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    Home » Christmas » Christmas Treat Recipes

    Fun Christmas Food: Reindeer Treat Bags

    Dec 8, 2016 · 10 Comments

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    These quick and easy reindeer treat bags make a great homemade Christmas gift idea that kids can make themselves and they're perfect for Christmas fayres and teacher gifts too!

    It’s day eight of the Eats Amazing Advent Calendar, are you enjoying it so far? I do hope so! Today I've got another fun Christmas present idea to share - easy reindeer treat bags!

    Be sure to check out my tutorial video so you can see just how easy these are to make! 

    These fun treats are a variation on the reindeer snack bags I shared last year and would be perfect for children to make for teachers, friends or family this Christmas. This is a really easy edible craft that even the youngest children could help to make.

    Reindeer Treat Bags - quick and easy fun Christmas food idea kids can make themselves - perfect homemade gift for teachers family and friends - Eats Amazing UK

    Reindeer Treat Bags

    Ingredients (makes 4):

    • large sharing bag of Malteasers
    • large sharing bag of Minstrels
    • 2 bags Giant Chocolate Buttons
    • 8 x strawberry softies or other red sweets

    Equipment:

    • 4 clear disposable piping bags or cone shaped cellophane bags
    • 4 long brown pipe cleaners
    • 8 googly eyes
    • glue stick

    Reindeer Treat Bags Tutorial - quick and easy fun Christmas food idea kids can make themselves - perfect homemade gift for teachers family and friends - Eats Amazing UK

    Method: 

    Pour all the chocolates into a large bowl and carefully stir until well mixed.

    Pop 2 strawberry softies into the bottom of one of the bags, pushing them down gently as far as they will go.

    Repeat with the other 3 bags.

    Using a large spoon, scoop the chocolates into each bag, dividing them equally between all four.

    Wrap a pipe cleaner around each bag to tie it closed, then wrap the two loose ends around your finger to curl into antlers.

    Finish by gluing two googly eyes to each bag.

    Store in a cool dry place until ready to use.

    Reindeer Treat Bags - quick and easy fun Christmas food idea kids can make themselves - perfect homemade gift for teachers family and friends from Eats Amazing UK

    NOTE: I shared the type of chocolates I used in the recipe above but you can use any combination of brown chocolates for the same effect.

    As I mentioned above, this post is part of the Eats Amazing Fun Food Advent Calendar.  Every day from now until Christmas I’m sharing a new festive food idea here on the blog and I’m announcing them over on the new Advent Calendar page too, so do click on the link, bookmark it and pop back each day to see the latest new post!

    If you enjoyed this fun idea you might also like these cute Reindeer themed recipes and crafts too:

    Reindeer Peanut Butter Crispy Treats

    Cute and easy Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Reindeer recipe for kids with video recipe and printable recipe sheet

    Reindeer Chocolate Crispy Cakes

    How to make easy reindeer chocolate rice crispy cakes - fun Christmas food for kids

    Wildlife Friendly Reindeer Food

    Bird and Wildlife Friendly Reindeer Food recipe with FREE printable labels - fun gift idea for kids to make this Christmas - Eats Amazing UK

    Or head over to our collection of 25 fun Reindeer Recipes for even more reindeer food fun!

    For more fun ideas for the festive season, check out the Christmas Food section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Christmas Pinterest boards for lots more fun ideas from around the web; Christmas, Cute Christmas Food Ideas and Healthy Christmas Food.

    Grace

     

    Reindeer Treat Bags - quick and easy fun Christmas food idea kids can make themselves - perfect homemade gift for teachers family and friends from Eats Amazing UK
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    Reindeer Treat Bags

    Reindeer Treat Bags - quick and easy fun Christmas food idea kids can make themselves - perfect homemade gift for teachers, family and friends. 
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time0 mins
    Total Time10 mins
    Course: Party Food, Snack
    Cuisine: British, Christmas
    Servings: 4 bags
    Author: Grace

    Equipment

    • 4 clear disposable piping bags or cone shaped cellophane bags
    • 4 long brown pipe cleaners
    • 8 googly eyes
    • glue stick

    Ingredients

    • large sharing bag of Malteasers
    • large sharing bag of Minstrels
    • 2 bags Giant Chocolate Buttons
    • 8 strawberry softies or other red sweets

    Instructions

    • Pour all the chocolates into a large bowl and carefully stir until well mixed.
    • Pop 2 strawberry softies into the bottom of one of the bags, pushing them down gently as far as they will go.
    • Repeat with the other 3 bags.
    • Using a large spoon, scoop the chocolates into each bag, dividing them equally between all four.
    • Wrap a pipe cleaner around each bag to tie it closed, then wrap the two loose ends around your finger to curl into antlers.
    • Finish by gluing two googly eyes to each bag.
    • Store in a cool dry place until ready to use.

    Video

    Notes

    I've shared the type of chocolates I used in the recipe above but you can use any combination of chocolates of your choice for the same effect.

    Love this fun gift idea? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!

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    1. Christina says

      December 09, 2016 at 12:30 pm

      These are really super cute!

      Reply
    2. Rosalie says

      December 18, 2018 at 1:35 am

      4 stars
      What kind of glue did you use to glue the googly eyes to the bag? I tried a glue stick but it just slides off even after holding it for a bit. I would appreciate any suggestions.

      Reply
      • Grace Hall says

        January 04, 2019 at 10:58 am

        Hi Rosalie, I just used a pritt stick glue stick for these but have also used a hot glue gun for similar projects, so would recommend trying that if you need them to be a bit more permanent.

        Reply
    3. Kris Smart says

      October 19, 2021 at 9:25 pm

      5 stars
      These are super cute, how long do the last once made, have the grandkids over early November and they would love to make them for Christmas.

      Reply

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