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Clothespin Reindeer Ornament

By Jenn (aka Mama Jenn) • Last Updated: January 20, 2020

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I saw these super cute reindeer ornaments at Oriental Trading and I just KNEW I could figure out how the kids and I could make our own version of the reindeer! This is what we came up:

Clothespin Reindeer Christmas Ornament

And this is what we used:

I cut the head and the body our of cardboard (freehand) and let the kids paint both sides of them brown. The kids also painted the three clothespins.

Once it was all dry, I used a glue gun to glue on the eyes and the nose. (You could probably use regular glue, but the kids were in a hurry to hang them, so I opted for the glue gun.) I clipped the clothespins legs onto the body. I clipped the ribbon (for hanging the ornament) inside the third clothespin and clipped it onto the front of the body. (It will hold the head and will be the antlers.) I also took another piece of ribbon and tied it onto the jingle bell.

Clothespin Reindeer Christmas Ornament

Finally, I glued the head on the front clothespin and glued the jingle bell just below on the paperclip…and that is it…reindeer complete!

The kids LOVE these and I think they are soooo cute!!! (FYI, we did use acrylic paint so that we could just do one coat.)

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  1. Susana

    August 2, 2011 at 11:56 pm

    This is so good! You’ve been doing some really neat crafts for Christmas.

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  2. Susana

    December 17, 2009 at 2:19 am

    This is so good! You’ve been doing some really neat crafts for Christmas.

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  3. Momma Snail

    December 9, 2009 at 5:02 am

    I’ve got to find some crafty motivation. This is adorable! Thanks for the resource…I haven’t seen that site.

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  4. Jen

    December 8, 2009 at 1:16 am

    This is so cute. My daughter loves making crafts and wants to do something for the tree. We’re going to make these darling reindeer. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Milk and Honey Mommy

    December 7, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Jenn,

    I too have visited that site (I agrre – it is cool!) and we have made a few of the ornaments we saw. I’m going to add this reindeer to our list. We’re still making different ornaments to hang on our tree. This is our first year doing a handmade/homemade Christmas.

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  6. Helene

    December 7, 2009 at 6:17 am

    Those are SO cute! I wish I had that talent to see a craft and be able to recreate it my own way.

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  7. Ticia

    December 6, 2009 at 2:23 am

    I love this idea. I remember making clothespin reindeer as a kid, but with the old fashioned reindeer.
    I’m hoping we get a clothespin project done soon. I suddenly had a bit of inspiration on Thursday.

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