St. Philip Neri School Celebration and Party Guidelines

St. Philips' can help promote a positive learning environment by providing healthy celebrations that shift the focus from the food to the child.  Choose a variety of activities, games, and crafts that children enjoy.  When food is served, make it count with healthy choices!

Healthy Snack Ideas for Every Party-  This is a list of suggestions for party ideas.  Please keep in mind the amount of food that is brought in.  For example, if you bring in cupcakes-please bring in one cupcake per child.

• 100% juice or water is recommended.  Please do not bring in soda or sugar drinks
• Fresh fruit assortment, fruit and cheese kabobs, fruit salad, fruit with low-fat whipped topping
• Dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, apricots, banana chips)
• Vegetable trays with low-fat dip, celery and carrots with peanut butter and raisins
• Pretzels, low-fat popcorn, rice cakes, breadsticks, graham crackers and animal crackers
• Breakfast or granola bars
• Tortilla chips with salsa or bean dip                       
• Nuts and seeds

Activities to Celebrate the Child and Birthday Ideas

• Plan special party games or activities                                                   
• Celebrate with physical activities i.e. an obstacle course
• Celebrate with art and music
• Instead of food, purchase a book for the classroom or library in the birthday child's name and read it on their birthday
• Instead of a party, organize a special community service project. i.e. send Halloween packages to the troops.
• The birthday child is the teacher's assistant for the day.