Do you bring in snacks for the class and what do you bring?

[Anonymous]

DD3 will be starting at our neighborhood school and I have heard that parents bring in snacks items for the class. Can anyone tell me the guidelines on this and some good things to bring? We mainly shop at Harris Teeter and Costco. It's a Title I so I will probably try to send extra of the items are shelf stable. TIA!

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of bringing in snacks for the whole class- only for your own kid (unless we're talking about birthday treats.) Mine usually has an apple, some carrots, a cheese stick or crackers etc.

[Anonymous]

In our daycare, I send snack one time a month.
items i've sent:

hummus and pita chips
bananas
homemade muffins (i only did this for one of my kid's bdays!)
goldfish

it all depends on how much time i have that month.

[Anonymous]

One PK3 class at our Title 1 school seemed to do that, but my PK4 didn't. We were occasionally asked to bring snacks for aftercare but that stopped after parents complained that it was usually chips and juice (which they didn't need after the provided supper and right before going home).

[Anonymous]

Parents were asked to sign up for specific week or weeks. Shelf stable snacks from Costco most popular, but kids also liked carrots and hummus, cheese and crackers, fresh fruit. Just check that teacher has a place to store.

[Anonymous]

At our school the teacher does ask for snacks. They want the snacks to be healthy- but don't get too far into the specifics of what constitutes healthy. There is usually no much space for cool snacks, but if you were willing to bring in a cooler you could expand your reach. Check with your teacher. We brought things like whole grain crackers/gold fish, cereal, popcorn, graham crackers, fruit snacks, bananas, apples, etc.

[Anonymous]

In my kid's elementary school a different parent brings in snack each week or something. Once I brought in animal crackers, once pb-filled pretzels, and once popcorn.

[Anonymous]

Often snack week is assigned, so I suggest that you hold off until you know exactly what the policy is. However, good snacks are pretzels, popcorn, veggie sticks, pirate booty, or cheerios for shelf stable. Baby carrots, apples, clementines, bananas, grapes if you can bring fresh stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my kid's elementary school a different parent brings in snack each week or something. Once I brought in animal crackers, once pb-filled pretzels, and once popcorn.

They were cool with this?

[Anonymous]

Veggie sticks, fruit (assuming no allergies), gold fish, animal crackers, ritz or other crackers, pretzels, cereal, graham crackers, fresh veggies

No popcorn. Chocking hazard at that age.

[Anonymous]

I recommend waiting to talk to the teacher. It can depend on how the teacher runs it and any allergies that kids in that class may have.

We've always found pretzels to be a safe bet.

[Anonymous]

rule of thumb is generally healthy snack and easy to distribute without requiring teachers/aides to prep. pre-cut carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, mini peppers, cut up fruit, popcorn, multi-grain crackers, cheese sticks, pretzels, raisins, etc

[Anonymous]

My DD PK3 teacher would tell us what to bring. She would plan snack to go with the lesson. Just ask after school starts.

[Anonymous]

We were assigned to bring snack for a week in PK3, PK4 and K. I brought squeeze applesauce from Costco and pretzels and goldfish. A couple times if I had time, I brought cheese or fruit every day just for that day.

Ask the teacher what is needed.

[Anonymous]

The teacher will usually give you a list of typical snacks. We did it for 2 different weeks, and I think we sent in things like squeeze yogurt, applesauce pouches, cheese and crackers, hummus and pitas, mandarin oranges, pretzels, etc. The person who mentioned Costco is spot on. We've got 20 kids in the class, so we putting together 100 snacks over the entire week.