SeptemberSet the right tone for this year's parties.
|
OctoberHalloweenKids get plenty of candy trick-or-treating. Try to keep focus on fun at school.
- Focus on the costumes! Have a parade or costume contest - Instead of candy, try small toys like: temporary tattoos, stickers, small plastic spiders or ghosts, spooky plastic rings or false teeth. - Decorate pillowcases or bags for trick-or-treating. Healthy Party Snacks:- Apple cider
- Apples with caramel or yogurt dip. - Pumpkin dip and graham crackers. - Roasted pumpkin seeds. - Snack cups of canned peaches or mandarin ornages. - Oranges, canteloupe, tangerines, mangos, or dried peaches. - Carrots with low-fat ranch dressing. - Use halloween cookie cutters to make sandwiches and fruit look frightfully delicious! Dec/ JanWinter Holidays- Have students make holiday cards for nursing home residents or decorate pillow cases to give a homless shelter.
- Go caroling and sing for other classes or at a senior center. Decorate the classroom with winter theme(snoflakes, snowmen or snow angels). - Collect personal care products and prepare kits for a homeless shelter or take a service project field trip to visit a nursing home, homeless shelter, or a food bank. - Make snow globes out of baby food jars and white glitter or plastic snow flakes. Fill with water until a half inch is left at the top (use glue gun to seal the lid) Healthy Party Snacks:- Hollow out red and green peppers and fill them with a dip like low-fat ranch, hummus, or guacamole and serve with vegetables.
- Make fruit kabobs and alternate red and green grapes or red/green apples. - Serve green beans, broccoli, and tomatoes with a low-fat dip. |
Pumpkin DipMix the following ingredients:
3 T canned pumpkin 1C low-fat vanilla yogurt 1T orange juice concentrate 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon 1T maple syrup Dip in with graham crackers |
Tasty Trail MixMix the following ingredients:
1C dried fruit 1/2C raisins 1C Wheat Chex cereal 1C Cheerios 2C of pretzel sticks Serve in individual containers or let children scoop their own form a bowl. |
Basic SmoothieIngredients:
1/2 to 1 c frsh or frozen fruit 1 c plain non fat yogurt 1/2 c fruit jiuce About 4 ice cubes or use frozen fruit and skip the ice Directions: Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until ice is crushed and the mixture is smooth and creamy. |
Fruit DipIngredients:
1/2 c vanilla low-fat yogurt 1tsp honey 1/4tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg Directions: Mix ingredients together until blended. Serve with your favorite fruits! |