[netmilsmom]

>>This has already happened in my district. We can send gift bags with things like Pencils & Erasers in them for birthdays, but no snacks.<<

Actually, I like this idea and already do it with my girls. They are not in school but take gift bags to Slovak Dance, Polish Dance, CCD and GS for their birthdays. They have fun making them up from dollar store goodies.

Take a class of 30 children, mix in holidays, 100th day of school, fundraiser parties, every birthday and what do we have? Sugary snacks almost every day. And don’t forget those juice boxes!

No wonder kids are getting fat.

Oh and remember, no gym, no tag on the playground.

[mmichaels1970]

As I think about it, I don't really remember and abundance of treats of any kind for birthdays. I remember them for holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and especially Valentines Day but not really for birthdays.

You know what they did...I remember now...the teacher would actually spank the child once for each year he was old. Then give him a "pinch to grow an inch". Oh man, I think I must have been suppressing those memories.