We did fruit kabobs and harmonicas as a gift! huge hit for both.

Thankfully, in all the years my kids were in day care, only one kid had a peanut allergy.

We were allowed to have birthday parties as long as the caregivers did not have to lift even a finger.

So, I usually came in with 2 large Costco cheese pizza (all the slices were further sliced in two), vanilla cupcakes, plastic tablecloth, paper plates, napkins.

No blowing out the candles, no cutting the cake, no serving cake, no beverage that could spill, no party hats, no tattoos.

Everyone got a birthday balloon tied to a weight and a goody bag that had a bottle of bubbles, container of playdoh and a slinky. The bunch of balloons worked as a backdrop for a group picture.

Anonymous wrote:DO NOT SEND FOOD. ALLERGENS.

A goody bag with one individual packet of goldfish and one individual packet of rice Krispy treats.

Fun bandaids!

A preK classmate of my child's gave out these invisible ink pens with notepads and lights that reveal the ink as goodie bags for his birthday and they were a huge hit: https://a.co/d/9KDNcao

At our daycare parents bring in cupcakes. No goodie bags.

I'd say send cupcakes for your child's birthday for sure, along with birthday hats.

Then, if you really want to do favor bags then send NON FOOD - no candy, food, etc. Send easy-on tattoos, stickers, a little plastic animal (if your child loves cats, send a little cat with each bag, if they love dinosaurs then send a dinosaur home in each bag).

Many parents DO NOT WANT candy to come home becuase then they need to fight/argue with their child about not eating it before dinner, etc.

And as a teacher, I didn't want to argue with kids all.day.long about how they could NOT have their gift bag until it went home. When it's stickers, a birthday hat and maybe a tiny little figurine, they were calmer about waiting until they got home to open their bag. BUT PLEASE - only do this is you an afford it.

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The big hit at daycare when my kid was that age was party hats. Give every kid a hat and they will be happy.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. They allow food at current daycare. As long as the are store bought and nut free (approved by them), kids can eat at daycare or else they are sent home. Well, this is her last year to celebrate with all of these kids, so I want her to have a great memory. I won't be there during their celebration, and I know some kids have brought in pizza & chipole before which unfortunately thry are not my kid's favorite. I would say 6 out if 10 kids bring goodie bags.

Then don’t bring a goodie bag. None of the kids will remember this in a few years… at all.

Op here. They allow food at current daycare. As long as the are store bought and nut free (approved by them), kids can eat at daycare or else they are sent home. Well, this is her last year to celebrate with all of these kids, so I want her to have a great memory. I won't be there during their celebration, and I know some kids have brought in pizza & chipole before which unfortunately thry are not my kid's favorite. I would say 6 out if 10 kids bring goodie bags.

DO NOT SEND FOOD. ALLERGENS.

Many daycares have policies on this. Ours does not allow parents to send in food to distribute. They encourage stickers, bubbles, temporary tattoos, and other things that are not edible. Check with the director to see what she recommends.

applesauce pouches, granola bars, bubbles, slinkies, playdoh, stickers

Why are you sending anything? Maybe stickers or something. I would't send candy and chocolate to daycare. At that age it seems like a lot of people are pretty restrictive on treats.

This is DD's last year at daycare before heading off to kindergarten. No one at her daycare will go to the sane elementary school as hers. We are not planning to outside birthday party, but we will bring every kids in her class a goodie bag, cupcakes and maybe some food (still debating). Daycare does pizza every Fridays, so it is not special for us to bring pizza. DD is not a big fan of pizza these days. She loves junk food, and I don't think parents at daycare want them to eat fries and burger or chicken nuggets etc. I don't want anh judgements from other parents, so we may just skip food.

Any nice idea for goodie bags other than candies/chocolate?