DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Reindeer Handprint and Footprint Craft

© by Leanne Guenther

This version of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer has a footprint head and two handprint antlers.  Use a heavy paper, craft foam or posterboard for a longer lasting version.

Materials:

• paper,
• some crayons,
• scissors,
• string,
• glue.

To make the face, do one of the following:

• Print out the template of choice and colour pieces as necessary.
• Substitute all or parts of the template pieces with:
  • wiggly eyes or dot stickers.
  • a red pom pom nose or red dot sticker.
  • colour template nose in with red sparkle glue.
  • a red felt mouth.
  • a real ribbon or little bells to decorate.

To make the head, do one of the following:

• Trace one of the child's feet on brown paper, craft foam or posterboard.
• Trace one of the child's feet on white paper and allow child to paint or colour in.
• Dip child's foot in brown (washable) paint and stamp onto a piece of white paper.

To make the antlers, do one of the following:

• Trace each of the child's hands on brown or beige paper, craft foam or posterboard.
• Trace each of the child's hands on white paper and allow child to paint or colour in.
• Dip each of the child's hands in light brown/beige (washable) paint and stamp onto a piece of white paper.
• When making the antlers, spread the thumb as far from the other fingers as possible.

Assemble:

• Assemble the reindeer (glue antlers and face to head and put ribbon or other decoration on the bottom).
• You can also add the child's name and the year.
• Add a string/ribbon if you wish to hang on the tree.
• You can also use it as a lovely personalized gift tag guaranteed to bring smiles.

Optional Poem:  

This isn't just a reindeer as you can plainly see.

I made it with my hands which are a part of me.

It comes with lots of love especially to say,

I hope you have a very, Merry Christmas Day!

Templates:

• After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
• If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
  • In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
  • Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog

Templates   (color)   or   (B&W)

Printable version of these instructions