Isn’t this Paper Plate Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer Car craft idea super fun?! You won’t be believe how we “made” the red nose on this Christmas themed tutorial come to life! Keep scrolling to see how I pulled it together within minutes!
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At Glued To My Crafts, it’s our mission to make it EXTRA easy and fun, with no added stress! So if you are looking for an idea outside the traditional, as well as something that the kids will love, I’m proud to say today’s Paper Plate Reindeer Car tutorial is just what you are looking for!
A few weeks ago I found these foam “clown noses” in the Christmas aisles of Hobby Lobby. Although I had no real idea on what I was going to do with them, in the cart they went.
And boy am I glad I’m grabbed them. With the premade slit in the clown noses, it was the perfect embellishment to slip on a paper plate half and make a “Rudolph” reindeer themed car come to life within minutes!
The full tutorial is below and I hope you love it as much as I do! Happy crafting and don’t forget to share this tutorial with your friends and family too! #gluedtomycrafts
Paper Plate Reindeer Car Craft Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate
- Craft Scissors
- Brown Craft Paint
- Paint Brush
- Gold Pipe Cleaner {one per car}
- Red Clown Nose {one per car – affiliate link to where you can purchase similar ones}
- White/Black Cardstock or Construction Paper
- School Glue and/or Stapler
- Black Sharpie Marker
- optional – stickers, glitter, rhinestones for customization etc.
Directions:
- First things first – cut your LARGE paper plate in half. You only need ONE paper plate half per Rudolph car.
- Next up – paint the paper plate half completely brown with a paint brush. Set aside your painted piece to let it dry completely.
- Now it’s time for making the paper embellishments! Grab all your paper, scissors and pencil.
- Cut out circular wheels, a window etc. for your car.
- Once the paper plate is dry and you have everything cut out, it’s time to start assembling your reindeer car.
- Glue/staple the cardstock embellishments in place on the paper plate.
- Use the black Sharpie marker to draw on a simple eye in the cardstock window.
- Fold your gold pipe cleaner in half and staple it to the paper plate for antlers.
- The last step is open up the clown nose {one per car} and slip it to the front of the paper plate car.
- Finally – if desired, add anything else you like for that custom look, before displaying proudly!
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