Soft Reindeer Toy

When making a soft reindeer toy, make sure the sock is strong enough to hold the stuffing materials.
Make sure the sock is
strong enough to hold
the stuffing materials.

A soft reindeer toy makes a cuddly Christmas gift for your favorite reindeer-lover.

What You'll Need:

Heavy, soft brown knee sock
Cotton balls, batting, or foam
Small jingle bells
Pencil
Scraps of brown, black, pink, and white felt
Scissors
Thin cardboard
Craft glue
Ribbon

Stuff an old sock with cotton or foam and several jingle bells until it is full. It should be loose enough so that the bells have room to move around.

Draw and cut out 4 antler shapes from brown felt and 2 antlers from thin cardboard. Glue the felt antlers to both sides of the thin cardboard, then glue the antlers to the reindeer's head.

When making a soft reindeer toy, glue the antlers in place, last.
Once the antlers are glued in place,
your soft reindeer toy is ready
to dance across the sky.

Next, draw and cut out eyes, nose, and a mouth from scraps of black, white, and pink felt. Glue them onto the face. As a finishing touch, tie a pretty ribbon around the reindeer's neck.

Where Do Reindeer Live?
Reindeer live in the Arctic seas of North America, Europe, and Asia, where it is very cold. Their fur is made up of special hairs that keep them warm. These hairs also help them stay afloat in water--reindeer are very good swimmers!

Continue to the next and final page of this article to learn how to create your very own St. Nick storybook.

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