Cute Rudolph Craft for Kids

I’m loving this rudolph craft!  Is it too early for Christmas crafting?  I hope not, because I’m all in.

This super cute activity is great for older kids to do on their own or for the little ones with supervision and a little extra help.  Even if the craft we’re doing is a little advanced for my kids, I still like doing it because I like to at least keep crafting in the atmosphere.

To make this rudolph craft, here’s what you need:

• An empty baby food jar
• Brown tempera paint
• Googley eyes
• Something red for the nose (we used a little foam circle but a red pom pom would work great, too)
• A brown pipe cleaner
• Hot glue and gun (any other glue will work as well but I like hot glue because it’s quick and I don’t have to hold things in place until it dries)
• Red string or yarn (optional)

And now, onto the directions:

1. Take the label off of your baby food jar and clean off the residue.
2. Poor a bit of brown tempera paint into the jar and hold it upside down to get the paint to cover the whole thing. (We also added in a little glitter!)
3. Let the jar sit upside down on a towel so the excess comes out.
4. Then, use the same brown paint to paint the lid.
5. Glue on your antlers, eyeballs and nose.  (the jar stays in the upside down position)
6. Put the lid back on and wrap a red string or piece of yarn around the bottom as a scar.  (optional)

I know it’s only early November but I love Christmas crafts.  Check back for all my other fun ideas coming up (including a couple amazing giveaways!)  You can also follow along on Pinterest or Facebook.