These ornaments are so easy to make, you'll have herds of them hanging around the Christmas tree when your little elves are done. So watch out, Comet and Cupid! My kids came up with names like Flyer and Skywalker for their reindeer.

Materials

• Craft glue
• Craft sticks
• Several shades of brown felt
• Scissors

• Googly eyes
• Red and brown pom-poms
• Off-white felt
• Ribbon

Instructions

1. Glue 3 craft sticks together in a triangle, allowing some overlap on two corners for antlers, as shown. Glue 2 more craft sticks to the triangle, one on each side between the overlapped sticks, and let dry.

2. Next, glue a triangular piece of brown felt to the craft stick triangle and trim so the edges of the felt match up with the sticks. Glue on googly eyes, a pom-pom nose, brown felt triangle ears, and a small off-white felt triangle blaze to the reindeer's forehead. Add a loop of colorful ribbon on the back to hang this festive fauna.

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