Now you have your frame, tie one end of the cotton string ball on and wrap/weave around the frame in all directions to fill the triangle. Tie it off when it looks full enough to attach your facial features.
Reindeer face weaving
A great activity idea for older children to create an animal face.
We used this technique to make a festive reindeer, but you could be creative and add your own features to make faces of different animals – what features make each animal distinct?
* Muddy Faces actively promotes child-led outdoor play & learning. We recognise and believe in the curiosity that children have and their drive to explore and discover. We hope that you will bear this in mind when considering more prescribed activities like this one – often much more creative ideas will occur if resources are simply provided and children are given the time and space to explore independently.
- String – 8kg breaking load
- Sisal String
- Thick Flax String
- Coloured Cotton String
Item available from our shop
Consider the environmental impact of preparing, carrying out & completing this activity. Could this impact be reduced? Specific considerations for this activity could include:
- leave no trace
- source of wood
Health & Safety Considerations
Follow your usual operating procedures and carry out appropriate risk benefit assessments.
Some considerations particular to this activity include:
- using scissors
- using sticks
Preparation
Source and cut some sticks to size (the length will depend on how big you want to go!). The sticks need to be fairly sturdy – or you may snap them while you’re weaving!
Basic steps to create a reindeer face
Posted by Natural Earth Paint & Kate Dascoli on Dec 13th 2020
Winter Reindeer Face Paint Tutorial with Kate Dascoli
Posted by Natural Earth Paint & Kate Dascoli on Dec 13th 2020
Celebrate the season with this lovely reindeer face paint tutorial, shared with us by Kate Dascoli. We were blown away by her wintry look, so she showed us just how to recreate it with our Natural Face Paints!
Supplies: Brown, white, black and red Natural Face Paint, makeup sponge, and brushes.
Step 1: Using a brush or sponge, add brown Natural Face Paint to the cheek bones and around the hair line. Line the bridge of your nose.
Step 2: Sponge white Natural Face Paint in the T-zone area and blend into the brown on the forehead.
Step 3: Using a brush, add white under the eyes to create the look of a larger “doe eye”.
Step 4: With black Natural Face Paint, line under the white of the newly created eyes, and paint the top lip. Connect the middle of the lip to the bottom of the nose with a black line.
Step 5: You can also add to the eyes, by creating eyeliner with some line design on the eyelid with black, brown and white face paint.
Step 6: Using your brown or black again, line and fill in your eyebrows.
Step 7: Create a red nose with red Natural Face Paint. Then, outline it with black.
Step 8: Finish the look with white dots of varying sizes over the brown.
Step 9: Add eyelashes with black (optional).
Step 10: Add your antlers and you’re good to go! Happy Holidays!
More of a visual learner? Check out our video tutorial!
Interested in learning more about Natural Earth Paint tutorials? Visit our Eco Crafts & Face Painting Tutorials page!
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Craft Ideas: How To Make A Reindeer Headband!
A cute little art and craft project for you and your little one! With Christmas holidays coming up, you will love conducting this activity for your child at home.
Age Range – 3 – 4 years, 4 – 6 years
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Primary Skills – Fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination
Materials:
- Brown wrapping paper
- Coloured paper (red, pink, cream, dark brown, black)
- Plain paper (if you don’t have coloured paper)
- Paints
- Marker
- Scissors
- Glue
- Stapler/tape (optional)
- Glitter (optional)
Instructions:
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- Let’s start by making the reindeer’s face. On brown wrapping paper, carefully trace the outline of the reindeer’s face and ears as is shown in the images (above and below). Make sure not to make it too small!
- For younger children (3 – 4 years), cut out the drawing carefully yourself. If you have an older child (4 – 6 years), you might want to let him try to cut it out on his own. But, help him with the tricky parts, such as the ears!
- Next, let’s make the features of the reindeer’s face (see image for reference). You can either cut out everything and then paste them, or cut and paste as you go.
- Take the black-coloured paper, and cut out two slim, semi-circular eyes (see images). Alternatively, draw them on with a black marker.
- Take the cream-coloured paper, and help your child draw and cut out two smaller ears, and an oval muzzle.
- Next, from the red paper, cut out a small oval to make the nose. Your child can cover this with glitter, if he likes!
- From the pink paper, draw and cut out another two small ovals to make cheeks.
- Lastly, from the brown paper, draw two Y-shaped antlers, and cut them out.
- If you are using plain paper instead, you can cut out all the features, and then paint them in their respective colours. After they dry, you can paste them.
- Now, it’s time to make the headband itself. Take the brown wrapping paper, and wrap it around your little one’s head to measure how much paper you need. (Tip: always cut out a little more length than you need!)
- Then, cut out the paper according to the length you measured, and according to the width of your child’s forehead (or a little less).
- Lay the strip flat, and position the reindeer’s face in the middle of it. Make sure the bottom of the face lines up with the bottom of the strip. Then, paste the face on the strip.
- Lastly, place the headband on your child’s head, and position it such that the reindeer’s face is right on his forehead. Then, glue, tape, or staple the ends of the strip together.
The reindeer headband is now ready to wear!
