Create an opportunity for your kids to give and tell their friends that they are Thankful for them by making this simple yummy Thanksgiving blessing mix.
Blessing Mix
Makes 16 cups
Adjust recipe to desired amount needed.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Bugles Brand Corn Snacks
- 4 cups Pretzels
- 1 cup Candy corn and/or Corn Nuts Brand Snack
- 1 cup Dried or Candy Fruits
- 1 cup Peanuts and/or Sunflower Seeds
- 1 cup M&Ms-brand chocolate candy
- 32 Hershey's-brand chocolate kisses (1 per bag)
- 32 cellophane or snack bags
Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl except the chocolate kisses. Gently mix all ingredients.
Scoop 1/2 cup into cellophane bags - adjust this amount to your desired amount.
Tie cellophane bag with ribbon and attach a card with the below definition of each item you have place in the Blessing Mix.
Create a Card with the below definitions. Add in fun clip art if desired. I also include a persona not on the card such as
"I am Thankful you are my friend. From Caleb"
Each ingredient in this snack mix symbolizes something associated with the Harvest Season (Thanksgiving)
- Bugles Brand Corn Snacks - represents a cornucopia, a horn of plenty.
- Pretzels - represents arms folded in thanks and prayer.
- Candy Corn Sacrifices of the Pilgrim's first winter. Food was so scarce that the settlers survived on just a few kernels of corn per day.
- Dried or Candy Fruits - Thanksgiving is the celebration of the harvest.
- Peanuts and/or Sunflower Seeds - seeds represent the potential of a bounteous harvest for the next season if they are planted and well tended.
- M&Ms: Memories of those who came before us to guide us to a blessed future.
- Hershey's Kiss: The love of family and friends that sweetens our lives.
Thanks for sharing! I like that you include symbolism in every snack! My kids will love this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this! I'm thinking about having the boys help me make this, scoop it into bags, and deliver it to their friends before Thanksgiving. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteLove the addition of the bugles as cornucopias. Thanks for sharing!
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