Rudolf the red nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose tra la la… Who else loves all things Christmas and reindeer? We sure do!
Every year I try to find time for Christmas activities that we can have fun doing as a family. Two Christmas crafts we come back to year after year are our Printable Reindeer Antlers because we just love dressing up as Rudolf and our Reindeer Cupcakes, because yes, we like to eat him too!
Well, because you can never have too much Rudolf we’ve come up with these cute and easy Homemade Chocolate Reindeer Lollies to make and munch throughout the festive season too. The children already have plans to make more as Christmas presents for friends too. Aren’t they adorable?
Before you get tucked into making your own chocolate reindeer lollies, take a minute to check out our fabulous Bargain Stocking Stuffers, bursting with cheap gift ideas that won’t get discarded straight after Christmas.
Supplies For Your Homemade Christmas Chocolates
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- Greaseproof baking parchment
- 100 g Milk Chocolate
- Lolly Sticks UK / US
- Mini Coloured Chocolate Beans for Rudolf’s eyes UK / US
- Glace Cherries
- Writing Icing Tubes UK / US
Christmas Cooking with Kids: How To Make Homemade Chocolate Reindeer Lollies
- These reindeer chocolate lollies are really easy to make and a great idea for everyone to enjoy doing together. To start with the children broke the chocolate up into pieces and put them in a glass. Then they let the glass sit in a bowl of hot water until the chocolate had melted. (Take care with young children and hot water!)
- Next they put a lolly stick onto the greaseproof paper and spooned a dollop of melted chocolate onto the end. They used the spoon to simply drag the chocolate out to make the reindeer’s ears and antlers.
- The children really enjoyed making the reindeer’s faces using half glace cherries for the noses and chocolate beans for the eyes.
- Once the chocolate had set a little they were able to use the icing tubes to add a cheeky smile too!
We think these reindeer lollies are really fun Christmas chocolates and a great activity for the family to enjoy together. If you individually wrap them and tie them with a simple ribbon they make great homemade Christmas gifts too.
This is our contribution to the Countdown To Christmas series organised by the lovely Cerys at Rainy Day Mum, where a group of fab European bloggers have been coming together every week to share their ideas.
- Week 1 was Christmas paper crafts where we made some really pretty Paper and Bead Ornaments.
- Week 2 was Homemade Gifts and we made gorgeous Tin Can Lanterns.
- Week 3 was christmas recipes and we shared our tasty Festive Fairy Bread.
- And this is week 4 where we’re all sharing family fun ideas.
Pop along to the other hosts to see what they’ve been sharing this week and why not add your own ideas to the linky below, it’s always great to see what you’ve all been up to.
Co hosted by Blue Bear Wood ~ Milk, Crafts & Honesty ~ The Sensory Seeker ~ Rainy Day Mum ~ My Little 3 and Me ~ The Gingerbread House ~ Adventures of Adam ~ The Mad House
We’ve got a Pinterest board dedicated to all things kids and Christmas. Why not follow along?
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Laura says
These so like so much fun to make. They’d be gone in seconds in my house!
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
They didn’t last that long here either Laura! Gobble, chomp, yum!
Globalmouse says
These are so cute – love the cherry noses!
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
Aww thank you. 🙂
Healthier Mummy says
Love these reindeer lollies. My kids would enjoy making these (and of course eating them too).
VaiChin @RamblingThroughParenthood says
This is such a fun idea, perfect for my little boy to try out. Trouble is, he will just eat them all!
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
LOL, they didn’t last long here either!
Kara ICE Guppy says
This look such fun to make
Sarah Bailey says
They are so sweet! What a lovely cooking idea and what a great present they would make as well 🙂 x
Joanna Sormunen says
Great link-up! So many fun posts here! And the lollies are such a fun and delicious idea!
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
Thank you Joanna. There are so many great ideas linked up.
Clare @Emmy's Mummy says
You are clever. I now need to buy some sticks so I can try, I mean the kids can try
Jen Walshaw says
I adore these, you are sooooo clever. I so am going to do these with the boys
Rachel says
These are just so cute x
Heather says
Love these lollipops, too cute! Thanks for sharing with us yesterday on our Facebook page. I pinned and re-shared 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Emma "My Little 3 and Me" Smith says
Thank you Heather. 🙂
Zing Zing Tree says
These are just sooooo gorgeous. I can’t imagine a big or small kids who wouldn’t enjoy making these!
Sonya Cisco says
Those are adorable- pinning to try next week when the kids are off!
Pinkoddy says
Fantastic idea and we have sticks and chocolate so just need the facial bits.
Ali says
oh I totally love these!
Emma Edwards (Adventures of Adam) says
These are so cute! Definitely going to try these next year.
MaryAnne says
This is a great idea! Pinning to try with my kids.