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Snack Planning
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Kristine Rohm
Feb 02, 2023
For years I had a snack coordinator but with so many special diets and allergies we switched to having parents bring a snack. We actually provide all new students a Planet Box "Shuttle" as part of their registration fee and everyone brings their own snack it in. I buy them in bulk to receive a small discount (very small in my opinion!) but overall we still save money by not paying a salary and snack food. I also purchased a cooler on wheels for each class that the snacks go inside. When it's warm I add ice blocks inside and the snack boxes stay cold! Parents place the snack boxes inside the coolers at drop off so no more searching through backpacks! All of the snack boxes are the same size so they stack very nicely on top of each other and they are easy for the kids to carry and open. Parents get creative on how to label their child's box. It does come with magnets and there are many to choose from. I buy about 5 of each style. Stickers work, as well as good ole' masking tape label or sharpie. The teachers can easily wheel their snack cooler from the classroom to the outdoor snack tables. We also put a basket on the shelf underneath for when the children are playing and get warm they put their jackets, headbands, and other misc. stuff in the basket. Parents are trained to retrieve the snack box and check the basket at pickup time! My daughter is in 8th grade and still uses a planet box! It is also good for the environment as it's plastic free and saves a lot of trash as parents buy less individually packaged items. If the kids don't finish what they eat we just leave it in the box and I often see kids eating it as an after-school snack as they are leaving. Overall, I LOVE our new snack routine and my teachers, parents, and kids all seem to enjoy the snack boxes! Our snack box: https://www.planetbox.com/collections/lunchboxes/products/planetbox-shuttle-lunchbox Cooler link: So happy with this purchase and highly recommend. We have 5 total and after years of use, they still look almost new!!! https://a.co/6yUqOPc Ice Blocks Link: 3 fit perfectly across the bottom of the above cooler! https://a.co/3SWkwSY
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