Rudolph fans, rejoice! Here’s a super easy Popsicle stick reindeer craft that even little kids can make with little assistance from Mom and Dad!

For little kids, one of the most exciting parts of Christmas is of course, waiting for Santa’s gifts. Now, the only way that Santa can get everywhere in time to deliver his gifts is if he has the right transportation. And that’s where reindeer come in!

Santa probably has his own reasons for choosing reindeer for this important job, but we’re glad they agreed! Maybe that’s why they’re also an integral part of many Christmas carols and songs!

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5 Christmas Songs featuring Reindeer:

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Run Rudolph Run
Here Comes Santa Claus
The Night Before Christmas
Must be Santa

Spend an evening checking out these songs and while you’re at it, why not try an easy Popsicle stick reindeer craft too? We’re sure you’ll love it!

Super Easy Popsicle Stick Reindeer Craft

Supplies required:

Popsicle sticks – Jumbo and regular
X-Acto knife
Hot glue
Pencil
Acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Markers

How to make the Popsicle Stick Reindeer Craft:

1. For our Popsicle stick reindeer craft, we need three jumbo-sized Popsicle sticks and three regular-sized sticks. The three jumbo ones will form our base. Use an X-Acto knife to cut off a small portion from one of these sticks.

2. Take two of the regular-sized sticks and cut each of them into two parts – one-third and two-thirds. Cut the edge of the one-third pieces at an angle and leave the two-third pieces straight-edged. Cut out ears and a tail from white craft paper. When complete, all your pieces should look like this:

3. Let’s start with the base – place the three jumbo sticks so that the cut one is in the middle. Ensure the top curved edges of all three sticks are aligned.

4. Now take the third regular-sized stick and use it to connect the three base sticks. Cut the curved edges so the length of the stick is the same as the combined width of the three jumbo sticks. Secure it in place with glue. Attach the shorter regular-sized stick pieces to the longer ones as shown below – these are the reindeer’s antlers.

5. Stick the antlers to the top of the base of your Popsicle stick reindeer. Turn it over – it should now look like the image below.

6. Stick the ears on either side of the antlers, applying glue behind the jumbo Popsicle sticks. Attach the tail piece to the bottom, sticking to the right-most Popsicle stick.

7. The basic structure of your Popsicle stick reindeer is complete – it’s time to add details! Use a pencil to draw eyes, a nose, a mouth, a belly and hooves.

8. Time to bring out the paints. Apply a reddish-brown paint to the three jumbo Popsicle sticks, leaving out the belly portion in the middle. You can also mix some red or orange with brown to get the shade you like. Then, apply the same shade on the ears and tail.

9. Apply a dark brown paint on the antlers and hooves, and a lighter one on the belly. The nose will be red, of course!

10. Once the paint is completely dry, take out your black marker and draw over the pencil lines from Step 7 for the eyes and mouth. Use a pink marker or paint to color in cheeks on either side of the nose.

And just like that, your Popsicle stick reindeer craft is complete!

If you feel like Rudolph may be feeling a little chilly, you can add a pipe cleaner or some red ribbon below his face to resemble a scarf. As with most of our other Christmas crafts, you can add some string or ribbon to the top of this Popsicle stick reindeer and turn him into a DIY ornament! Now, Santa’s reindeer are always referred to as male, but scientifically, it is unlikely that a male reindeer would have antlers in winter. So if you like, add a few lashes on the eyes and you have a girl reindeer!

If your Rudolph fan would like to make more reindeer crafts, check these out: