How to Draw a Gingerbread Reindeer (Easy Step by Step)
A gingerbread reindeer is a cozy holiday drawing built from simple shapes: one big circle for the face, two leaf-shaped ears, and tall antlers with little fingers. The wavy icing line and round nose give it a cookie look.
- Medium
- 12 minutes
- 8 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw a gingerbread reindeer step by step
How to Draw a Gingerbread Reindeer · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: The round head
Start with a big, wide circle for the reindeer's face. Make it a little flatter on top, like a soft cookie.
Step 3: Two floppy ears
On each top corner of the head, draw a leaf shape that points out and a little down. Start each ear where the head curves, and let the tips stick out past the face.
Step 4: The big antlers
From the top of the head, draw two tall antlers that lean a little away from each other. Give each antler two bumpy fingers that point outward and a little heart-shaped bump at the top.
Step 5: Wiggly antler lines
Inside each antler, draw a squiggly line starting near the head and wiggling upward. Stop about halfway up, before you reach the fingers' tips.
Step 6: Wavy icing brow
Across the upper part of the face, draw a wavy line like squeezed icing. Make it go up and down in smooth little hills.
Step 7: Two round eyes
Under the wavy line, draw two small dots for eyes. Keep them the same height and far enough apart to fit the nose between them.
Step 8: Nose and smile
Halfway between the eyes, a bit lower, draw a bigger circle for the nose. Then add a small curved smile underneath it.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your gingerbread reindeer? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a peppermint candy or how to draw a snowy church next.
Tips for drawing a gingerbread reindeer
- Draw the head circle first and lightly, so the ears and antlers have a clear place to attach.
- The antlers are the trickiest part. Draw the two tall shapes first, then add the fingers one at a time so both sides look alike.
- For the wavy icing line, think of a row of small hills and go slowly. It does not need to be perfect, because icing on a cookie is a bit wobbly too.
Free gingerbread reindeer coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this gingerbread reindeer coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your gingerbread reindeer drawing
Color the whole reindeer in warm gingerbread brown and make the wavy line and smile white, like icing. For a twist, add candy buttons or sprinkles, or make the nose bright red.
Gingerbread reindeer fun fact for kids
Both male and female reindeer grow antlers, and they shed and regrow them every year. Most other deer species only have antlers on the males.
Questions about drawing a gingerbread reindeer
What shapes do I need to draw a gingerbread reindeer?
You need a big circle for the head, two leaf shapes for the ears, and a small circle for the nose. The antlers are tall curved shapes with a few rounded fingers.
How do I make my reindeer look cuter?
Keep the eyes small and round, with space between them. A big round nose and a little smile also help a lot.
How do I draw antlers that match on both sides?
Draw the left and right antlers so they lean away from each other evenly. Then add the same number of fingers on each side, working from the bottom up.
