Guest Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 HI guys , can you help? Each room in our nursery have been set a challenge by the manager. Preschool's is to develop and create a healthy eating cafe where the children can have their morning snack. we have been given a budget of twenty pounds. Have you got any ideas we could use? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Sounds fun and motivating at your preschool, room competitions, you have the advantage though being a member of the forum gives you a head start for ideas. Our cafe has: presentation: nice table cloth and pot plant. server with 8 sections and clear lid. 2 jugs ( one milk, one water ) child sized metal cutlery. cups, small bowls & plates ( difficult to obtain with only £20) Foods we have used: dry fruits Fresh fruits & veg Cereals Dairy products dips crackers rice cakes Toast Porridge marmite eggs crumpets variety of spreads soup ( made by the children) parents bring in one item of veg, prepare, cook, liquidise and enjoy. sure there's more I've forgotten. Children learn to wash hands prior to self select nearby bowl, soapy water, wash-up brush (less messy than a cloth) and drainer Children wash-up after they have finished. (we re-do in hot water ) Let us know how it goes. Another idea is to have a display of healthy and not so healthy foods, use packaging and let children decide which packets goes under which heading, this gets them talking about healthy eating. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 oh thanks they are great ideas, i will try to use as many of those as i can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle06 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 if you look on google and search healthy food it comes up with a wide range of pictures to print off which we used to decorate our snack area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) you can buy really lovely plastic bowls, cups and cutlery in Ikea very cheaply............all the colours of the rainbow! I think they are about £1 for 6 of them and about the same, i think for 4 sets of plastic cutlery. It would be good fun for the children to make their own dips........things like hummus etc are very easy Edited March 3, 2007 by narnia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I agree this is a great idea - very motivational for the staff! It got me wondering what the other challenges were??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Just found a really great and useful article in the members section by Amanda Grant SNACKS AND LUNCHES IN EARLY YEARS SETTINGS Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 The other challenges were for babies to develop a sensory play area which includes information for parents. Toddlers were given the task to create their reading area thank you every one for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I too think the idea of "challenges" is a really good one - very motivational and encouraging good teamwork...think I might just steal that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Great avatar LJW!! Really good way of keeping the cheeky teenager's contribution fresh! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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