--- title: 4 Reindeer Crafts for Preschoolers (Easy Ideas) description: 4 reindeer crafts for preschoolers, each with a picture and simple steps. 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Easy ideas for ages 3 to 5 using paper, paint, and glue. [Kindergarten Prep Team](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/author/kindergarten-prep-team) Oct 14, 2026 --- A red pom-pom nose turns almost anything brown into a reindeer, which is why December craft tables are covered in them. Here are four reindeer crafts, each with a picture, supplies, and steps, from the craft stick reindeer craft preschool rooms hang on the tree to a footprint reindeer. A three-year-old paints the sticks brown and presses the nose on. A five-year-old traces a hand on the paper plate for the antlers and ties the ribbon loop. These get made in early December and come out of the box each year after. ## Start here: three reindeer crafts that always work [![Craft stick reindeer ornament, an easy reindeer craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C214-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C214-2.webp)**Craft stick reindeer ornament***Three sticks and a pom pom, tree-ready*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/reindeer-crafts-for-preschoolers#c214)[![Footprint reindeer, an easy reindeer craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C213-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C213-2.webp)**Footprint reindeer***One footprint, one sitting, a keepsake*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/reindeer-crafts-for-preschoolers#c213)[![Paper plate reindeer, an easy reindeer craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C215-1.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C215-1.webp)**Paper plate reindeer***The classic one, antlers from traced hands*](https://kindergarten-prep.com/blog/reindeer-crafts-for-preschoolers#c215) All 4 Easy for 3 year olds No paint ## 4 reindeer crafts for preschoolers, with pictures [![Craft stick reindeer ornament, an easy reindeer craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C214-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C214-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C214-2.webp) ### 1. Craft stick reindeer ornament The child glues three craft sticks into a triangle, paints it brown and adds googly eyes, a red pom pom nose and a ribbon loop. **You need:** 3 craft sticks, brown paint, 2 googly eyes, 1 red pom pom, ribbon, 2 brown pipe cleaner pieces, glue How to make it 1. Your child paints the 3 sticks brown. Let them dry. 2. Glue them into a triangle with one point at the bottom. 3. Bend the pipe cleaners into forked antlers and glue them behind the top stick. 4. Glue the 2 eyes on the top stick, the red pom pom at the bottom point, and a ribbon loop behind the top stick. [![Toilet roll reindeer, an easy reindeer craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C216-4.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C216-4.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C216-4.webp) ### 2. Toilet roll reindeer The child covers a tube in brown paper and adds pipe cleaner or handprint antlers, eyes and a red pom pom nose. **You need:** 1 toilet paper roll, brown paper, 2 brown pipe cleaners, 2 googly eyes, 1 red pom pom, glue How to make it 1. Wrap the roll in brown paper and glue it down. Your child can help hold it. 2. Bend a short side branch on each pipe cleaner. 3. Glue pipe cleaners on each side as antlers. 4. Stick the 2 eyes on the upper front and glue the red pom pom below them. [![Footprint reindeer, an easy reindeer craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C213-2.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C213-2.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C213-2.webp) ### 3. Footprint reindeer The child's brown footprint becomes a reindeer face with drawn antlers, eyes and a red nose. **You need:** 1 sheet of white cardstock, brown paint, brown marker, 2 googly eyes, 1 red pom pom, glue How to make it 1. Paint your child's foot brown. Press it in the middle of the cardstock, toes at the top. Let it dry. 2. Glue the 2 eyes on the wide part below the toes. 3. Glue the red pom pom on the heel as the nose. 4. Draw 2 branching antlers in brown marker going up from the toes, one on each side. [![Paper plate reindeer, an easy reindeer craft for preschoolers ages 3 to 5](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hs-fs/hubfs/crafts/C215-1.webp?width=900&height=675&name=C215-1.webp)](https://kindergarten-prep.com/hubfs/crafts/C215-1.webp) ### 4. Paper plate reindeer The child paints a plate brown and glues on traced-hand antlers, ears, eyes and a red nose. **You need:** 1 paper plate, light brown paint, dark brown paper, 2 large googly eyes, 1 large red pom pom, glue How to make it 1. Your child paints the plate light brown. Let it dry. 2. Trace your child's two hands on the dark brown paper. You cut them out. 3. Glue the hands behind the top edge, one on each side, fingers up as antlers. 4. 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Clear it and try again. ## Reindeer crafts in December, with a 3 or 5 year old Make them in the first two weeks of December so the craft stick ornament has time to dry and hang on the tree. Paint the sticks before gluing them into a triangle, which is easier for small hands. The footprint reindeer is a one-sitting craft: brown paint on the sole, press, wash the foot in a basin right away. Draw the antlers once it is dry. For the paper plate reindeer, let your child trace their own hands on brown paper. A three year old will need you to cut them out. A five year old can cut around the fingers with safety scissors. Hang the ornament, give the footprint reindeer to a grandparent, and stand the toilet roll reindeer on the windowsill. One craft a week through December is plenty. [Free · 30 questions · about 4 minutes **Before you go: see where your child is for kindergarten** A report with every area at a glance, what to focus on first, and things to do at home. 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