Easy DIY Reindeer Gift Bags
Learn how to make adorable, homemade reindeer bags that can be used for gifts, holiday party favors, or Christmas goodie bags for the classroom.
Yield: 1 Bag
Equipment
- 1 Pair of Scissors precision or detail
Materials
- 1 Paper Bag brown
- 1 sheet Cardstock red glitter
- 1 sheet Cardstock white
- 1 sheet Cardstock black
- Glue and/or Double-sided Tape
- 6 Pipe Cleaners brown
Instructions
Preparation for the Reindeer's Face
- Cut two circles out of the sheet of white cardstock with the 2.5-inch hole puncher.
- Use the 2.5-inch hole punch again to cut one circle out of the red glitter cardstock.
- Cut two circles out of the black cardstock with the 1.5-inch hole puncher.
- Sketch or trace the reindeer's smile on the leftover sheet of black cardstock.
- Cut out the black smile.
Assembly of the Reindeer's Face
- With double-sided tape or glue, attach one black circle to one white circle near one side to create an eye.
- Do the same with the other black circle and white circle to make another eye for the Reindeer Bag.
- Using double-sided tape or glue, attach the completed eyes, red glitter nose, and small black smile to the brown kraft bag.
Preparation of the Antlers
- Take two brown pipe cleaners. Cut about 3 inches off the end of each. Put all the pieces to the side.
- Take 4 brown pipe cleaners, bend them in half, and cut. You should now have 8 pieces that are around 6 inches in length.
- Put 4 of the 6-inch pieces to the side. Take the other 4 pieces, bend them in half, and cut at the bend. You should now have 8 pieces that are around 3 inches long (10 pieces if you include the pieces from the first cutting step in this preparation section).
How to Make Antlers
- Take 1 of the long pipe cleaners (9 inches). At about 2 inches from one end, wrap a 6-inch pipe cleaner. Wrap it around 6-7 times. Have both sides end on the same side of the main (9-inch) pipe cleaner.
- At about an inch below where you wrapped the last 6-inch pipe cleaner, wrap another 6-inch pipe cleaner. Twist it around 6-7 times.
- Take 1 of the smallest pipe cleaners (3 inches) and wrap it around one side of the wrapped 6-inch pipe cleaner. I almost said "one end", but it should be about an inch from the actual end of the pipe cleaner. I chose to wrap it around the top right piece.
- Wrap 1 of the 3-inch pipe cleaners around one side of a different attached 6-inch pipe cleaner. I chose the bottom right one. Once again, wrap it about 1 inch from the actual end of the pipe cleaner.
- Wrap 1 of the 3-inch pipe cleaners around one side of a wrapped 3-inch pipe cleaner. I chose the top piece of the bottom right pipe cleaner.
- Wrap 1 of the 3-inch pipe cleaners around the original 9-inch pipe cleaner. It is the second piece from the bottom on the left.
- Repeat the previous steps in this section to make a second antler for the reindeer bag.
- Bend and twist the pipe cleaners to look like antlers. Play around with them until you like how they look.
Attach the Antlers to the Bag
- Take 1 completed antler. Wrap the bottom (well, several inches from the bottom. This depends on your desired look and the size of your bag. You should have more than enough pipe cleaner for all sizes) around one side of the front handle of the brown bag.
- Wrap the singular pipe cleaner of the antlers (bottom left) around the middle to top side of the handle. This action secures the antlers in place.
- Repeat the last two steps on the other side of your bag handle with the other completed antler.
Notes
For reference photos, simply click the links/titles in the instructions section of this card. It will jump to the corresponding section in the guide above.
