Reindeer to color
Poses vary: standing in snowy fir forests, leaping over rooftops under the moon, lying in the snow next to a rabbit, or pulling a small sled loaded with logs. Accessories include a patterned collar with a bell, ribbons and bells on the antlers, and a wreath of leaves.
- One reindeer with antlers decorated with ornaments, standing before a tree
- A fawn in a scarf and a wreath of leaves
- A herd walking across a snowy plain under wavy northern lights
For a quick sheet, choose a reindeer standing alone on a hill or between two trees. The ones with a sleigh, a village or a pile of logs have more to fill in.
Reindeer also keep company with others: a bearded snowman and a scarfed reindeer share a sheet on the snowman coloring pages.
Facts before you pick the antlers
- Antlers
- Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) are the only deer whose females also grow antlers.
- Seasons
- Males shed theirs in early winter, females keep them until spring. A reindeer with antlers at Christmas is likely a female.
- Caribou
- In North America the same species is called caribou.
- Knees
- They make a clicking sound when the animal walks.
- People
- The Sámi have herded reindeer for centuries.
The famous team
The eight
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder (later Donner) and Blitzen come from the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas".
The ninth
Rudolph was created in 1939 by Robert L. May for a booklet given away by the Montgomery Ward stores.
The whole team flies together on the Santa sleigh coloring pages.