Make a Reindeer Ornament Out of a Milkbone Dog Biscuit

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Milk-Bone for the Holidays

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What is Christmas without exploring your creative side? Creativity and originality often come out during the holidays, especially when it comes to ornaments. Many come up with their very own holiday ornaments, based on their taste or theme for that year. If you are planning to include your love for dogs in this year's Christmas celebrations, then you should not stop at merely buying dog-themed ornaments. Why not make a reindeer ornament out of a Milk-Bone dog biscuit? That would really up the ante in Christmas decorations. When you put these on display, you won't even have to worry that your dog might get sick if he or he eats it. So bring out those Milk-Bones and get crackin'! It's time to make your home more festive with Milk-Bone reindeer ornaments.

Milk-Bone is one of the well-known healthy dog treat brands in the market today. Since 1908, Milk-Bone has given dogs and their owners reason to look forward to doing everything together. If you want include your dog in the holiday celebrations, Milk-Bone should definitely be your medium for your reindeer ornaments. It can absolutely make your dog look forward to hanging Christmas decorations and perhaps bringing them down on Christmas morning.

How to Make Reindeer Ornaments with Milk-Bone

It's Christmas once again and you know you have to decorate. Holiday decorations have always been known as health hazards for your dogs so, why not make reindeer ornaments out of their Milk-Bone biscuits? Below are steps in making these Christmas ornaments that your dog would surely love:

Googly Milkbone Reindeer

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   Get a pipe cleaner and twist it around the end of a Milk-Bone

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   This will be the antlers for your reindeer.

    

   1. Just bend the remaining ends of the pipe cleaner to complete the look of the antlers. Remember, the antlers should be made to point upwards.

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   Choose googly eyes and glue them onto the Milk-Bone

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   These eyes are fun to look at. The eyes will bring life to the reindeer ornament.

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   Use some red felt, and cut out a red nose

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   Position it below the Google eyes.  

   1. Alternatively, you could use a tiny pompom made of yarn.

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   Tie a ribbon below the nose

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   Glue it to the Milk-Bone to fix it. This will be your reindeer's harness.

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   Create a hanger with leftover ribbon

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   Glue this at the back of the Milk-Bone so that you can place it where it belongs.

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Milk-Bone Reindeer Face

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   Paint your Milk-Bones with different colors

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   Use a mixture of food coloring and peanut butter.

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   You can paint the reindeer Milk-Bone face with red, green, gold, or silver.

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Milk-Bone Reindeer Body

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   Get a Milk-Bone and attach it to two other vertical Milk-Bones with peanut butter

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   The vertical Milk-Bones will serve as legs.

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   For the head, use part of another Milk-Bone and attach it to the body with peanut butter.

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   Use pretzel sticks for your antlers

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   Again, use peanut butter to attach these to the head.

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Milk-Bone Reindeer Food

You can complete the reindeer theme by making Milk-Bone reindeer trail mix:

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   Crush Milk-Bone biscuits.

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   Place them in plastic wrap.

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   Tie the wrap with Christmas ribbon

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You can use your Milk-Bone treats as giveaways or gifts to your dog lover friends and loved ones. Indeed, Christmas is more fun when you get more creative and when you include your dogs in the festivities.

• Add more accents to your Milk-Bone reindeer, such as studs, a big smile, or perhaps larger antlers.
• Make all the reindeer that Santa has and line them all together. Connect them to an ornamental sleigh with gold cord or chain.
• Try to keep the reindeer Milk-Bones away from your dogs.

Making for a Mom/daughter book club meeting?

I don't see steps listed. I can figure out the nose and eyes but wondering about how to make those antlers and attach them and bow to biscuit? Thank you.

Milk-Bone Reindeer Body

1. 1
   Get a Milk-Bone and attach it to two other vertical Milk-Bones with peanut butter

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   The vertical Milk-Bones will serve as legs.

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2. 2
   For the head, use part of another Milk-Bone and attach it to the body with peanut butter.

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3. 3
   Use pretzel sticks for your antlers

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   Again, use peanut butter to attach these to the head, or...

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4. 4
   Get a pipe cleaner and twist it around the end of a Milk-Bone

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   This will be the antlers of your reindeer. Just bend the remaining ends of the pipe cleaner to complete the look of the antlers. Remember, the antlers should be made to point upwards.

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If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

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