Wood Slice Reindeer Ornament

Easy ornaments I can make with my kids are something I can’t get enough of this holiday season. Today I’m sharing a reindeer ornament made from a wood slice that is all kinds of cute. My oldest helped make this one and my youngest made a paper version of her own. Some very talented friends of mine are also sharing holiday projects today and I have them all linked at the end of this post so be sure to visit them for more creative inspiration.

This wood slice reindeer ornament was inspired by a bag of wood slices at Hobby Lobby. I love walking through the aisle of wood blanks at a craft store and waiting for inspiration to strike. I picked up a few wood slices and added some other craft supplies I had at home to make this little reindeer.

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Reindeer Ornament Supplies

Wood Slice – similar to these
Drill
Twine
Hot Glue
Scissors
Brown Fuzzy Stick
Assorted craft paint
Paint brush
Assorted cardstock
Ribbon

I started by drilling a small hole in the top of the wood slice to make it into an ornament. I painted the face of the reindeer brown, then added eyes mouth and of course a red nose. The antlers are curled brown fuzzy sticks and the ears are cut from cardstock. I tied a small bow to give this reindeer a bow tie, you could also cut one from cardstock. Using hot glue I attached all the pieces and threaded twine through the hole to create an ornament.

My 3 year old created her own little reindeer out of paper. I used the same process but she decorated the face with markers and glitter glue. Both reindeer are hanging happily on our tree this Christmas.

Now it’s time to take at look at these lovely holiday projects, be sure to click over for all the details.