Homemade Reindeer Food
Let the anticipation for Christmas begin by asking the kiddos to help make this Homemade Reindeer Food. This craft for kids is simple to make and so much fun too.
As the story goes, if you sprinkle this magical reindeer food on your lawn, Rudolph and his mates can easily find their way to your house.
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Easy Homemade Reindeer Food with Free Printable
Here are Ruffles and Rain Boots we love to share cute, fun, and holiday-related crafts and recipes. With our homemade reindeer food, you get a little bit of both. And you get a free printable to boot!
Don’t you love starting a new tradition or carrying on an old family one? Our simple recipe is so easy that the kids can make it themselves while you print out the tag for the jar.
What a sweet tradition the kids will look forward to each year and can pass on to their own kids when they have a family of their own.
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Tips For Making Your Reindeer Food Craft
- Do you have pets in your home or are you putting this outside? If so, remove or replace the faux snow with edible glitter or sprinkles.
- You can use biodegradable glitter if you are trying to leave less of a carbon footprint, but extra sugar sprinkles are almost the same thing.
- Although you can use quick or rolled oats for this craft, we like the larger pieces in the rolled variety.
- If you don’t have paper handy to make your funnel, you can use a kitchen funnel with a wide mouth.
Supplies to Make Your Magical Reindeer Food
- Free printable reindeer food tag
- Small glass jar with lid
- Dried oats
- Christmas sprinkles
- Faux snow
- Ribbon or twine
- Scissors
- Single hole punch
- Paper for funnel
- 65 lb cardstock
How to Make Reindeer Food
Each step for this easy craft for kids is detailed below so it is easy to follow. Keep this page open while you are creating your reindeer food. If you would rather have a printable tutorial, scroll down and select the print button.
Print and cut the tag(s) and hole punch a spot for them to hang.
Create a funnel from paper and insert it into the neck of the jar or bottle.
Add the oats to the jar.
Pour the sprinkles into the jar.
Add the faux snow to the jar.
Tie the tag to the jar and it’s ready for Christmas Eve fun!
Notes to Help Make Your Reindeer Food Recipe
- Do you want to make magic reindeer food for the kids? Just add some pretzels, corn cereal, milk chocolate candy, and peanuts to a bowl and let the munching begin!
- Are you gathering food for a real reindeer or want to convince the little ones you are? They love to eat grass, moss, and hay.
- Another name for a reindeer is a caribou. It is a large member of the deer family and it’s really fun to show the little ones their size against animals they might know and have experience with.
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Homemade Reindeer Food
Help the kiddos make this easy homemade reindeer food with free printable to lead Santa's sleigh straight to your home!
Materials
- Free Printable Reindeer Tag
- Small glass jar with lid
- Dried oats
- Christmas sprinkles
- Faux snow
- Ribbon or twine
- Paper for funnel
- 65 lb cardstock for tags
Tools
- Scissors
- Single hole punch
Instructions
- Using the tag printable, print and cut the tags. Next, using
a single-hole punch, create a hole for the ribbon or twine. - Create a funnel from paper and add dried oats to the jar.
- Next, add a layer of Christmas sprinkles.
- Add a layer of faux snow and shake the glass jar to mix.
- Use ribbon or twine, and tie the tag around the jar.