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A Berry Delicious Snack Time With a Patriotic Parfait

Could you use more snack ideas?  Are you ready to have a Patriotic Snack time?

Today I want to share a patriotic snack idea that will get you and the children in a Patriotic Mood!

Every Summer, I look forward to observing lots of mouth watering and enriching cooking activities in my classrooms. In fact, at my center, our theme during the week of the 4th of July is Patriotic fun and it is a great week for a patriotic snack.

Today I am going to share with you, one of my favorite Summer Time snacks/recipes; “The Patriotic Parfait.” You will find the recipe below. Be sure to pass it on by clicking the share buttons below. Enjoy!

What you will need

Blueberries

Strawberries

Whip Cream

Crumbled Graham Crackers

A plastic clear cup

Make it

Encourage each child to add a scoop of blueberries to their cup, then add some strawberries, crumble a graham cracker over the berries, then squeeze whip cream on the top of the parfait; add a small flag and enjoy!

Does this snack meet Child Adult and Food Program Guidelines?

Yes it does! Be sure to serve the required serving of fruit and the graham cracker is a credible grain or bread. To be sure that this snack is  healthy and low in fat, choose a low-fat whip cream!

 

*** If you have children in care that are allergic to berries, consider making a jello patriotic parfait. click here

 

With a Patriotic Snack in mind!

Shiketa

For more healthy menu ideas, be sure to check out  the Preview copy of my Healthy Child Care Menus ebook!

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Child Care Center, Family Child Care, Food Program, Home Daycare, Menu Planning, Recipes

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How To Help Parents Feel at Ease About the Men in Your Home

When my daughter was a toddler, I chose a home daycare that was near my home. I really like the provider, however, I was quite uncomfortable with her husband being around my child.

In fact, I did not like the fact that her husband walked around the home with no shirt on. I thought it was so unprofessional. Every day that I dropped my daughter off, I grew even more uncomfortable with her husband being around my daughter, so I took my daughter to a family member.

Two years later I opened my very own home daycare and I realized that I had 2 men living  in my home. So I thought about how I would help the parents to feel at ease with the men in my home daycare.  Here is what I did:

  1. When parents would come to tour my home, I would introduce my husband and my teenage brother to the parents.
  2. My husband and my Brother’s background checks were readily made available to parents and this was discussed upon enrolling their children.
  3. I also discussed with the parents if my husband or brother would ever help with the kids and when they were in the home during childcare hours.

I strongly believe that my efforts to help parents feel at ease about the men in my home helped me to build strong relationships with my parents. Moreover, the parents and the kids really liked my brother . My husband is a contractor and many of the parents utilized his remodeling services. My home daycare has been closed for 9 years now and  many of the parents from my home daycare, still call my husband today for his services.

Do you have men in your home and how are they involved in your home daycare?

Shiketa

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