I thought it would be nice for the boys to make Christmas cards for their teachers this year. This is how the reindeer cards were born. I did my best to come up with a very easy idea to get my preschoolers excited and eager for some crafting.
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How to make reindeer cards
Materials: white card stock, brown pipe cleaners, googly eyes, red pom poms and glue
You can replace the regular googly eyes with peel and stick wiggly eyes (to make it really easy for young kids) or colored googly eyes, if you want to add a bit more color to the Christmas card.
Step 1: Make two little holes at the top of the card.
Step 2: Glue the eyes on the card. I made little marks with a pencil on the card to make it easier for the boys to know exactly where the eyes and nose should go.
Step 3: Glue the nose under the eyes.
Step 4: Slide a brown pipe cleaner through the holes you made at the beginning. Cut the pipe cleaner and create the horns
Step 5: Glue the horns to the card. If you’re using regular school glue or glue stick, you need to place a book or two on top of the card and give it a little time for the horns to get secured on the card. If kids run low on patience, mom can step in with her hot glue gun.
Check out more reindeer crafts
These reindeer cards are part of the Kid-made Christmas Cards series hosted by Mum in the Mad House. The series contains 30 great Christmas card ideas for kids to make. Make sure to check out these beautiful and simple holiday ornament cards (with photo window) as well as the rest of the series.
I love the simplicity of this yet it looks so effective 🙂
Very cute card idea! We love reindeers and their big red noses!!
Yes, that’s the best part of reindeer crafts : their noses 🙂