Oats, seeds and dried fruit mixed and bagged with a poem for kids to sprinkle outside on Christmas Eve. Safe for birds.
What You’ll Need
2cupsoats
1cupmixed seeds or wild birdseed
2/3cupdried cranberries
1/3cupchopped dried apricots
1pinch of magic!
packaging
6-8clear disposable piping bags or cone-shaped cellophane bags
6-8long brown pipe cleaners
12-16googly eyesglue stick
Single hole punchstring, labels
Directions
In a large bowl, mix the oats, seeds, half of the cranberries, and all of the apricots. Let the kids add the "pinch of magic.
Stir until thoroughly combined.
Share the remaining cranberries among the bags.
Spoon the mix into the bags over the cranberries.
Twist a pipe cleaner around the top of each bag to close it, and curl the loose ends around a finger to make antlers.
Glue two googly eyes onto each bag.
Print, cut out, and hole-punch the labels, then tie one to each bag with string.
Keep in a cool, dry place until Christmas Eve, then scatter outside.
Notes
A fun Christmas Eve activity. Safety: keep it bird-safe, with NO glitter, sprinkles, or plastic confetti, which harm wildlife. If you want color, use a little colored sugar. Keep the bagged mix away from dogs, since dried fruit and raisins can harm them. Googly eyes and pipe cleaners are a choking hazard for children under 3.