This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and simple Christmas craft that children love! You’ll be able to whip up this vacation custom in minutes with oatmeal and sugar. We’ve a lot enjoyable sprinkling this festive “meals” over the yard as a snack for Santa’s reindeer!
Identical to my homemade hot chocolate mix and puppy chow, this simple reindeer meals recipe additionally makes an ideal do-it-yourself present for pals, academics, and classmates throughout the vacation season.
Why You’ll Love This Reindeer Meals Recipe
It’s a convention in our home to sprinkle “reindeer meals” on our garden on Christmas Eve, to draw Santa’s reindeer. It additionally offers Dancer, Prancer, and firm one thing to eat whereas Santa is inside leaving us presents (and consuming cookies)! Right here’s why you’ll be making this enjoyable craft each Christmas any further:
Fast to make. This magical reindeer meals recipe is such a enjoyable exercise for youths, whereas they’re making it and once they’re sprinkling it over the garden afterward!
Pantry components. You want solely two components: oats and sugar. I take advantage of coloured sugar to provide this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
Simple gifting. Reindeer meals is a simple last-minute hostess present, or you may make it for pals, neighbors, and academics. I used to make the youngsters in my son’s class somewhat bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie baggage earlier than the vacation break.
The right way to Make Reindeer Meals
To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any variety) plus white, pink, and inexperienced sugar. You’ll be able to combine the components and add every part to a present bag, or, do what I love to do and layer the components right into a piping bag for a fairly presentation. Right here’s how:
Fill baggage with sugar and oats.Tie the luggage closed and luxuriate in!
Prep. Place your piping baggage into cups and fold the tops over, as in the event you had been going to fill them with frosting. Collect your reindeer meals components.
Scoop. Scoop the components into the bag. Beginning with the coloured sugar, high that with a layer of white sugar, and at last, add the oats.
Seal and retailer. Twist and seal the luggage closed. Add a ribbon and be aware of your selection, and get gifting! You too can retailer your reindeer meals for later, see under.
Ideas and Variations
Shade the sugar your self. In case you have granulated sugar however not pink or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you possibly can shade white sugar utilizing pink and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add a number of drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
Ensure it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are protected for sprinkling on the bottom. When you swap or change the components on this reindeer meals recipe, take care that something you employ isn’t dangerous to the surroundings. Keep away from glitter, for instance. You don’t need any actual woodland creatures choking in your magical reindeer meals!
Change up the vacation. Flip this reindeer meals into bunny meals at Easter. Swap the pink and inexperienced coloured sugar for pink, purple, and/or yellow. You too can layer white and inexperienced sugar to lure a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.
The right way to Use Reindeer Meals
On Christmas Eve, sprinkle reindeer meals exterior on the garden or subsequent to the chimney to beckon Santa’s reindeer your means! Don’t neglect to have cozy mugs of hot chocolate ready if you are available from the chilly.
Reindeer meals is non-perishable, so it lasts within the pantry for months. In case you need to get a head begin in your vacation gifting, you should definitely retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.
This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and simple Christmas craft concept. It makes use of solely two components: oats and sugar. Children have a lot enjoyable sprinkling this “meals” exterior as a snack for Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve!
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup white sugar
1/8 cup of pink/inexperienced sugar
Combine the oatmeal and sugars collectively, pour them right into a plastic bag, and sprinkle them exterior on the bottom for the reindeer!