I'am running out of ideas for snacks to provide for my 2 kids who are in school.My son is in kindergarten so we are asked to provide snacks I try to buy over the weekend & send them the following week.My daughter just started preschool so she will need snacks when asked.I'm running out of ideas my kids get tired of the same old snacks.SO what are you getting that are well of course school approved for your childs school.Here is a list of what I get:Grahm Crackers~Vanilla Wafers~Gold Fish~Pretzels~Peanut Butter & crackers pcks~Honey Braided Pretzels~Teddy Grahams~Fig Newtons~Fruit Snacks~Cheese Itz~Cheese Nips~
I'am providing snacks for the entire classroom preschool 24 kids kindergarten 18 students
Homemade trail mix is great. Dry cereal(s), dried fruit, maybe a few M&Ms. You can make up a batch and use it the whole week.
Cheese cubes/string cheese
Bagels
Sounds weird, but croutons were a hit with my kids!
Sunflower seeds
Pita pockets stuffed with hummus, cheese, veggies, lunchmeat... whatever they'll eat.
Mama 3-
Here are some things that my son used to love for snacks. Of course, they take more work and cost a bit more, but if you have to bring it in maybe the school can fix it? All the dipping stuff will need to have dixie cups or some small cup. With the peanut butter I know some facilities are peanut free so you'll have to check.
Whole grain corn Chips & Salsa
Hummus and Pita Chips
Bagel Chips
Bagels & Cream Cheese
Apple slices and pb
celery filled with pb and raisins on top (ants on a log)
celery filled with cream cheese
string cheese (can cut in half)/cheese cubes
gogurts
Big carton of yogurt and dixie cups and spoons
a bag of tangerines (Li'l Cuties), a bunch of grapes (age dependent)
baby carrots, cherry tomatos, or celery and ranch dressing
Popcorn
Bagel pizzas (my son's k-garten class "ran" a restaurant and made these for the parents with teachers running the toaster ovens)
Granola
Trail Mix
Yogurt parfait (fruit, yogurt and granola layered) Kids can do this on own.
Sugar free frozen pops
Jello jigglers
Z-Bars (made by clif) You can get them at Target or Trader Joe's and they can be cut in half. They're really healthy and my son loves them as a healthier choice to candy and cookies. I like the brownie and chocolate chip. They're a bit pricey for a whole classroom to have on'e each (approx .69 each)
Pre-bake little sausages in crescent rolls (cut to size)-My son's class loved these
Rice Crisy Treats
Flavored rice cakes or plain with something to go on top (otherwise like eating styrofoam peanuts)
If $ is an issue, lots of times I can find a deal in the "produce" section of the 99-cent store and a 99-cent bottle of dressing.
Okay, I think I've run out of ideas. Have fun!
S.
My daughter takes bannanas all the time. She also takes carrots, grapes, jello and applesauces. We only have to provide a snack for our own child, so makes it a little easier.
I had the same question not long ago, but for my pre-school church group. I got several good ideas. My fave was celery with cream cheese and raises, the ants on a log thing. But I had never heard of doing it with cream cheese, can't wait to try that one with the kids!
Good luck and God Bless!
Make any kind of sandwich (cheese, peanut butter, etc.) and use a cookie cutter to make it interesting.
Serve mini-corn dogs (find them in the frozen foods) in cup cake papers to hold a squirt of mustard or ketchup.
Are you providing snacks for the classrooms? or just your individual child?
My kids like the individual bags of white cheddar popcorn a lot.
Also:
the fruit/cereal bars (LOVE Kashi ones) or granola bars.
cheddar or string cheese sticks
you can also freeze a tube of yogurt. It will thaw enough during the time between leaving your home and snack time.
Do they like bananas?
Wash a handful of seedless grapes and put in a ziploc bag.
I have even made Vanilla Wafer "sandwiches" (put PB in between them) and put in a ziploc bag.
Cheddar pretzel "Combos" in a ziploc bag.
Bags of dried cereal, dried fruit, seeds, mini muffins, string cheese, fruit leather, fruit and grain bars, veggie chips, yogurt covered raisins
In my son's preschool we can do this, but I don't know if it would work in kindergarten: you can make smoothies (or the teacher?) Yogurt, strawberies/bananas, milk, honey, ice - in a blender. You could send the blender in. Just a little in a cup for everyone is a nice treat. The kids could help slice bananas and stawberries with a plastic knife, measure milk, honey etc.
I am not sure what is on the approved list. But can you do fruit and veggies? They have the little fruit cups and you can get some small bags of carrots and other veggies for them to snack on?
Can you do raisins? yogurt?
Just some thoughts.
If you can do fruit, that would be great, or even dried fruit. I do granola bars, veggie sticks, veggie chips, cereal bars.
How about bread sticks & some kind of dip like hummus? Fruits or vegetables like carrots , celery sticks , peppers. Raisins/cranberries. If you want to buy in advance and fresh fruit will not work how about the fruits in the sealed cups that are in natural juices or syrup (in the same aisle as applesauce)
ok you've given eleven examples of things you've already used that are unacceptable now. how often are you having to take snacks? there are only so many options! i am wondering why your kindergartener has the sass to complain about such fun, tasty, costly snacks. you're not entertaining, you're providing sustenance. allow your child to choose between two or three choices, and leave it at that. you don't have to cater to every whim these children have, and i am sure no one else minds what you bring. i have visions of meltdowns over $300 jeans in your future...lol!
pudding cups, jello cups, apple sauce, fruit cups, chex party mix, puppy chow. If you feel like being a little "naughty", how about some good ol' mini candy bars?!
