Reading Recommendations

We love to read!

And, Christmas is the perfect time of year to read some new books! Holiday books are even the perfect Christmas gift idea!

It’s so much fun and a great way to encourage children to learn about the world around them by building on language and critical thinking skills. Plus, it encourages them to develop a love of books!

We make it a point to pair all our screen free activities with books!

From free printables and games to Christmas crafts – we do our very best to recommend some fun books to our readers that make screen free play even more engaging.

Here are some of our favorite top Christmas books that pair wonderfully with our free printable reindeer craft:

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – the classic story of a group of difficult children who teach an entire town about the true meaning of Christmas.

How Winston Delivered Christmas – an adorable advent story told in 24 1/2 chapters. Read 1 chapter per day starting on December 1st.

Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever – Itching for something different, Dasher takes off to live the life she’s always dreamed of.

Pick a Pine Tree – a sweet story of important special holiday traditions like decorating your family Christmas tree.

Little Red Sleigh: A Heartwarming Christmas Book For Children – a heartwarming story filled with holiday spirit – this cute book reminds children to never stop dreaming big.

Reindeer Paper Plate Craft

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Paper Strip Reindeer Craft (Free Printable Template)

Reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh across the night sky and are full of magic!

Bring some of that magic home or into the classroom and invite kids to make their reindeer with this easy and fun paper strip reindeer craft! Kids will cut and glue strips of paper to create the reindeer’s body and finish the project off with a red nose like Rudolph or a classic black nose like Comet.

Stick around to discover our other reindeer activities that keep kids engaged and entertained during Christmas!

Download Instructions

To download our free printable reindeer craft for kids you’ll need to fill in the download form located at the bottom of this post.

For best results and an optimal experience, we recommend printing our pdf Christmas wish list on high quality letter size white card stock paper.

It makes for a better quality crafting experience and is far more durable than a standard sheet of paper.

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