Gently fold each side up so that the pipe cleaner looks like a “U” with the red bead at the base of the “U. ”
You should now have a small “V” shape formed above the twist. Shape the pipe cleaner below the twist into an oval shape.
Leave the “V” shaped antlers above the twist alone for now.
The red bead should be at the bottom of the snout.
Do not remove the candy cane from its plastic wrapper!
Give the hot glue 1-2 minutes to cool.
Give the hot glue 1-2 minutes to cool.
This pipe cleaner will end up forming the reindeer’s antlers.
If you’re worried the ribbon might slide off, secure it to the candy cane with a tiny dot of hot glue.
Christmas colored M&Ms work great for this, but you can use any treat that you like.
Leave about 1 in (2. 5 cm) of excess tulle sticking out of the secured end – this is the reindeer’s tail!
You now have 2 spiral shaped antlers in a basic “V” shape.
This piece is the reindeer’s neck that you will insert into the treats. After attaching the neck, adjust the head and antlers until you like the way they look.
Be sure to leave at least 1 in (2. 5 cm) of neck poking out of the top so that you can attach the collar around it.
Repeat the same thing for the second leg and hoof.
