While Florence is a little young to really understand what on earth is going on this Christmas, my sister and I have made these cute little Reindeer Food Bags for the older children in our family and I thought I would share a little tutorial on how you can make them too. Alternatively, if you just don’t have the time but would still like to have one, you can buy one from her facebook page here. All the proceeds she makes go to charity.
All you need is:
1 x cup of porridge oats
Glitter
1tbsp cinnamon
Zip Lock Food Bag
Burlap square of around 9″ x 9″
Googly eyes
Red ribbon
Jingle bell
Hot Glue Gun
First things first, you will need to make your reindeer food. Mix your porridge oats, glitter and ground cinnamon together in a bowl. You could also use ginger or mixed spice depending on your preference. Pour the mixture into a zip lock bag, collecting it into one corner of the bag and tie the string around the top to make a cone shape.
Next, grab your burlap square and place the bag in the centre. Fold one corner of the burlap twice into the centre and then repeat on the opposite side. Roll both sides in to cover the bag.
Now fold the two ends up and pinch together at the top of where the bag is. Tie together with string and you should have the basic shape of your reindeer – the head and two ears.
Next is the fun part. Using your hot glue gun, stick the googly eyes & Pom Pom nose onto one side of the head to form Rudolph’s face. Then simply tie your ribbon in a bow around the base of the ears to hide the string and add the jingle bell for decoration.
And there you have it, a super cute Reindeer Food Sack!
This sounds like such a good idea if you have young children to celebrate christmas with :) xx
Yasmina | The July Journal
this is such a cute idea! i’ve seen people do this in little plastic bags before but your presentation makes it look so much nicer xx
These look so cute and sound like such a great way to entertain the children and get them more excited and involved with Christmas! Do you do this as well as leaving a drink and carrot out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
Much love, Caitylis x x
They are adorable. It’s Flo’s first Christmas so I think it’s all going to go a bit over her head this year, but yes that’s the idea ☺️. Or you can open them and get your little one to sprinkle the food inside out by the front door. X
This is such a cute idea. I am all for DIY and homemade Christmas stuff this year!
this is so cute!
Oh my gosh these are too cute!! I want to make one for my little boy x
These are so cute! Such a creative and easy DIY! Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome lovely, really easy to do. X
So cute! I wish I had known about this when we were doing DIY Christmas gifts. So creative, so cute, and so easy!
Aw thanks! There’s still time ☺️
Oh this is so cute and very creative! Going to try and make one at the weekend x
I’m 100% going to make this for our Christmas eve box! x
They’re so lovely – will you let me know how you get on? xx
Oh how adorable are these! I really want to do this wiith my daughter. So cute!
This is such a cute idea! I might give it a go, although I’m pretty sure I will be more interested than he will be hehe x
Haha! They’re really cute and such a lovely little addition to a Christmas Eve box. I think I’m going to adapt them to make some sensory smelling bags for Florence x