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Reindeer Relay Sleigh Run

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Make paper antlers, prance like a reindeer, then pull Santa's sleigh to drop presents at every chimney!

25 min5 min prepAges 3 and uplow mess

Reviewed by our team.

Safety first
  • scissors are sharp; adult help needed for cutting
  • tripping or bumping into furniture while running; clear the floor first
  • falls while pulling the basket; pull only on carpet or grass
  • never pull the sleigh on or near stairs
  • collisions when several children move at once

What you need

  • Paper, 2 sheets per child
  • Crayons or markers, 1
  • Kid scissors, 1 pair
  • Painter's tape, 1 roll
  • Paper, 1 per child
  • Laundry basket, 1
  • Stuffed toy (Santa), 1
  • Paper, 4 to 6 sheets
  • Pillows and cushions, 4 to 6
  • Phone, 1 (optional)

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Clear a safe path on carpet or grass, cut a head-sized paper strip for each child, and set out the antler and sleigh supplies.

  1. Trace around both your hands on the brown paper.
  2. Cut out your two hand shapes. Ask for help if you need it
  3. Tape your hands to a paper strip to make antlers.
  4. Put cushion chimneys around the house.
  5. Warm up: prance across the room, lifting your knees up high!
    Ask: What other ways do you think a reindeer could move?
  6. Gallop back, then fly around the couch with arms spread wide.
  7. Crumple paper presents and load them in the sleigh with Santa.
  8. Pull the sleigh and drop one present at each chimney!
    Ask: How fast do you think you can deliver all the presents?
  9. Swap so every reindeer gets a turn pulling the sleigh.
  10. Now invite a friend or a grown-up to join the herd! Can you beat your best time?
    Ask: Which reindeer move was your favorite, and why?

Play it again

  • Silent night: deliver every present on tiptoe without making a sound.
  • Backwards sleigh: walk backward while you pull, slowly and carefully.
  • Reindeer says: a grown-up calls out prance, gallop or fly, and everyone switches moves.
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