how to celebrate kids birthday in the classroom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always do a little treat bag made of tattoos, pencil, eraser, and fruit snacks or gushers.

You do realize much of it gets thrown away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once your child hits elementary school, please don't celebrate his birthday in the classroom.

I agree and there is no bah humbug about it. Don't intupprupt the teachers and students day with junk food or more pencils and erasers that I don't need.

I'm so glad our kids school has a policy forbidding birthday parties in the classroom due to their disruptive and unnecessary nature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always do a little treat bag made of tattoos, pencil, eraser, and fruit snacks or gushers.

You do realize much of it gets thrown away.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always do a little treat bag made of tattoos, pencil, eraser, and fruit snacks or gushers.

You do realize much of it gets thrown away.

+1000

NP. I send in little store-bought cupcakes but believe me when I say they don't end up in a lovely play either. Either way, kids are happy in the moment they receive it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always do a little treat bag made of tattoos, pencil, eraser, and fruit snacks or gushers.

You do realize much of it gets thrown away.

+1000

NP. I send in little store-bought cupcakes but believe me when I say they don't end up in a lovely play either. Either way, kids are happy in the moment they receive it.

NP. I send in little store-bought cupcakes but believe me when I say they don't end up in a lovely place either. Either way, kids are happy in the moment they receive it.

Typo correction.

[Anonymous]

I thought class parties were not allowed either. Then my DC told me other kids bring something on their birthdays and then I felt like a scrooge. Do parents show up to school with the treats or do you put your kid on the bus with the treats? Since birthday parties seem rampant, isn't this overkill? Do people do the class treat plus a party or just one or the other? (or neither and celebrate only at home?)

[Anonymous]

First year, we were allowed food and I sent cookies. Second year, now no food in the classroom, I sent pencils.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought class parties were not allowed either. Then my DC told me other kids bring something on their birthdays and then I felt like a scrooge. Do parents show up to school with the treats or do you put your kid on the bus with the treats? Since birthday parties seem rampant, isn't this overkill? Do people do the class treat plus a party or just one or the other? (or neither and celebrate only at home?)

I drive it over. It's in addition to the party, but I figure it takes about 10 or 15 min max so no big deal. Yes, it is overkill.

[Anonymous]

I'm in favor of the non-food treats. There are a lot of suggestions (and tons of pinterst pages) out there with alternatives:

It's not just for the kids with allergies, vegetarians, or who keep Kosher. It's also the sugar.

http://district.schoolnutritionandfitness.com/azusausd/files/Non-food-celebrations-and-reward-ideas-for-elementary-schools-2.pdf

[Anonymous]

My child's first grade teacher invites the birthday child's parents to class to read a book that they then donate to the classroom library. That seems like a lovely and appropriate tradition.

[Anonymous]

I've got kids ES to HS. I don't ever recall anyone having a party at school. Parents typically send in a treat to be passed out and consumed during lunch. If DH or I can't deliver AT lunch, we drop them off in the morning in the office with our kid's name/grade/teacher on container. Of course, we always clear it with the teacher first. It's not disruptive, the kids love getting a treat, my kid loves passing them out and one cupcake isn't going to wreck anyone's healthy lifestyle.

[Anonymous]

My daughter once got a container of bubbles on a lanyard as a birthday celebration item. She LOVED it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've got kids ES to HS. I don't ever recall anyone having a party at school. Parents typically send in a treat to be passed out and consumed during lunch. If DH or I can't deliver AT lunch, we drop them off in the morning in the office with our kid's name/grade/teacher on container. Of course, we always clear it with the teacher first. It's not disruptive, the kids love getting a treat, my kid loves passing them out and one cupcake isn't going to wreck anyone's healthy lifestyle.

Interrupting class 25 times a year to have cake isn't disruptive?

Ooooooookay.

[Anonymous]

I get a couple containers of cookies from the bakery (Harris teeter) and bring them in at lunch or drop them off to the office for my child to pass out. Chocolate chip, sugar, whatever is available and looks good. That way there are choices. But not too many choices, because then it becomes a problem! Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've got kids ES to HS. I don't ever recall anyone having a party at school. Parents typically send in a treat to be passed out and consumed during lunch. If DH or I can't deliver AT lunch, we drop them off in the morning in the office with our kid's name/grade/teacher on container. Of course, we always clear it with the teacher first. It's not disruptive, the kids love getting a treat, my kid loves passing them out and one cupcake isn't going to wreck anyone's healthy lifestyle.

Interrupting class 25 times a year to have cake isn't disruptive?

Ooooooookay.

1. Doubt it's 25 times a year

2. Don't they get snack and/or lunch breaks anyways? That's when it's always been done in my child's classes

3. Let the teachers decide how their classrooms will manage these disruptive birthday celebrations