Cute Popsicle Stick Reindeer Craft for Kids

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Christmas will be here soon, can you believe it? If you’re hoping to make Christmas extra special for your kids this year, you better start planning now! Making simple crafts for kids during the holidays is one of my favorite ways to keep my kids entertained. This Christmas, make some fun crafts with your kids to create memories and spend time together. This cute popsicle stick reindeer is a fun craft for kids of any age.

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Both my kids love the holidays, so we’re always looking for fun ways to enjoy the Christmas season together. And that usually means making a few craft projects! Popsicle sticks are such a great craft supply to have on hand because there are just so many ways you can use them when you’re crafting with kids!

Looking for more Christmas ideas? Check out this adorable popsicle stick Christmas tree craft to see another popsicle stick Christmas craft your kids can make.

Popsicle Stick Reindeer Craft

To make your own popsicle stick reindeer craft, you’ll need a few simple kid’s craft supplies. Put together this cute holiday craft at home with these supplies:

• Large craft sticks
• Small craft sticks
• Clothespins
• Brown paint and a paintbrush
• Brown pipe cleaners
• Googly eyes
• Red pom pom
• Glue

So, gather up your supplies and get started on your own popsicle stick reindeer right now!

How to Make Popsicle Stick Reindeer

The first step to making your own reindeer out of popsicle sticks is to create the face for your reindeer. Line up four large popsicle sticks until the bottoms of the sticks are perfectly even. Then, cut one smaller popsicle stick in half. Glue one half to the top of the row of larger popsicle sticks. And glue the other half to the bottom of the larger popsicle sticks. These smaller sticks will hold the larger sticks in place as you put the rest of your reindeer craft together.

When the glue dries, you can start painting your reindeer craft. Use brown paint to paint the popsicle sticks and the clothespins. Keep adding coats of paint until the wood is completely covered. Then, let the paint dry completely before you move on to decorating your popsicle stick reindeer.

Now that your brown paint is dry, you can start creating your reindeer out of popsicle sticks! Start by clipping each of the clothespins to the top of the popsicle stick face. These clothespins will be your reindeer’s antlers. After adding the clothespins to the craft, cut two brown pipe cleaners in half and twist each of the halves around the top of a clothespin. Bend the ends of the pipe cleaners slightly to create antlers for your popsicle stick reindeer.

Next, add a face to your reindeer by gluing two googly eyes to the brown popsicle sticks. Place a large red pom pom under the eyes to make your reindeer’s nose.

Finish your craft by drawing a smiling mouth under your reindeer’s nose. We used a black paint marker to draw the mouth on our reindeer craft, but you could use a black marker or black paint, too.

Tips for Making a Popsicle Stick Reindeer

Making your own Christmas craft using popsicle sticks at home is so simple! What’s so much fun about this cute craft is that you can easily change it up to make it your own! Consider these easy tips to create an amazing popsicle stick reindeer craft at home with your kids this Christmas.

Buy pre-painted sticks to skip the mess of painting. If you check out the craft section of Dollar Tree, you can probably find a variety of prepainted popsicle sticks. Use prepainted sticks to avoid a mess while you’re making this craft with younger kids.

Construct the craft for younger kids. If you have younger kids who will be making this reindeer craft, do the first step for them. Get the craft ready for the kids to decorate by gluing the popsicle sticks together for them. That way, all they need to do is paint and glue!

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