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Celebration and Awareness Days in December

Here’s some festive Christmas ideas that you can do as a family at home:

Wildlife Friendly Reindeer Food

Ingredients (makes 6-8 reindeer bags):

• 2 cups oats
• 1 cup mixed seeds or wild birdseed
• ⅔ cup dried cranberries
• ⅓ cup chopped dried apricots
• pinch of pretend magic! (if adding glitter, make it the edible kind found in baking so it’s wildlife friendly)

Salt Dough Decorations

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup salt
• 1 cup cold water

1. Preheat the oven to 120^oC. Line a baking sheet. Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Add water, a few tablespoons at a time, mixing well after each addition.
2. Knead dough for 10 minutes. Wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
3. Transfer dough to a floured work surface and knead until soft and pliable.
4. Roll out to a thickness of approx. 3mm; cut desired festive shapes with cookie cutters.
5. Transfer onto the prepared baking sheet; use a toothpick to make a hole in each ornament for hanging.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until dry and hard, about 2 hours. Allow to cool completely before decorating.
7. Decorate your baked and cooled salt dough shapes with paint, then preserve them with a craft sealer (such as Mod Podge) or spray sealant coating. Allow the sealant to dry completely before storage. This will help your decorations last for decades!