So you've heard that reindeer can fly--but did you know that they can also dance? Create this jingly, jangly Christmas card that can also be hung as a charming door or window decroation.

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What you'll need:

How to make it:

Step 1: Pattern

1. Trace and cut out reindeer pattern on brown cardstock
2. Trace and cut out circle pattern on design cardstock. For the circular card, use a folded piece of cardstock, matching it up to the "fold line" indicated on the pattern.
3. Trace and cut out eyes, hooves and nose on brown cardstock.

Step 2: Reindeer

1. Cover cardstock reindeer with brown faux suede fabric and glue using a glue stick.
2. Cut off excess fabric.
3. On the cardstock, place double-sided padded tape on the back of the reindeer’s face, back leg and front leg.
4. Stick the reindeer on top of circle card so that the reindeer's head touches the top of the circle.
5. Glue eyes, nose and hooves on reindeer.
6. Apply watered-down glue near the edges of reindeer and sprinkle with white glitter.
7. Cut a 2" long piece of 1/4" ribbon and sew or hot glue the small bells onto the ribbon to make a color for the reindeer.
8. Glue bell collar around reindeer’s neck.

Step 3: Reindeer Antlers

1. Cut two twig branches for antlers.
2. Cover antlers with a thin coat of watered-down glue and sprinkle with white glitter.
3. Hot glue antlers on top of reindeer’s head.
4. Step 4: Ribbons and Bells
5. Cut a 15" long piece of 1/4” ribbon and create a 4” loop at one end.
6. Glue ribbon down the center of the back of the circle card so that the non-looped end of the ribbon starts at the very bottom of the circle.
7. With another piece of ¼" ribbon, create a bow and hot glue it to the bottom of the front of the card.
8. Cut a 15" long piece of 1/8" ribbon and tie a double bow. Hot glue the double bow on top of 1/4" ribbon bow.
9. Thread different size bells to the two ends ends of 1/8" ribbon and secure hot glue.
10. Sew three small bells on top of the loop handle.
    

Tips:

• Substitute fabric with colored cardstock.
• If the eyes and nose are too small for kids to cut out, have them draw them on to the reindeer instead.

Claudine Casault is a craft developer living in Ontario, Canada.