Free Printable Build a Reindeer Craft

This free printable build a reindeer craft is a great way to help little hands practice their fine motor skills this holiday season. It's a no-prep craft that doesn't require construction paper - just regular printer paper! Grab your crayons, scissors, and glue so we can get crafting.

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This free printable reindeer template is a great way for young children to improve their scissor skills, hand-eye coordination, and finger strength.

This fun craft is perfect for a classroom Christmas party or as an activity to go with reading a book like The Littlest Reindeer

If you're looking for an easy way to keep your kids or students busy while getting into the holiday spirit, be sure to grab the Christmas Crafts Bundle!

You'll get 10 different crafts with a total of 22 pages for one very low price. The bundle includes a paper elf craft, Santa, a sleigh, and more fun Christmas crafts.

Craft supplies needed for a build a reindeer craft

You probably already have most of the materials needed to make your fun reindeer craft. Here's what you'll need:

• Your free templates (look for the download link lower down in the post)
• Printer access and paper or card stock
• Child-safe scissors
• Glue stick
• Crayons or colored pencils
• Popsicle sticks, optional, to turn your reindeer's head into a puppet
• Pom pom to make an extra cute red nosed reindeer, optional

How to build a reindeer

Making your simple craft is easy, even for a child's hands. Here's what to do:

Grab your PDF file from lower down in the post, then print one copy of the page for each child making the craft.

​Have your child color the reindeer's pieces before cutting them out.

Cut out each of the template pieces.

Using the reference picture as a guide, glue the reindeer together! I recommend putting the feet on top of the body, the arms behind the body, the head on the front of the body, and the ears and antlers on the back of the head. The nose and scarf go on "top," too!

Glue the reindeer to a craft stick to make a cute puppet. This is optional, but fun!

Simple paper reindeer craft PDF file download area

This printable is licensed for personal use, including classroom use, use with therapy clients, etc.

You are not licensed to redistribute or sell the print outs or files to others. Please refer friends and colleagues to this post to download their own copies.

Looking for more Christmas activities for kids of all ages? Make sure to check out the Christmas printables below: