You can even use different colored googly eyes, noses and antlers to let children create reindeer versions of themselves! Holiday Name Tags Some people choose to cut out mistletoe or holly shapes from construction paper to glue onto the reindeer’s head, or tie on a bow or sparkles.

Wrap the pipe cleaners around the corners of the reindeer’s head and bend them to look like antlers.

Glue the red pom pom in place as Rudolph’s nose.

Glue the googly eyes in place using two more dots of glue.

Glue the craft sticks into a triangle shape as shown above by placing a dot of glue where each popsicle stick meets.

If you choose to color your popsicle sticks, go ahead and fill in the front side of the popsicle sticks using a brown marker or paint.

My 2-year-old recently made one of these in preschool, actually, which is what prompted me to share this simple craft with all of you. Even preschoolers can maneuver popsicle sticks and craft pom poms to make a holiday ornament that’s bound to be cherished for years down the line. This is a fun activity to do with little kids while teaching them the story of Rudolph and Santa’s reindeer. There’s a reason these old-fashioned traditions stand the test of time.

Be sure to write your kids' names and the date on the back so you'll remember when they made it. My sister and I are actually six years apart, but we both had fun making these every year because there are so many ways this simply craft can be varied and modified to please older or younger children. Popsicle sticks + red pom pom + googly eyes and pipe cleaners. How dang adorable is this little popsicle stick reindeer? We used to make these all the time when were were kids.

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