The daycare that my child goes to is having a Christmas party next week. I have to make 14 goody bags for the children. What do you put in a goody bag for a child of these ages? I don't think candy would be good. Please help?!?
As a former teacher of kids this age, stay away from food. If a child has a milk allergy, you can bet pretty much any cookies will be off limits and parents can get really funny at this age about someone giving their child food items without their permission. Still to things like little stickers, stampers, the reindeer food idea is a great one, etc....
When my son was that age I used things like fruit snacks, fat crayons, stickers, those "puff" snacks...just think about what you give your own child. Be careful if she gets bags from anyone else though I can remeber at 18mos someone but Gobstoppers in the goody bag!!!
Hi R.! I had to do the same once and I found Christmas themed squeaky toys at WalMart (can be used for bath time). I put a tiny Xmas bow on them and the kids loved them! Good luck!
I made reindeer food for the kids in my 4 year old and 2 year old's classes. I used the 4 oz. gladware containers (2.50 for 8). It consists of a bag of wild bird seed, a large container of dry oatmeal and green and red sugar crystal sprinkles. It's non-toxic and it's a family tradition of ours to sprinkle it on the front lawn on Christmas Eve night to "lure" Santa's reindeer to our house. I made small cards with the following instructions:
Sprinkle on the lawn at night,
The moon will make it sparkle bright.
Santa's reindeer fly and roam,
This will guide them to your home!
Very inexpensive and a fun thing to do with your children.
Hope this helps!
K. M
We had a Christmas party and I made goody bags for the little ones with a Christmas book (from the Dollar Store) that made noises (found them at the Dollar Tree behind Arbys up at the checkout) and a bib. Maybe even a stuffed animal. They also have the individual bags of the Gerber "little puffs" snacks in the baby section at Walmart.
How about Animal Crackers, I added a light drizzle of white and dark chocolate, and fun holiday sprinkles on them. I put them in clear bags with a christmas ribbion. Little Debbie has some holiday treats and some are the new 100 calorie options. My daughter recieved a Cristmas rice krispie treat made by little debbie, that would be cheep too.
Good Luck!
The kids at my daycare are a bit older so this year I contributed little coloring books. If you don't want to do candy, it looks like one of the moms at my daycare brought in Little Debbie snack cakes. It's not candy but it would be pretty easy for them to eat. It's hard to think of things that aren't candy related...I have the same trouble!
D.
Go to the baby isle in your grocery story and get finger foods that are age appropriate.Things like animals crackers or puffs are great for small children.Though you will have to get the 12 month old the more softer things but it should be fine..dont over do it...their babies.
Stickers, fruit snacks, animal crackers, little books (from the dollar store), pads to draw on, crayons, just to name a few. Hope some of these ideas help you.
Hey, what about little teddy bears or foamy toys for the kids? I have heard that alot of the dollar store toys are not all that safe, but BJ's, Cosco, or Sams Club should have bulk buys for the kids bags- that's what my day care did. I would also make some yummy cookies that are nut free for them- My daughter loves cookies and she is 17 mo. Or if there are other allergy concerns like eggs there are substitutes for most of those allergies. 1 batch of cookies add a homeade touch to the entire show and should fill all of your bags! Whatever you decide, good luck!
The Dollar Store also carries little plastic people and toys appropriate for that age and at a $1 a piece it's not so bad. Those are fun to play with too and not food which works out nicely. Good luck!
M.
Packaged fruit chews (great themes - Peanuts/Princesses/Nemo/Rescue Heroes/Little Einsteins/Veggie Tales)
Boxes of raisins
Small bags of pretzels
Small boxes of Crayons
Small Notepads or holiday themed coloring books
Stickers
Holiday themed plastic cups (they usually learning to drink from a cup about then, if not, get themed sippys)
Smal foam sticker craft or ornament to make at home with parents
Hope this helps!
N.
mommy of 3 (ds7, dd5, dd3)
