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A completed reindeer beach craft is shown on a blue surface, featuring a reindeer with sunglasses, a red nose, and a colorful flower lei, standing on a sunny beach with the caption “DASHING THROUGH THE SAND!” below the scene.

Reindeer Beach Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
This silly and sunny reindeer beach craft shows Rudolph swapping snow for sand with shades on and a beachy vibe. It’s a fun Christmas in July project that lets kids imagine reindeer on summer vacation.
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Mini Flower
  • Reindeer Template

Instructions

  • Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Begin by gluing the sky piece to the top portion of the photo background.
  • Next, glue the ocean piece along the bottom edge of the sky.
  • Then glue the sand piece to the bottom left-hand side of the ocean.
  • Place the sun piece in the top corner of the sky and glue it down.
  • Glue the belly piece to the center of the reindeer’s body.
  • Next, glue the nose onto the middle of the reindeer’s face.
  • Attach the antlers to the top and back of the reindeer’s head
  • Glue the completed reindeer onto the center of the beach background, making sure his right arm lines up with the right-hand edge of the photo.
  • Finish by gluing flower pieces across the reindeer’s neck to create the lei.