Craft a red-nosed reindeer with little ones...

Rudolf, the red-nosed walnut head.

       Rudolf is a very popular character around here so I guess we were eventually going to make him from a walnut shell. See how he is made from just about everything else by following the links.

• Make Rudolf using craft sticks here
• Make Rudolf using construction paper here
• Leaping reindeer clip art
• Shape and bake a reindeer cake
• Cut, color and fold a reindeer paper toy
• Color in a friendly reindeer picture

Supply List:

• walnut half
• decorative paper for backing
• scrap cardboard
• acrylic paints
• red pom-pom
• puff paint
• tacky white glue

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. An adult must cut a walnut in half for this craft in advance of a child making it, unless you just happen to find a half of a walnut. The cutting of these nuts can be slippery, so do this part of the craft cautiously. Go to the post to see how I sliced the walnuts in half.
2. Place the walnut shell on top of a scrap piece of cardboard and draw both around the sell and include the reindeer's antlers on that same cardboard. Cut out this shape and glue it to the back, flat slide of the walnut using tacky white glue.
3. Paint the walnut shell and antler's with acrylics. I used several shades of brown.
4. Glue on the red pom-pom for Rudolf's nose.
5. Using puff paints squeeze on the white's of the reindeer's eyes, let dry and then squeeze on the center pupils using black puff paint.
6. Sandwich a wire hook between decorative paper and the cardboard backing and glue.