These reindeers are super easy & festive for the Christmas season! They can be turned into ornaments to decorate the tree, as well!
These wood craft stick reindeers can be made into ornaments to decorate the tree this Christmas!
As we turn the corner into December, the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is starting to ramp up.
The kids are getting excited for Christmas, snow days, eggnog and all their favorite seasonal traditions. For many families, part of the magic of December involves crafting fun Christmas creations together.
This year, I’ve come up with an easy and creative scoop stick reindeer craft that even little hands can help with. Using just a few household items, you and your kids can quickly put together these cute reindeer decorations with red pom pom noses.
These ice cream scoop reindeers make for a festive addition to your mantel, tree or gift while sparking imaginations about Rudolph and his pals in the snow.
Let me show you how simple it is to make these charming reindeer crafts perfect for getting everyone in a cozy, winter wonderland mood this December!
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These adorable reindeer puppets are easy to make and perfect for the Christmas season!
Craft Supplies:
- Wood Scoop Sticks
- Small Paper Plate
- Craft Paint
- Paint Brushes
- Pencil
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- School Glue
- Craft Scissors
- Small Red Pom Poms
Directions:
- First things first – grab your pencil, cardstock paper and craft scissors.
- Trace one of your child’s hands on the brown paper {one handprint per popsicle stick}
- Go ahead and trim it out with the scissors.
- Follow that up by cutting straight down the center to make two pieces. These are the reindeer’s antlers.
- Set them both aside for now.
- Next grab your paper plate, paint brushes and craft paints.
- Squirt all the craft paints on the paper plate.
- Paint the popsicle scoop stick completely brown.
- Follow that up by painting on small, dotted white & black eyes, as well.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Once done drying, glue on the red pom pom for the nose, as well as gluing on the antlers to the back of the painted ice cream scoop stick.
- To make into an ornament, just glue some string to the back or hole a punch a hole in the antler for string to go through.
- Then display your wooden scoop stick reindeer puppet proudly for all to see!
- Don’t forget to share pictures with us of your creations, on your various social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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Scoop Stick Reindeer Craft Idea For December
These reindeers are super easy & festive for the Christmas season! They can be turned into ornaments to decorate the tree, as well!
Here’s your checklist of supplies to bring this craft to life:
- Pencil or Marker
Prepare your creative haven by laying down a protective cover before the crafting magic begins!
Directions:
- First things first - grab your pencil, brown cardstock and craft scissors.Cardstock Paper
- Trace one of your child's hands on the brown cardstock {one handprint per popsicle stick}
- Go ahead and trim it out with the scissors.
- Follow that up by cutting straight down the center to make two pieces. These are the reindeer's antlers.
- Set them both aside.
- Next grab your paper plate, paint brushes and craft paints.Craft Paint
- Squirt all the craft paints on the paper plate.1 Wood Scoop Stick
- Paint the popsicle scoop stick completely brown.
- Follow that up by painting on small, dotted white & black eyes, as well.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Once done drying, glue on the red pom pom for the nose, as well as gluing on the antlers to the back of the painted scoop stick.1 Small Pom Poms
- To make into an ornament, just glue some string to the back or hole a punch a hole in the antler for string to go through.
- Then display your wooden scoop stick reindeer puppet proudly for all to see!
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