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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Still rummaging in the craft bin for your supplies to make your magical reindeer food? Take your time and come back when you are ready to create this cute recipe with a free printable tag. Save this to your favorite craft pin board or share it on Facebook.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Print and cut the tag(s) and hole punch a spot for them to hang.

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Create a funnel from paper and insert it into the neck of the jar or bottle.

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Add the oats to the jar.

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Pour the sprinkles into the jar.

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Add the faux snow to the jar.

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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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Yield: 1 jar of reindeer food