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.
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Very cute, I love wood slice ornaments.
Sarah,
What a cute reindeer and I love that your daughter made her own version. Now that is a great project when a child can make it as well. Happy Holidays and thanks for joining our tour this month!
These are so adorable! The perfect holiday project! Thanks for sharing,
xoxo Jodie & Julie
This is the cutest little wood slice reindeer!! Lovely idea!
sarah, these are the cutest! my daughter would love to make these!
Such a cute idea!! I have a little niece who is going to love making these. Thank you for the tutorial!
This turned out SO cute! Pinning for later! This would make a great craft for my daughter's class!
This little reindeer ornament is adorable. I love his little face.
What a super cute reindeer ornament Sarah! Such a fun Christmas craft for kids.
I like the idea! I have some unused wood slices from my previous project and I now know how to use them to make some cute and funny things.