Magic Goats

Last year we started a new Christmas Eve tradition at our house. We sprinkle "magic oats" on the front yard so the reindeer will be able to see our house (the glitter) and so that they will have something to munch on (the oats) while waiting for Santa. We also put carrots out for them on Santa's cookie plate.
The kids never eat oatmeal, and they have no idea what oats are, so when I kept telling them that it was time to sprinkle the bags of magic oats, the closest word in their vocabulary was "goats." I handed Anna the bag and she looked perplexed for a second and then said, oh, goats. Jonathan also called them magic goats and did not seem upset at all at the idea of Mama grinding up goats to put in little Ziploc snack bags. Whatever gets those presents under the tree, I guess!