Country Montessori School asks that each family choose to bring in snack and juice five days during the year. A sign-up sheet will be in the office on the first day of school. This program strengthens bonds between home and school, and allows children to try a variety of different foods throughout the year. Due to allergies, we would request no snacks with peanut butter.
Here are some fun snack suggestions that are healthy too. Remember to serve with fruit juice(100% is best) or milk.

1. Fruit Slices and Dip - Slice fruit such as apples, oranges, pineapple, etc. and dip in yogurt, flavored cream cheese or cottage cheese.
2. Fruit Kebabs - Put chucks of fresh fruit, such as bananas, apples and pineapple, on a kebab skewer. Make sure you cut off the sharp tips!
3. Fruit Appetizers - Use toothpicks (with sharp ends cut off) for fruit, such as grapes or strawberries, you can also combine fruit with cheese.
4. Cereal Mix - Mix different cereals, such as Cheerios, Chex and Kix, with raisins and Goldfish crackers.
5. Cheese and Crackers - Slice cheese and place on crackers.
6. Cracker Sandwiches - Spread saltines with jelly and marshmallow.
7. String Snacks - String snack food such as pretzels, cheerios, dried apples etc. on a string and tie into a bracelet or necklace.
8. Bagel Bites - Spread mini bagels with cream cheese and jelly, or butter and jelly.
9. Applesauce - Serve applesauce in paper cups.
10. Animal crackers, Graham crackers or Goldfish crackers.