Magical Reindeer Meals is a enjoyable exercise to do along with your kids, grandchildren, nieces or nephews and brings out the marvel of the season. Excellent for teenagers to provide to their buddies or use themselves on Christmas Eve
Printable reward tags included!
Years in the past, when the children and I nonetheless peered in direction of the moon in hopes of catching a glimpse of Rudolph main Santa’s sleigh as we drove away from church on Christmas Eve, my buddy, Marilu, gave us a bag of magical meals.
This sparkly combination was not meant for human consumption, nevertheless. It was a particular deal with for the children to depart for the reindeer after the milk and cookies had been put out for Santa.
Connected to the bag was a intelligent poem instructing kids to sprinkle this glistening oat combination exterior as a beacon to information the reindeer:
Sprinkle this reindeer meals exterior tonight
The moonlight will make it sparkle brilliant
Because the reindeer fly and roam
It will information them to your house
Likelihood is, you’ve gotten the straightforward elements wanted to combine up a batch of reindeer meals for the particular believers you already know. Youngsters could even take pleasure in mixing it themselves and giving as presents to their buddies.
To make this “meals” secure for birds and babies, follow coloured or glittery sprinkles as a substitute of true glitter.
I’m unsure the place my buddy initially found the thought however, for added ease, I found an internet template to assist create the cute tags. In the event you click on on the hyperlink beneath, you possibly can simply print them, identical to they’re pictured right here. Use plain white laptop paper or a heavier inventory if most popular.
Magical Reindeer Meals
Make these as a enjoyable exercise along with your kids, grandchildren, nieces or nephews. This magical meals is ideal for teenagers to provide to their buddies or to make use of themselves on Christmas Eve.
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- Uncooked raw oats
- Sugar cookie sprinkles
- Plastic sandwich or snack baggies
- Ribbon in festive vacation colours
- Paper for the printable tags
- Pour 3-4 tablespoons of oats into every plastic bag.
- Add a tablespoon or two of sprinkles.
- Iridescent sprinkles or purple and inexperienced sprinkles are good selections; however use what you’ve gotten readily available. (You possibly can even use the positive sanding sugar used for sand tarts. Simply beware: In the event you combine purple and inexperienced sugar, the ensuing colour will probably be a much less festive shade of brown.)
- Shut the baggie with a chunk of ribbon, and shake to combine.
- If utilizing a zipper high bag, punch a small gap within the nook and thread a chunk of ribbon via the outlet.
- Make a tag by writing or printing the poem (printed beneath) onto a chunk of paper or card inventory. Add the tag to the bag for a enjoyable reward for kids to provide their buddies to make use of on Christmas Eve—or save and use themselves!
- After you set out the milk and cookies for Santa, head exterior to sprinkle this magic reindeer meals on the snow or your garden.
- Sprinkle this reindeer meals exterior tonight
- The moonlight will make it sparkle brilliant
- Because the reindeer fly and roam
- It will information them to your house
Initially posted December 2013
