Make Reindeer Food Cones to Feed Santa's Team

Our Christmas Eve rituals include wrapping gifts, saying goodbye to The Elf on the Shelf, and leaving milk and cookies for Santa.

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One holiday tradition we always forget is making food for Santa's reindeer! We have a simple craft for kids to feed the reindeer this year.

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Before Santa arrives, have the kids make reindeer cones to sprinkle a snack on Donner, Dasher, Dancer, and Comet.

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Many magical reindeer food recipes call for oats and glitter, but we fill the cones with birdseed for sustainability.

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Reindeer eat mosses, herbs, ferns, grasses, willow and birch shoots and leaves in the wild. The FDA says they can eat 18 pounds of plants daily!

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Brown kraft paper can be rolled into a cone. Draw reindeer antlers, eyes, and a big red nose in the paper's middle with markers.

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Form a cone and tape it. Fill cone with birdseed. Christmas Eve lawn sprinkle.

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