Daily Idea #336: Snack Bags

Summer is around the corner and for some of us that means feeding our children not only breakfast and dinner but lunch and snacks in between. We really get to see the empty pits they have for stomachs.

For today’s daily idea, we are creating snack bins for the summer. Whether your children will be home or going to a day camp, they can and should have some control over the things they eat (within reason). We are headed to the dollar store to pick up a few medium sized baskets/buckets. Different snacks will go into each bucket (for example: chips and pretzels in one bucket, fruit leathers and other gummy type food in another bucket, squeeze yogurts and applesauces in another bucket). They can have the choice of a fruit, a vegetable, and one snack from each bucket for the day. Get them involved by helping to sort the snacks into each bucket and if they are old enough have them design labels for each bucket.