Here are some Healthy Ideas for the Classroom Easter Celebration:
Flower Platter: A very easy healthy dish with some carrots, a low fat dip and some celery stalks for the stem.
Carrot Bags: Fill a baggie with goldfish crackers or your favorite orange cracker bite and tie it with a green twist tie.
Watermelon Bunny: Hallow out a watermelon leaving the top for ears and a tail. Fill the watermelon with the cut out pieces along with your other favorite fruits. Use blueberries for the eyes, a carrot for the nose, and watermelon rind for the whiskers.
Bunny Bread Bowl: Using your favorite breads, create the look of a bunny with raisin eyes and nose, and celery strips for the whiskers. Use your favorite low fat dip for the tummy and serve with your favorite veggies.
Easter Skewers: Use cherry tomatoes with soft low fat mozzarella balls (with peppercorn eyes, and carrot beaks) to create a simple healthy treat.
Fruit Basket: Fill a basket with your favorite fruit to create a simple healthy Easter Basket the whole class will love!
Easter Egg Surprise: Fill your Easter eggs with healthy snacks and have a healthy surprise with every bite! Try trading them with your friends to see what healthy snacks you will end up with.
Easter Basket Ideas: This year, instead of handing out the typical chocolate and candy, try handing out these fun ideas below. Kids will appreciate the variety, plus they are inexpensive:
- Temporary tattoos
- Stickers
- Bouncy balls
- Funky pencils or erasers
- Plastic bunnies, eggs, etc…
- Silly bands
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Bubbles
- Crayons
- Snack size Gold Fish or Pretzels
- Granola bars
- Cheese Strings
