There is something so magical about reindeer. Maybe it's the thought of them flying through the air pulling Santa's sleigh. Or Rudolf's red nose. Whatever it is, my kids can't get enough of them. So I decided to put together a couple of fun activities and create a "Reindeer Day" for them.
My kids are still fairly young (21 months and almost 4), so I had to keep it simple. We spent a total of about 3 hours doing these activities over the course of the day, however, if you didn't want to do reindeer activities all day, you could choose any one of these, or split it up across a few days.
Hand Print Reindeer
My kids loved this activity! They are super hands on and don't mind getting a little messy, so paint is right down their alley. They thought it was so fun to create a reindeer using their hand prints and some paint.
Step 1: Gather your supplies--We pulled out some blue construction paper, acrylic paint (white, red, brown and black), googly eyes, red or black pompom balls, bells and glue. You will also need a foam brush, paper plate and paper towels or baby wipes.
Step 2: Squirt some brown paint on your paper plate, grab your foam brush and paint the palm of your child's hand (just one hand!). If they are old enough, you could let them do this part themselves. I had to make sure and use a little more paint on my kids' hands since acrylic starts drying quickly. They thought this part was so funny and kept squishing their hands to feel the paint.
Step 3: Have your child press their hand onto the paper and push on the fingers to make sure the paint touches the paper before lifting it off.
