This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and straightforward Christmas craft that children love! You possibly can 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!
Similar to my homemade hot chocolate mix and puppy chow, this simple reindeer meals recipe additionally makes an ideal selfmade reward for buddies, 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 to any extent further:
- Fast to make. This magical reindeer meals recipe is such a enjoyable exercise for youths, whereas they’re making it and after 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 present this reindeer meals recipe a Christmassy spin.
- Straightforward gifting. Reindeer meals is a straightforward last-minute hostess reward, or you can also make it for buddies, neighbors, and academics. I used to make the children in my son’s class somewhat bag of reindeer meals to go of their goodie luggage earlier than the vacation break.
Find out how to Make Reindeer Meals
To make reindeer meals, all you want is oats (any form) plus white, pink, and inexperienced sugar. You possibly can combine the substances and add all the pieces to a present bag, or, do what I love to do and layer the substances right into a piping bag for a fairly presentation. Right here’s how:
- Prep. Place your piping luggage into cups and fold the tops over, as if you happen to 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, prime 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 observe of your alternative, and get gifting! It’s also possible to retailer your reindeer meals for later, see under.
Suggestions and Variations
- Coloration the sugar your self. When you’ve got granulated sugar however not pink or inexperienced sugar within the pantry, you possibly can colour white sugar utilizing pink and inexperienced meals coloring. Simply add a couple of drops to a bowl of sugar, and blend.
- Be sure it’s biodegradable. Oats and sugar are protected for sprinkling on the bottom. When you swap or change the substances 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. It’s also possible to layer white and inexperienced sugar to lure a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.
Find out how to Use Reindeer Meals
On Christmas Eve, sprinkle reindeer meals outdoors on the garden or subsequent to the chimney to beckon Santa’s reindeer your manner! Don’t overlook to have cozy mugs of hot chocolate ready whenever you are available in from the chilly.
Reindeer meals makes a enjoyable and festive reward for family and friends, both by itself or along with a plate of sugar cookies, fudge, or peanut butter balls. Try my best Christmas cookies for extra inspo.
Find out how 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’ll want to retailer it in an hermetic container in a cool, dry location.
Description
This reindeer meals recipe is a enjoyable and straightforward Christmas craft concept. It makes use of solely two substances: oats and sugar. Children have a lot enjoyable sprinkling this “meals” outdoors 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 outdoors on the bottom for the reindeer!
