You can turn a dog biscuit into a reindeer face magnet by gluing on eyes, a pompom nose, and bent pipe cleaner antlers. An adult handles the hot glue for this one.
This is a quick project that makes a nice small gift, and it pairs well with our other Christmas projects. See our holidays section for more ideas, or browse other crafts on our crafts page.
What you need
- A small dog biscuit
- Hot glue (adult use only)
- Small wiggle eyes
- A small red pompom
- Brown chenille stems, cut into two 2 to 3 inch pieces
- A magnet strip
Steps
- Hold the dog biscuit upright, so the natural indent at the bottom faces forward.
- An adult glues the red pompom onto that indent for the nose.
- Glue the wiggle eyes onto the middle of the biscuit, above the nose.
- Bend the two chenille pieces into antler shapes.
- Glue the antlers to the top back of the biscuit.
- Glue the magnet strip onto the back of the biscuit.
Safety
Hot glue guns reach temperatures that can burn skin, so an adult should handle every gluing step in this project, not just supervise. Use tacky craft glue instead of school glue for a stronger hold if you want to skip the hot glue gun, and keep the small eyes and pompom away from children under about 3.
Add a ribbon loop to hang your reindeer as an ornament instead of a magnet, or find more quick gift crafts on our crafts page.