Interesting Facts About Reindeer For Kids
Reindeer Facts For Kids
Interesting Facts About Reindeer For Kids
I know this is the part of this article you have been waiting for! Below are some incredibly fun and interesting re3indeer facts for kids. I hope that you learn a lot about these amazing creatures, enjoy!
Reindeer Facts For Kids
♦ They are the only species of deer that both the male and female have antlers.
♦ They are called reindeer everywhere but in North America, here we call them caribou. Although I like calling them reindeer much better!
♦ They have straight, hollow tubular hairs that make up their outer layer. These hairs help to insulate to keep them warm and buoyancy in water. They also have a warm wooly under coat. The coat is so well insulated, when a reindeer lays on top of snow, none of it melts. The coat does not allow any of their heat to leave their body.
♦ They can range in colors. You will see them from dark brownish all the way to a completely white coat. Typically the legs are darker. There is a dewlap (loose skin) that hangs from their neck. The dewlap helps protect their face when they are grazing in snow.
♦ Reindeer hooves are almost completely circular. They can spread to help when walking on softer ground and snow. They are tough and can be used to dig for food under hard ground and snow.
♦ Reindeer like to snack on fungi, herbs, lichens and sedges. Sounds yummy!
♦ They have specially designed noses that warm air before it reaches their lungs.
♦ The reindeer is considered an endangered species.
♦ Reindeer are designed for speed. They are very fast swimmers and can traverse swift rivers and long bodies of water. They can run up to 50 miles per hour!
♦ A reindeer fawn is typically about 10-11 pounds when born. They can actually walk and take off with their mother in just one day. These creatures are designed to migrate!
Santa’s Reindeer
They are a very special animal, they are fast and made to withstand the cold. This also makes them perfect candidates to help one of the most popular people ever to exist. Santa Clause! That’s right, I’m sure you have heard that 9 special reindeer get to pull Santa’s sleigh each year and help deliver presents to children across the world! Can you name all the reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and of course Rudolph!
Which One Of Santa’s Reindeer Is Your Favorite?
Let us know which of Santa’s magic reindeer you like the best!
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I wanted to share with you today a magic reindeer food recipe. Its nice for the reindeer to have something to munch on a bit while Santa is delivering presents. It’s only fair, right? Santa get’s cookies, the reindeer should get something too! They are working just as hard.
Magical Reindeer Food Poem
Sprinkle on your lawn Christmas Eve night
The moon will make it sparkle bright
Santa’s reindeer fly and roam
This will help them find your home.
Make sure to recite the poem when sprinkling! Okay, the poem doesn’t have to be recited in order for them to get the food, but it’s a lot of fun to memorize and recite!
Reindeer Snack Recipe
- 1 Cup dry oatmeal or dried oats
- 4 tablespoons green sugar
- 4 tablespoons of red sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
You can buy red or green sugar, but it’s much easier to just dye it with food coloring.
Mix up all those ingredients then store in a bag until Christmas Eve. Then simply spread it out on your lawn on Christmas Eve (don’t forget the poem). You can also just put it in a cup next to Santa’s cookies with a note reminding him it’s for his reindeer.
Reindeer Facts Video
In case you would rather watch facts, you can check out this awesome video. You can steal it if you want too! It’s mine and I don’t mind if you embed it somewhere else!
Final Thoughts
I hope you learned a lot about these very special creatures. Not only do they help Santa out, but they are very hardy and adaptable creatures.
Parents, if you want to help your children track Santa and his reindeer this Christmas Eve, check out the site below. It’s Norad Santa. They actually use very advanced technology to track where Santa is at! It’s a lot of fun! Starting on December first they have an official countdown, complete with fun games and activities!
Click here for Norad Santa!
Again, thank you for stopping by and checking out these reindeer facts for kids! Don’t forget to check out our other great facts for kids articles!
