Christmas treat for kids...

wolfie28311 · 09-26-2001, 11:44 PM

I was going through some stuff and found one of these, you may have seen them before, but I thought it was cute and the kids thought it was neat. It's Magic Reindeer Food. You take a bag of birdseed and add some glitter, then I bagged it up in some clear cellophane bags and tied it with red ribbons and added this poem:

Make a wish and close your eyes tight,
Then sprinkle on your lawn at night.
As Santa's reindeer fly & roam,
This food will guide them to your home.
For your gift to the reindeer and Rudolph too,
Your wish maybe real, your dreams may come true.

I passed it out to the family on Christmas Eve for the kids to put on the lawn before bed.It would even be cute to do it up in red or green tulle(like you do for weddings) for the kids Christmas parties as a little treat.

gemeralderin · 09-26-2001, 11:59 PM

How sweet!!!!!

My girls will love that!

Tigerseye0420 · 09-27-2001, 12:30 AM

Oh that is so adorable! I wish i had children to make these for! Maybe some day soon

~Roxy~ · 09-28-2001, 10:06 PM

Sounds Really Cute!!!

Kelsey1224 · 10-01-2001, 12:53 PM

I did a similar thing for my daughter's kindegarden class.

However, we did use oatmeal. What happened was that when the dew hits the lawns (we are in S. California so snow isn't an issue), the oatmeal dissolves leaving only the glitter.

I also saw a revised version that said we should only use the red and green sparkles you put on a cake.

The parents told my daughter that the kid's were all amazed on Christmas morning when the "food" was gone, but the glitter remained.

karebearkl · 10-01-2001, 01:36 PM

I have actually been looking for this! THANKS!!

09-26-2001, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
wolfie28311 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1,048 iTrader: (6) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Christmas treat for kids... I was going through some stuff and found one of these, you may have seen them before, but I thought it was cute and the kids thought it was neat. It's Magic Reindeer Food. You take a bag of birdseed and add some glitter, then I bagged it up in some clear cellophane bags and tied it with red ribbons and added this poem: Make a wish and close your eyes tight, Then sprinkle on your lawn at night. As Santa's reindeer fly & roam, This food will guide them to your home. For your gift to the reindeer and Rudolph too, Your wish maybe real, your dreams may come true. I passed it out to the family on Christmas Eve for the kids to put on the lawn before bed.It would even be cute to do it up in red or green tulle(like you do for weddings) for the kids Christmas parties as a little treat.

09-26-2001, 11:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
gemeralderin Angel~Gem Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 734 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How sweet!!!!! My girls will love that! __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, Not all who wander are lost, The old that is strong does not wither Deep roots are not touched by the frost. --J.R.R. Tolkien

09-27-2001, 12:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tigerseye0420 BiG BiG pHoToGrApHeR Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,023 iTrader: (1) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oh that is so adorable! I wish i had children to make these for! Maybe some day soon __________________ jessicamarie42081@yahoo.com

10-01-2001, 12:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kelsey1224 'Emma' to my grandkids Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 7,119 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 503 Thanked 525 Times in 252 Posts	I did a similar thing for my daughter's kindegarden class. However, we did use oatmeal. What happened was that when the dew hits the lawns (we are in S. California so snow isn't an issue), the oatmeal dissolves leaving only the glitter. I also saw a revised version that said we should only use the red and green sparkles you put on a cake. The parents told my daughter that the kid's were all amazed on Christmas morning when the "food" was gone, but the glitter remained. __________________ Never argue with an idiot. It will bring you down to his level and he’ll win because of experience.

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09-28-2001, 10:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
~Roxy~ ~Whatevva~ Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ~Uniontown PA~ Posts: 4,264 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 60 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts	Sounds Really Cute!!!

10-01-2001, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
karebearkl Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Arizona Posts: 60 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have actually been looking for this! THANKS!!