On Christmas Eve night, as Father Christmas is dashing from house to house to deliver presents to all the good girls and boys, his reindeers often need a quick snack to keep them going.
With this Reindeer food you don’t need to go and buy them special food, the pre made reindeer food that you can buy in the shops is full of glitter and other plastic decorations , which is very bad for flying reindeer and other garden wildlife) – chances are you have just what they love in your kitchen cupboards anyway and much cheaper than buying the shop made glitter and plastic reindeer food!
Here’s how to make this super Reindeer food mix
Ingredients and instructions
- A handful of wild bird seed (which may include sunflower hearts, naked rolled oats, dried mealworms, yellow millet, kibbled peanuts and black sunflower seeds) – this is what helps the reindeers fly!
- A few rolled oats
- Some dried fruit, like cranberries (if you have a dog, please don’t use grapes, raisins, sultanas or currants as these can be poisonous for them)
- Some dried insects – Rudolph and his bird friends love mealworms and waxworms
- Some grated cheese
- A hint of chilli powder – it helps keep Rudolph’s nose glowing red and will stop squirrels and rodents from stealing the food before Rudolph arrives!
Mix it all together, then sprinkle it on your lawn or leave it in a bowl by your front door just before you go to bed.
Father Christmas’s reindeer will be very grateful for these tasty cookies you leave for them – as will their friends, the garden birds! But don’t forget Sant himself…. he’ll probably be ready for a sherry by the time he gets to your house!
Here is an alternative recipe from the BBC.
Ho! Ho! Ho!… Merry Christmas everyone from all at
3rd Brampton Scout Group
Adapted from Big man in the woods
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