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Exploring Womanhood > Heart of the Home > Holidays & Seasons > Christmas

Christmas Ornament Exchange 2002

REINDEER ORNAMENTS
Submitted by Suzbaby3

glass ball reindeer

Materials:

  • Dark Brown or Tan felt 1 piece
  • Dark Brown or Tan pipe cleaner
  • Shiny Christmas Ball (glass for adults or plastic for kids) Any Color (I prefer red, gold, green, or blue)
  • 10 mm moving eyes
  • 1" Dark Brown or Tan Pompon
  • 1/2" Dark Brown or Tan Pompon
  • 1/4" Dark Brown or Tan Pompon
  • Smaller Red Pompon
  • Ribbon 3/16" for Rudolph or 2 1/8" tied together for girl Reindeer. Any color.
  • Gold Jingle Bell
  • Gold glitter squeeze bottle fabric paint
  • Pen to write name and/or date on the back
  • Hot glue gun
  • Card stock or heavy paper

Directions:

  1. Trace reindeer antlers onto card stock, then on to Dark Brown or Tan felt and Cut Reindeer antlers from pattern.

  2. Cut pipe cleaner length of antler and hot glue to the back of antler (top to bottom).

  3. With glitter glue bottle draw a line top to bottom on front of antler (let dry overnight).

  4. Glue 3 1/2" pompons close together onto the top front of the ball where the hanger is held on, covering the cap.

  5. Glue 1" pompon to the middle of the front of the ball.

  6. Glue 1/4" pompon on top of 1" pompon.

  7. Glue small red pompon on top of 1/4" pompon.

  8. **For Rudolph glue bow tied from 3/16" ribbon under 1" pompon. Glue jingle bell on top of ribbon.

  9. **For girl reindeer tie bow out of 2 1/8" pieces of ribbon (together) and glue in between 1/2" pompon on top of ball. Glue jingle bell on top of bow.

  10. Personalize ornament with Name, Date, or "Merry Christmas!" using pen.

***Note I made these for a Kindergarten Class using plastic balls. They loved them!

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