Easy Shape Reindeer Craft For Kids

This shape reindeer craft helps your child learn shapes. Perfect Christmas craft for toddlers and preschoolers. My elementary aged children also enjoyed this craft.

When you are making this craft, ask your child:

What shape is the reindeer’s head and body?
What shape are the reindeer’s legs?
What shape are the reindeer’s eyes?

This will help reinforce shapes that your child is learning. I love turning a craft activity into a learning activity.

You can also discuss the colors with your child. Ask what color is the reindeer?

I made this craft with my 2nd grade son. He already knows his shapes and colors, but he asked me what do reindeer eat? So, we looked it up on the internet during craft time.

This reindeer craft goes well with the book Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer. We of course had to give our reindeer a red nose.

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Shape Reindeer Supplies

Brown construction paper
Black construction paper
Red construction paper
Scissors
Glue stick
Googly eyes
Sticks or chenille stems
Free shape reindeer template (see link below)

Shape Reindeer Instructions

Ste[ 1: Print out the free template that includes shapes for a small and large reindeer. To print, click on the link below.

Click here to print the free shape reindeer template.

Step 2: Using the shape reindeer template as a stencil, cut out the triangles with brown construction paper.

Triangles cut out from brown constuction paper.

Step 3: Next, glue the smaller triangle to the top of the larger triangle, overlapping the triangles. See picture below.

Two brown triangles glued together to make a reindeer shape.

Step 4: Then, cut out a small red heart from red construction paper. This will be your reindeer’s nose.

Step 5: Glue the 2 googly eyes and nose to the smaller triangle.

Two googly eyes and a red heart nose glued to the triangle reindeer.

Step 6: Cut 4 rectangle strips from black construction paper. These will be the reindeer’s legs.

Step 7: Next, glue the rectangles to the large triangle. See picture below.

Step 8: We used sticks that we found in the yard for the reindeer’s antlers. Or you can use brown chenille stems. Glue 2 small sticks to the top of the small triangle.