12 (Naturally) Sweet Ideas for a Healthy School Valentine’s Day
| February 6, 2014 | Posted by Stacy under Junk food in school, School parties, Valentine's Day |
From Valentine exchanges to class parties, February 14th can be a very special day at school–even when it isn’t filled with sugary junk. Here, a round-up of ideas for a fun and healthy Valentine’s Day celebration:
Skip the juice and soda at the school party and serve water with a Valentine. Water You Waiting For? Free Water Bottle Printable from Don’t Panic Mom.
Get kids excited to eat their veggies by making it fun! Valentine’s Veggie Bouquet from Super Healthy Kids.
Plan an all-natural red-and pink food themed party to teach them about eating from the rainbow and avoid those icky artificial colors. Red Fruits & Veggies Snack from Super Healthy Kids.
Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to make a snack or lunch filled with heart-healthy fats. Avocado Valentine from Mimi Avocado.
Give new meaning to the word “lollipop.” Melon pop from School Bites.
Serve nutritious snacks that taste great and look special. Valentine’s Fruit Parfaits from Frog Prince Paperie.
Treat them to a healthy banana split. From School Bites.
Sometimes simple ideas are the best. From 100 Days of Real Food on Pinterest.
Get kids moving with a game of Musical Hearts. From Teach Mama.
Or Valentine Hopscotch. From Toddler Approved.
Attach fresh fruit to your child’s Valentine instead of candy. Valentine’s Fruit from Craftaholics Anonymous.
And don’t forget to take the Candy-free School Valentine Pledge!
For more naturally sweet ideas: See Healthy Valentine’s Treats: 18 Fresh Food Ideas for an All-natural School Party and check out my Healthy Valentine’s Day board on Pinterest page!
Wanted: Cute ideas for healthy Valentine’s Day snacks and treats! If you have a fun one, please share. Scroll down and leave a description and/or a link in the comments.
I created this blog to raise awareness and start a dialogue about the various issues involved in school food. By writing about it, I hope to provide parents and educators with ideas and inspiration for making healthy changes in their own schools. Since healthy eating habits start at home, I also address common feeding challenges faced by parents.
Thanks for including my adorably dorky bottles of water! The round up is fabulous. Pinning right now.
Alli — Are you kidding me, I LOVE those bottles!! I even placed them first on the list.
You’ve got great ideas on your blog. I just pinned the Easy Pink Breakfast and will be sharing on Twitter. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks for including avocados in your roundup! We raised our four children on avocados here at the ranch. Nothing more delicious than avocado toast!
I LOVE your avocado hearts! I just finished having avocado toast topped with red pepper slices. One of my favorite lunches.
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