| Kids today need Healthy Foods and Snacks more | | | | your only half way up, (hold hands about |
| than ever. Poor diet, junk foods, lack of | | | | chest level)your neither up nor down. (throw |
| physical and mental activity, cause lazy , | | | | your hands up and down quickly with words)So |
| over weight children with poor concentration | | | | roll your hands so slowly, (make fists with |
| social skills as well as poor learning | | | | hands and roll about chest level like your |
| skills.Here are a Few Ideas for Your | | | | punching a bag)and roll your hands so fast, ( |
| Kids:HEALTHY SNACK IDEAS FOR KIDS:Introducing | | | | same action as above except fast)give your |
| healthy eating habits to your kids is very | | | | hands a clap clap clap and fold them in your |
| important. Especially these days where | | | | lap tap tap. (follow directions in this |
| take-out and drive throughs are very popular. | | | | line)Talk to the children about balloons and |
| Eating healthy foods and snacks is a very | | | | balloon safety. Ask open ended questions such |
| important factor in all children's physical | | | | as "Where have you seen balloons before?" |
| and mental development. Here are some ideas | | | | "What different shapes and colours of |
| for fresh, tasty, healthy snacks in | | | | balloons can you remember?" "Why or where do |
| mid-afternoon and other times of the | | | | we use balloons?"Have a bag of different |
| day.Things you will need: | | | | shaped balloons with you. Blow up a balloon |
| | | | and talk about the shape and color of it. |
| knifenapkinscelerycream cheese or peanut | | | | Ask, "What do you think will happen if I let |
| butter (or both)crackersolive slicesraisins | | | | it go?" ( let balloon go).Blow up a different |
| | | | balloon and talk about the shape and colour |
| Have chopped celery sticks on the table. Ask | | | | of it. Ask "What do you think will happen if |
| the children if they would like their celery | | | | I pull the bottom blow whole tight and slowly |
| filled with either cream cheese or peanut | | | | let the air out?" (Make high pitch noise with |
| butter. If they don't want any filling, don't | | | | balloon).Then blow up a third balloon and |
| force it. Ask if they would like to decorate | | | | talk about the shape and colour. Ask, "What |
| their cream cheese with olive slices or | | | | do you think will happen if I hold the |
| peanut butter with raisins.Do the same as | | | | balloon and let the air come out by itself |
| above with crackers. Great choices for | | | | without touching the blow whole?" (Let the |
| crackers are Ritz, Breton, and/or Graham | | | | air out so it makes a low airy sound).Have |
| Crackers. Makes a Great, Healthy and Fun | | | | children stand up and sing The Balloon Song: |
| Snack for kids.Have fresh juice, milk or | | | | (tune- Here We Go 'Round The MulBerry |
| water available to drink.Circle Idea For Kids | | | | Bush)I'm a balloon can't you see, can't you |
| Using Balloons:This Circle Idea should be | | | | see, can't you see, I'm a balloon can't you |
| implemented with children at least 3 years of | | | | see so please do not pop me. (float/dance |
| age and up. Any children who are still in the | | | | around like balloons)I can fly and dance |
| stage of exploring sensory oraly need to be | | | | around, dance around, dance around, I can fly |
| supervised with great caution. Balloons are | | | | and dance around (stop dancing and say) "OH |
| serious choking hazards so please use caution | | | | NO! YOU POPPED ME!"Have the children pretend |
| when implementing the activities mentioned in | | | | the air is going out of them and fly around |
| this Circle Idea. It is a good idea to go | | | | like the balloons at circle time that lost |
| over the safety issues with children so they | | | | their air.Now have all the children sit down |
| understand the risks as well.Opening Song: | | | | in a circle again and hold hands.Then sing |
| (sung to - Farmer in the Dell)Hello to | | | | the "End of CircleSong" (tune-Skip to my |
| everyone, ( wave to children)and how are you | | | | Lou)Shake hands with friends 'cause it's time |
| today?We come to our circle time,to laugh and | | | | to go, Shake hands with friends 'cause it's |
| sing and play.And when you're up you're up, | | | | time to go, Shake hands with friends 'cause |
| (hold hands in the air)and when your down | | | | it's time to go.....We'll see you again next |
| your down, ( place hands on floor)and when | | | | time. |