Turn ordinary square, brown envelopes into pretend play friends within minutes! Check out our Reindeer Envelope Puppet kid craft idea below and get inspired to recreate it with your child today! #gluedtomycrafts

Paper Reindeer Envelope Puppet – Kid Craft Idea For Christmas

Do you have leftover envelopes from your Christmas cards this year?

Maybe you are looking for something unique and outside the traditional for the kids to make in honor of the Christmas season?

Or perhaps you are looking for something that is not only crafty BUT also fun to play with afterwards?!

Well then – you are in the right place today because Glued To My Crafts has done it again! Today we are sharing our Reindeer Envelope Puppet kid craft idea and we hope you LOVE it as much as we do! It’s just a matter of cutting, gluing and assembling!

Easy peasy, so I’ll let you get to it. Happy crafting {and playing} my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures of your Rudolph envelope puppet friend with us on our Facebook page! #gluedtomycrafts

RELATED CHRISTMAS TUTORIALS: Festive Reindeer Star and Christmas Tree Gnome

Reindeer Envelope Puppet Craft Supplies:

• Square Kraft Envelopes – one per reindeer craft {affiliate link on Amazon}
• Light Tan Colored Cardstock Paper
• Dark Brown Colored Cardstock Paper
• Red Colored Cardstock Paper
• Paper Craft Scissors
• Glue Stick or Tape Runner Adhesive
• Small Adhesive Wiggle Eyes – two per reindeer craft
• 1 inch Circle Paper Punch {affiliate link on Amazon}

Directions:

• First things first – you are going to cut out your reindeer nose, belly and antlers from the various colors of cardstock.
• Now grab your blank kraft colored envelope and glue stick.
• Take the envelope and make the side that has the triangular flap, face you.
• Using the glue stick, glue down the cardstock belly shape down first {under the flap} and follow that up with the nose, wiggle eyes and antlers on the envelope.
• Finally – take the circle paper punch and punch TWO holes near the bottom of the decorated envelope, for your child’s fingers to slip through and turn the reindeer into a puppet.
• Then play with your newly made reindeer puppet made from an envelope and/or display proudly!
• Don’t forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts

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Paper Reindeer Envelope Puppet - Kid Craft Idea For Christmas

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Turn ordinary brown envelopes into pretend play friends within minutes! Check out our Reindeer Envelope Puppet kid craft idea!

Supplies:

• Square Kraft Envelopes - one per reindeer craft
• Light Tan Colored Cardstock Paper
• Dark Brown Colored Cardstock Paper
• Red Colored Cardstock Paper
• Paper Craft Scissors
• Glue Stick or Tape Runner Adhesive
• Small Adhesive Wiggle Eyes - two per reindeer craft
• 1 inch Circle Paper Punch

Instructions:

• First things first - you are going to cut out your reindeer nose, belly and antlers from the various colors of cardstock.
• Now grab your blank kraft colored envelope and glue stick.
• Take the envelope and make the side that has the triangular flap, face you.
• Using the glue stick, glue down the cardstock belly shape down first {under the flap} and follow that up with the nose, wiggle eyes and antlers on the envelope.
• Finally - take the circle paper punch and punch TWO holes near the bottom of the decorated envelope, for your child's fingers to slip through and turn the reindeer into a puppet.
• Then play with your newly made reindeer puppet made from an envelope and/or display proudly!
• Don't forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts

We LOVE celebrating reindeers on Glued To My Crafts! Check out our Wood Slice Reindeer Ornament, Paper Plate Reindeer and Popsicle Stick Reindeer Gnome posts!