Harvest Blessing Snack

I found this recipe for a Thanksgiving snack and I thought it was a cute idea. Teachers could bring the ingredients into class and ask their students what they thought each ingredient represented before explaining it to them (and eating it). Families could sit down at the kitchen table after mixing the ingredients and eat together while discussing each ingredient and how it relates to Thanksgiving. If you babysit, it could be a great way to have fun with the kids plus impress the parents!

2 cups Bugles Brand Corn Snacks
2 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

In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together.

Here's what the ingredients represent:
Bugles Brand Corn Snacks - represents a cornucopia, a horn of plenty.
Pretzels - represents arms folded in thanks and prayer.
Candy Corn and/or Corn Nuts Brand Snack - during the first Winter, the pilgrims were each allotted only 5 kernels of corn per day because food was so scarce.
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.

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