their vocabulary, recognize the letter ‘C,’ and much more.

For some festive fun and learning, download these Christmas pattern block mats! These mats offer an engaging way to introduce math skills to kids, covering concepts like patterning, symmetry, fractions, and more, all in a cute holiday theme.

Fun Christmas Tree Name Craft

Make learning a jolly activity exploring shapes, enhancing math skills, and fine tuning their motor skills. Get ready to create Santa, Mrs. Claus, penguins, elves, Rudolph, and snowmen with your pattern blocks!

Looking for a way to keep the kids entertained during the holiday rush? Our Christmas dot to dots are the perfect solution. While you tackle your to-do list, like wrapping gifts and holiday baking, the kids can have a blast connecting the dots to reveal festive Christmas images.

They’ll unveil a reindeer, Santa, and a snowman, honing their fine motor and counting skills. Just hit print, grab the crayons, and enjoy this no-prep, fun-filled activity. 

Add a pop of color and holiday cheer to your Christmas season with these adorable Christmas coloring pages!

There are ten entertaining designs featuring snowmen, reindeer, Christmas trees, and jolly old Santa himself. These free printable coloring pages are perfect for kids of all ages, so grab the crayons and bring these Christmas characters to life!

Christmas Coloring Pages

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