Craft of the Week: Pinecone Reindeer!

This craft is super easy and super cute! I had the idea to make reindeer (or Rudolphs) before I really considered what I was going to do with them. But the possibilities are endless. You could make it: a magnet, glue it on some ribbon and tie it around your napkins at dinner, wind some string or yarn around it to make an ornament, or even just set it on your table as a decoration. Here's what you'll need:

Materials:

-A pinecone

-An acorn

-Tiny twigs

-Wood glue

-Red and green paint

-Red glitter

-Googly eyes

Once you've gathered your materials, lay out the twigs that look the most "antler-y". I chose to paint mine dark purple, but the Munchkin insisted on teal, which actually looked a bit better when we were done.

Then paint your acorns red and drop glitter on it while the paint is still wet so it'll stick on.

Once the paint was dry, we glued on the noses and googly eyes. After that, we carefully found some niches to shove our antlers in and dropped a generous amount of glue in there. Lay flat to dry, about an hour.

Then, the last thing you'll have to do is decide what you want to make your Rudolph.

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