I have a four year old who is attending a Pre-K class at the local Lower Elementary School. They will be having a "Fall Party" on Halloween day. This is what they have to say about bringing snacks to school for the kids to hand out to their friends: "As you know, our school system is promoting HEALTHY snacks for out students to consume. Beacuse this is a special holiday for those of you who celebrate Halloween, you will be allowed to send ONLY individually wrapped treats for your chils to distribute at school. NO CUPCAKES will be allowed. Please keep in mind to try to send HEALTHY treats.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can send?
2006-10-21 03:46:38 · 14 answers · asked by Missy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Walmart has individually wrapped popcorn balls out for the fall. It's not carrot sticks, but it sure isn't chocolate!
Good luck.
2006-10-21 03:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by rtlsimpson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk down the Halloween candy aisle at your local supermarket.
Among other things, Quaker's Chewy Granola bars, pretzels, fruit snacks, and individual dry cereal are all packaged with Halloween packaging, for the purpose of promoting healthy "treats" for Halloween to combat all the m&m's and cupcakes, and they're sold in the same aisle.
Target even has Hi-C fruit juice drinks that are packaged for halloween (my kids think it's "pumpkin juice", but it's their regular fruit punch, rechristened "Frightening Fruit Punch" in an orange box with pumpkins and bats and a Halloween game on the back). A package of 30 of them are 5 dollars.
I have two preschool-age kids, and they're thrilled by the Halloween packaging, and they really could care less what's in the package (particularly if, like the granola bars and fruit snacks, they are normal snacks anyway).
Just look through the supermarket, I'm sure wherever you are, you'll find something healthy and fun among all the junk food.
I know it's for snacks, but considering several kids will probably bring snacks, you may want to send sticker sheets or other fun nonedible "treats", depending on what your school allows. I've even seen tiny toothbrushes wrapped in halloween packaging. :-)
2006-10-21 12:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by CrazyChick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In walmart they have individual wrapped chocolate,there are fruit roll up also. They have granola bars which come in different favors.They have individually wrapped 35% less sugar Candy. They will never know the difference ,my little cousin didn't lol.She has the same thing at her school. :) DONT FORGET ASK ABOUT ALLERGIES .It is very important to make sure the kids aren't allergic to anything .That might ruin the whole snack idea.You don't want some kids to be left out right ?
2006-10-21 14:12:02 · answer #3 · answered by I Wont Tell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 4 year old also attends Pre-K and they too are having a Halloween Party. THe teacher has a sign up sheet in the classroom with a list of things HEALTHY to bring...All the parents do is sign their name to the specific items they want to bring. I am bringing 6-8 bananas and apples. Ask the teacher what they suggest if they do not have a list in the classroom already.
2006-10-21 10:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by bradnmich2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fruit snacks, fruit roll ups, granola bars, individually wrapped bags of crackers or cookies- they have them in the cookie/cracker aisle in bulk. They have really taken the fun out of class parties as they don't allow home made treats anymore. They say it has to do with the allergy risk in some children because they need to know what is in it but also because you never know about someone;s home or kitchen's cleanliness anymore. You could put one of the above treats in a little halloween gift bag- even a white lunch sack with black eyes and mouth(like a ghost) and add halloween erasers and pencils, crayons, or other little things from the party aisle. Good Luck and have fun.
2006-10-21 10:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by therealprinsess 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For my son's Halloween Party, I bought tiny things of Play Doh at Costco to hand out instead of candy. My son doesn't eat much candy, so I thought maybe other parents feel the same way.
2006-10-21 15:37:21 · answer #6 · answered by njyecats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not send the sugar free decorated cookies in a cute celophane halloween or fall leaf wrapper?
2006-10-21 11:01:03 · answer #7 · answered by natmys333 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a trail mix sort of thing, with raisins, pretzles, cereal, anything healthy that would taste good to your four year old. Add it in and then seperate into bags.
2006-10-21 10:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by Brittany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with the teacher about nut allergies!
~Individual carrot packs
~String cheese
~Fruit snacks
~Gold fish crackers
2006-10-21 11:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by lynnguys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish. They have the halloween ones. Granola bars or any kind of gummy friut snacks.
2006-10-21 11:44:33 · answer #10 · answered by mamaof2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋