Reindeer Food

The Christmas countdown is on with only 5 more days to go! Anyone ready??? I definitely have a ways to go and still have not wrapped one present! I did, however, manage to get the reindeer food made with the kids tonight. My son’s day care provider actually started us on the Reindeer Food 4 years ago. I thought it was such a cute idea. The food not only provides Santa’s reindeer with a little treat but also helps to guide them to your home {this is very important!!}

Since then, I have seen a variety of versions and some really cute packaging. I love these ones from Chic ‘n Scratch. {She also has a free printable for the poem}.

These ones from A Little Space of My Own are also pretty cute.

Since we were just making the food for ourselves and didn’t need it all packaged up, I decided to make these little reindeer heads.

Here’s the how to:

I downloaded the pyramid box from the Silhouette website and cut it out on my Silhouette. {Most scrapbook stores will also carry die cuts for these or you can always just print out a template from the Internet and trace onto paper.}
Before assembling the head, punch out two holes for the ribbon to go through.
Assemble the head. {Yes, I love this silhouette. Everything was even scored!}
Cut out a square opening in the top of the head for the food to go into.
Add google eyes and a red pom pom for the nose. Add the ribbon.
Cut out some reindeer antlers {I just free handed these} and attach to the top of the head.

Now your reindeer is all ready for the food! The kids decided to give them oats, green sprinkles, and raisins {Matthew thought that craisins would have been better but we were all out}.

We have added glitter to the food in past years but I have just finished cleaning up the glitter from my last round of projects and did not want to pull it out again. Sprinkles will have to do!