22 Reindeer Activities for Kids + free printables

The season of snow , yummy fruitcakes, candies, gifts, and jingling bells is a favorite all around the globe.

This colorful and vibrant season is also the ideal time for engaging in productive reindeer activities with my little ones.

Why should we keep the festive vibes of Christmas only up to celebrations and delicacies when we can extend the joy to taking part in productive reindeer activities?

My kids love Rudolf, the popular reindeer who is a favorite of all kids. With the excitement of Santa Claus delivering wonderful gifts, these Reindeer activities add to the festive vibe.

Reindeer Activities For Kids

Egg Carton Reindeer

The Egg Carton Reindeer craft is a delightful way for kids to recycle egg cartons and create adorable reindeer decorations.

Using cut up egg carton sections, kids can transform them into reindeer faces by adding googly eyes, a red nose, and paper antlers.

This fun and simple activity promotes creativity, fine motor skills, and is perfect for holiday themed crafts or a winter project.

Torn Paper Reindeer Craft

The Torn Paper Reindeer Craft is a creative and fun activity for kids to work on fine motor skills and develop their creativity.

By tearing brown construction paper into small pieces, children can glue them onto a template to form the reindeer’s face, antlers and nose.

This craft is a great way to celebrate the holiday season and can be customized with various colored paper for the nose or antlers.

Popsicle Stick Reindeer Ornament

The Popsicle Stick Reindeer Ornament is a delightful craft for the holiday season.

It involves painting popsicle sticks to create the reindeer’s face and antlers, then adding eyes and a red nose for a fun, festive touch.

This craft is a great way to celebrate Christmas. Once complete, these reindeer ornaments make perfect decorations for the Christmas tree or can be used as handmade christmas gifts.

Reindeer Paper Cup Ornament

Look at these sweet Paper cup Reindeers my son created! Aren’t they just the cutest?

He took a simple brown paper cup and painted brown, stick two googly eyes and a rad button as nose , just like Rudolph! And look at those antlers he cut out, so clever!

These are going to look so lovely on our Christmas tree or maybe he can give them (this Reindeer ornaments) as special handmade gifts.

He did such a wonderful job being creative and using his hands. I’m so proud of my festive little reindeer!

Reindeer Headband

Hey parents! Look at this super cool Reindeer headband here made by my 9 years old student Sia. She is in 4th grade.

This Headband craft is a christmas holiday fun activity for kids! It involves creating reindeer antlers using paper, colorful pom poms and a headband base.

To make this craft, first cut out the antlers and leaves from colored paper. Then, attach the leaves and pom poms to the headband. The leaves act as reindeer antlers and the pom poms represent the reindeer’s nose!

Your kids can use this cute accessory for Christmas parties.

Reindeer Toilet Paper Roll Craft

The Reindeer Toilet Paper Roll Craft is a fun and creative activity where kids can make adorable reindeer figures using empty toilet paper rolls.

This activity requires toilet paper rolls, colored paper for the antlers, googly eyes and a red pom pom for the nose.

To make this craft, simply glue the antlers onto the top of the toilet paper roll, add the eyes and the red nose to create a cheerful reindeer face and kids’ve got a festive decoration for the holiday season!

Reindeer Color Matching

The Reindeer Color Matching activity is a creative and educational activity where kids match colorful reindeer noses with the corresponding colored pom poms.

Using triangular pieces of colored paper, popsicle sticks make reindeer faces and then decorated with googly eyes and antlers made from paper.

Children will use their fine motor skills to match the right colored pom pom to the reindeer’s nose, teaching them color recognition while having fun. It’s a perfect craft to engage little learners in a festive and interactive way.

Paper Plate Reindeer

The Paper Plate Reindeer craft is a fun and festive activity for 5 to 8 years old kids.

By painting a paper plate brown, cutting out reindeer ears and antlers from colored paper, adding googly eyes and a red nose, kids can easily create their own reindeer face.

This craft is an excellent way to develop fine motor skills, creativity, and color recognition. It’s a perfect project for the holiday season.

Reindeer Letter Matching

The Reindeer Letter Matching activity is a fun and engaging way for kids to practice letter recognition and matching.

This craft activity features a reindeer’s face with colorful lettered teardrops scattered around it.

Children are tasked with matching the letters on the teardrops to the corresponding places on the reindeer’s antlers. This helps improve their letter knowledge while offering a playful holiday themed challenge.

Reindeer Tic Tac Toe

The Reindeer Tic Tac Toe activity is a fun, festive twist on the classic game of Tic Tac Toe.

The board features a cute reindeer with antlers, and players use leaf tokens, one green and one pink, to fill the spaces on the grid.

The goal is to get three matching leaves in a row, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally, to win the game.

his activity not only provides a holiday themed game but also promotes strategy and critical thinking for young children.

Reindeer Sponge Stamp Craft

The Reindeer Sponge Stamp Craft is a simple and fun activity for kids that involves creating adorable reindeer faces using sponges and stamps.

For this craft uses a sponge to stamp the reindeer’s triangular face shape in a brownish color. Afterward, kids can decorate the faces with googly eyes, pom pom noses and painted antlers.

This hands on craft not only allows children to explore their creativity.

Reindeer Shape Matching

The Reindeer Shape Matching activity is an interactive and educational game which I designed for 3 years to 5 years children.

It involves matching different shapes with corresponding reindeer faces. The cards display various shapes like circles, squares, triangles and more, with reindeer faces featuring different facial features and antlers.

The objective is for kids to match the correct reindeer face with the right shape. This activity enhances children’s shape recognition skills while encouraging hands on learning and playful interaction in christmas holidays.

Reindeer Count & Clip Card

I designed this fun and educational Reindeer Count & Clip Card for helping children practice counting and number recognition with fun and festive way.

Each card features a set of reindeer images and a number at the bottom. The child is tasked with counting the reindeer on the card and using a clothespin to clip the corresponding number at the bottom.

This activity reinforces counting skills while engaging children in a hands on and interactive way.

Handprint Reindeer Craft

This creative and fun Handprint Reindeer Craft is a perfect christmas holiday activity for your kids.

In this craft, children use their handprints to form the reindeer antlers, adding a personal touch to the artwork.

The handprints are cut out from paper and glued onto the reindeer’s face, which is pre drawn or colored. The craft includes a reindeer face with a red nose and a smiling mouth, making it playful and festive.

Reindeer Number Math

This Reindeer Number Math cards is a fun and interactive way for kids to practice counting and number recognition.

In this activity, the reindeer themed cards feature numbers from 1 to 10, and kids can use clothespins to match the numbers with corresponding cards.

The playful reindeer illustrations make the math activity engaging and enjoyable for children. This craft helps kids improve their fine motor skills while learning numbers, making it both educational and creative.

Feed the Reindeer

This Feed The Reindeer activity is a fantastic educational game which i designed to help children practice their letter recognition and fine motor skills.

In this activity, kids use alphabet cards and “feed” them into a reindeer themed box by placing the cards into its mouth.

The reindeer craft adds a fun, interactive element that encourages children to identify letters while improving hand eye coordination.

Reindeer Mask

The Reindeer Mask activity is a fun craft where children can create their own reindeer mask using a printable template.

The mask, complete with cute antlers, ears, and a smiling face, can be attached to a popsicle stick to make it easy to wear.

This is a great activity to spark creativity and imagination in kids, perfect for holiday themed fun or a reindeer themed party. The mask also allows for interactive play, letting children engage in role playing or simple dress up fun while learning about reindeer!

Reindeer Beginning Sound

The Reindeer Beginning Sound activity is a fantastic way for kids to learn and practice the alphabet and phonics.

In this activity, children are presented with reindeer cards, each featuring a letter of the alphabet and they match each letter with an item whose name begins with that letter.

For example, the card with the letter “A” matched with a picture of an apple. This engaging and educational cards helps reinforce letter recognition and the sounds they represent while making learning fun with cute reindeer pictures.

Reindeer Counting Playdough Cards

I designed this fun and interactive Reindeer Counting Playdough Cards to help kids practice counting and number recognition.

When You give your child this cards, each featuring a reindeer and a number. The kids use playdough to make small balls, placing them in the squares on the card to match the number shown.

For example, for the number 3, they would place three playdough balls on the card. This handson activity supports early math skills such as counting, number recognition, and fine motor development.

Reindeer Colouring Page

The Reindeer Coloring Page activity is a fun and creative way to engage children in both art and learning.

The page features a cute reindeer that kids can color using their favorite colors, helping them practice fine motor skills and creativity.

This activity also encourages color recognition and hand eye coordination as children color within the lines. The playful design includes elements like clouds and the sun, which can also help spark conversations about nature and the environment.

Reindeer Roll Dice & Run

The Reindeer Roll Dice & Run activity is a delightful and interactive game for children to practice counting and number recognition.

In this activity, kids roll a dice and move a reindeer along a numbered path based on the number rolled. This simple yet engaging game helps children develop math skills, particularly counting, while keeping them entertained.

The use of a clothespin to move the reindeer adds a fun, hands on element to the activity. It’s perfect for learning and playtime!

Watch Movies About Reindeer

Watching The Polar Express with my little ones is going to be a cherished memory for my whole family for a long time.

Reindeers have always been a special part of Christmas themed movies and we have a lot of amazing movies to enjoy with our families during this season.

All of us love to grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy a wholesome movie during the chilly months of the year, and let me tell you that a reindeerthemed movie is a good choice in this case.

Barbie in the Nutcracker is my daughter’s favorite movie during this time.

I am suggesting a few movies I love to watch with my little ones in the list below:

Important Note:

I will advise all parents to strictly go through the contents of any movie about reindeer before allowing their little ones to watch it just to be sure that the contents of the movies are suitable according to the age group of your young ones.

Conclusion

These reindeer activities may be popular during the festive season, but we love to engage in these activities throughout the year.

These activities are not only a means to have a memorable time with my little ones but also provide a generous helping hand in improving the overall mental and physical development of my young ones.

Don’t forget to tell me in the comments below which reindeer themed activity you and your kids liked the most.

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Rashmi Panchal

I’m a former teacher (and mother of Two Childs) with a background in child development. Here to help you with play-based learning activities for kids. ( Check my Next startup Cledemy.Com)