This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and simple Christmas craft that children love! You may whip up this vacation custom in minutes with oatmeal and sugar. We have now 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 straightforward reindeer meals recipe additionally makes an ideal selfmade present for buddies, lecturers, and classmates throughout the vacation season.
Why You’ll Love This Reindeer Meals Recipe
It’s a practice 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 teenagers, whereas they’re making it and once they’re sprinkling it over the garden afterward!
- Pantry substances. You want solely two substances: oats and sugar. I take advantage of coloured sugar to offer this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
- Simple gifting. Reindeer meals is a straightforward last-minute hostess present, or you may make it for buddies, neighbors, and lecturers. I used to make the youngsters in my son’s class a little bit bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie baggage earlier than the vacation break.
The way to Make Reindeer Meals
To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any form) plus white, crimson, and inexperienced sugar. You may combine the substances and add every part to a present bag, or, do what I love to do and layer the substances right into a piping bag for a reasonably presentation. Right here’s how:
- Prep. Place your piping baggage into cups and fold the tops over, as when you had been going to fill them with frosting. Collect your reindeer meals substances.
- Scoop. Scoop the substances into the bag. Beginning with the coloured sugar, high that with a layer of white sugar, and eventually, add the oats.
- Seal and retailer. Twist and seal the luggage closed. Add a ribbon and word of your selection, and get gifting! You can too retailer your reindeer meals for later, see under.
Ideas and Variations
- Shade the sugar your self. You probably have granulated sugar however not crimson or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you may colour white sugar utilizing crimson and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add just a few drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
- Be certain it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are protected for sprinkling on the bottom. For those who swap or change the substances on this reindeer meals recipe, take care that something you employ isn’t dangerous to the atmosphere. 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 crimson and inexperienced coloured sugar for pink, purple, and/or yellow. You can too layer white and inexperienced sugar to lure a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.
The 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 manner! Don’t neglect to have cozy mugs of hot chocolate ready if you are available from the chilly.
Reindeer meals makes a enjoyable and festive present for family and friends, both by itself or along with a plate of sugar cookies, fudge, or peanut butter balls. Take a look at my best Christmas cookies for extra inspo.
The way to Retailer
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.
Description
This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and simple Christmas craft thought. It makes use of solely two substances: oats and sugar. Youngsters 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 crimson/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!