Need School Party Idea's

[Mizzo]

Hi folks,

I just became room parent for our classroom and was asked to head up food options for parties. Starting of course this week.

We have an egg allergy, Celiac and strict vegetarian.

I am going to talk to the parents but want to throw in some options as well. And yes I know fruit salad is always an option, but I want treat idea's.

[kareng]

Fruits on little sticks are more fun than fruit salad, can add marshmallows or not. I have used cookie cutters (not used for flour based cookies) to cut cheese or deli meat slices slices into shapes for the holiday.

You can find vegan and gluten-free recipes on the internet for cookies and cupcakes. Not sure how good they are.

Home made caramels or toffee (use margarine not butter). Hard candy that is put in molds. melt choc & put in molds if that works for the kids.

[missy'smom]

Here's a thread of Halloween ideas from last year.

[Lisa]

https://www.celiac.com/articles/563/1/ROCK-Raising-Our-Celiac-Kids---National-Celiac-Disease-Support-Group/Page1.html

Open Original Shared Link

[Darn210]

Just looking for some clarification . . . our school does not allow home made treats, does yours? or must it be store bought?

[CeliacMom2008]

Apple slices with carmel dip or carmel apples!

"Trail mix" of marshmallows, M&Ms, raisins, Reese's Pieces, that sort of thing

Crispy rice treats

Vegetarian with or without dairy? If dairy is OK dirt cups made with chocolate pudding, crushed cookies on top with gummy worms coming out of the dirt.

[Mizzo]

Just looking for some clarification . . . our school does not allow home made treats, does yours? or must it be store bought?

Ours allows home made. But I welcome both.

[Darn210]

No peanut allergies?? At our school, peanuts/peanut butter is allowed in the cafeteria but not in any of the classrooms? Am I coming across as a trouble maker yet??

Homemade chex mix with peanuts if you can, otherwise without. You can also make "rice crispy" type treats with rice chex instead of the more expensive gluten-free versions of rice crispies.

Popcorn

Fruit Rollups . . . I use this term generically, some of them are better (more fruit/less sugar-corn syrup) than others.

[Mizzo]

No peanut allergies?? At our school, peanuts/peanut butter is allowed in the cafeteria but not in any of the classrooms? Am I coming across as a trouble maker yet??

Homemade chex mix with peanuts if you can, otherwise without. You can also make "rice crispy" type treats with rice chex instead of the more expensive gluten-free versions of rice crispies.

Popcorn

Fruit Rollups . . . I use this term generically, some of them are better (more fruit/less sugar-corn syrup) than others.

Nope, no peanut allergies, PB is allowed in this classroom as well as in cafeteria. Can't make gluten-free rice krispie treats as marshmallow contain gelatin (animal product) and we have vegetarian in class.

[celiac-mommy]

What about chocolate cupcakes, like a Pamela's mix, with egg replacer? I make vegan cupcake all the time. Most of the time they rise fine, but if they don't, I cover with frosting anyway

I'm doing this for my dd's gymnastics class:

Chocolate cupcakes

M&M's

White buttercream frosting

Put frosting in a pastry bag with a flat decorating tip (like for ribbons)

Pipe a thin line of frosting across the top 3rd of the cupcake

Put 2 M&M's on that frosting for mummy eyes

Pipe strips of frosting over the cupcake in multiple directions(gently covering the tops and bottoms of the M&M's)

The cutest little mummy faces!!