Reindeer Dust Recipes

REINDEER FOOD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a medium bowl, mix together rolled oats, red-colored sugar, and green-colored sugar until well incorporated.
• Transfer sugared oats to zip-topped plastic bags, adding more colored sugar for a festive effect.
• Tie with a ribbon and attach the following poem: Sprinkle this reindeer food outside tonight. The moonlight will make it sparkle bright. As the reindeer fly and roam This will guide them to your home.
• On Christmas Eve, hand each child a package of reindeer dust and let them untie the ribbon and sprinkle it on the lawn while reciting the poem. Then, all they have to do is wait!

REINDEER DUST/FOOD

Steps:

• Place oatmeal in a small zip-lock baggie.
• Add a small amt of glitter and attach the following saying: Sprinkle on the lawn at night.
• The moon will make it sparkle bright.
• Santa's reindeer fly and roam.
• This will guide them to your home.
• Variation: Here is a different version using bird seeds.
• Place seed in baggie with glitter and attach the following: It is the night before Christmas and since you always feed Santa Claus now feed his reindeer.
• Sprinkle contents of the bag on the front and/or lawn on Christmas Eve.

REINDEER FOOD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Put all the ingredients (except the apricots, sultanas and sweets) in a large bowl. Stir everything well, then spread out onto two baking trays in an even layer. Put the tray in the oven for 40 mins.
• Leave the granola to cool on the tray, then break it up into small chunks and stir in the sultanas and apricots.
• Put the granola in a jar ready for breakfast. To make it suitable for magic reindeer, put a few spoonfuls into a small paper bag and mix in some sweets.
• Tie with string or a ribbon and add a fun label for Father Christmas to find.