Upcycling and repurposing are my favourite ways of crafting, as they are both affordable and green. And basically, I just hate waste!

TIP: Don’t be afraid to replace the blade if it feels like it’s getting dull part way through cutting out the pieces. A new blade can make all the difference! Next, we spray painted the gold decorative scrolls using Krylon ® ColorMaster™ Paint + Primer – 25% More Metallic Gold, which produced amazing results. The gold really pops against the bright red sleigh. If you’re feeling festive and looking for some little extras for your home, office, party or event, then our Christmas Cardboard Cutouts are a great place to start. Consisting of everything Wintertide to Disney Frozen fun, this lovely collection brings all things Christmassy into your décor. Our Santa themed stand-in props and life size cutouts are brilliant for bringing guests together, taking photos and providing a focal point. Our seasonal animal cutouts are perfect for a adding some wildlife to a nativity or grotto without the mess! And our scenery props are a cheap and cheerful way to complete your décor with a Christmas tree or two.To do the second side to the sleigh, we cut the second set of 2×4 braces the same sizes as the first. We laid them right on top of the first pieces and then placed the second side on top of that making sure to line up the sleigh sides and support pieces. Then we could just screw right into the second set of supports from the top – and voila – two mirror-image sleigh sides! The figure of the Christmas celebration gives kids excitement due to his mission of delivering the gift for every kid in the world. Let’s see from the scientific side which mighty sounds make sense for everyone. The Christmas sleigh or also known as the Santa's sleigh is the sleigh used by Santa to travel around the world carrying gifts for children. In the stories and movies, we often see that Santa rides a red sleigh. This is understandable because red is a color that is often associated with Christmas. Santa also loves the color red so he wears a red suit. It makes sense if he chooses to ride a red sleigh. Red also complements the speed of the sleigh. Because fast vehicles are often painted red. You can see this phenomenon on sport-cars and fast superhero characters such as The Flash. But it doesn't mean it is the only right way to color it. If you are painting or making your own Christmas sleigh, you can color them however you want using yellow, green, or even pink and holographic. How do You Make a Paper Christmas Sleigh? Meanwhile, the reason of horse does not meet the criteria is due to size. Horses can reach a half-ton of weight. This animal is also tall and has a wide shoulder of around 60 inches. The horse is also great only staying in warm conditions.

TIP: To scale-up the reindeer we used the “grid method” where you draw a grid over the image you want to scale-up, then draw a large grid on the cardboard then copy each square from the small grid to the large grid. It’s the easiest method to make an image larger if you don’t have use of a projector!Once we had the templates cut out, we laid them (the five reindeer, the sides of the sleigh, and the decorative scrolls) on top of the first sheet of plywood and tried to nest them together fitting as many figures on one sheet of plywood as possible. We used a permanent marker to trace the templates onto the plywood which left a nice dark mark that was easy to see when cutting the pieces out. We ended up being able to fit one sleigh side, one reindeer, and two scroll pieces on one 4×8 sheet of plywood. We marked and cut two sheets of plywood like this since we wanted our sleigh to have two sides. The third piece of plywood could only fit three more reindeer – so that’s how we ended up with five reindeer! Finally, we cut out one circle about 4” diameter to paint bright red for Rudolph’s nose–using a yogurt container top out of the recycling bin right there in the garage. Feel free to use whatever circular template you want for the desired diameter circle for Rudolph’s nose! Making the reindeer fly:

We started by painting the sleigh red as it was the largest surface area. As always, remember to read the spray paint label for safety and application instructions before beginning to spray paint. And of course, always spray paint in a well-ventilated area.

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The holiday season is the right time for sharing. Construct your gift creation and make it looks like Santa riding his sleigh. To determine the height and angle I laid the long support on the floor of the garage and arranged the reindeer on top of it to see how they should be spaced out and what angle looked best. I settled on a 10-degree slope for the reindeer support. To hold the support at this angle I cut-out a 42″ and an 18″ vertical supports. Those are then screwed to a 4’ long 2×4 using some scrap plywood to brace the corners. All the scrap plywood was just cut from the pieces leftover from between the reindeer and sleigh cutouts. Finally, we painted Rudolph’s nose red and screwed it in place once it dried. It was a fun playful touch to the DIY sleigh and is one of our favorite parts of the entire build!