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OUTDOOR SNACKS

CHEERIO NECKLACES

String Cheerios or Fruitloops onto a piece of yarn or string.

Tie ends together so that they slip easily around a child’s head.
Children can munch on them while playing.
 
MARSHMELLOW STICKS

Let your children make their own snack.
Set out some small marshmellows and some thin pretzel sticks.
Have children stick a pretzel in each marshmellow.
Store in a small zip-lock bag.
 
 
TRAIL MIX

Mix together some dry cereal, some pretzels, some dried fruit, and some seeds.

Pack a couple handfuls in small zip-lock bags.
 
CELERY BOATS
Cut and clean 5” sections of celery.
Fill middles with cheese spread or peanut butter.
Wrap in plastic wrap or place in a zip-lock bag.
 
APPLE BOATS
Cut apples in half.
Clean out centers.
Fill with cheese spread or peanut butter.
Wrap in plastic wrap or place in a zip-lock bag.
 
TRAIL S’MORES
Place some chocolate chips, mini-marshmellows and some golden graham cereal in a zipper bag.

ANTS IN A BAG
Let your children help you make these snacks.
Set out some graham crackers on a piece of waxed paper.
Give your children a rolling pin and have them smash the crackers into small crumbs.
Place the cracker crumbs and some raisins into a small zip-lock bag.
Children can either eat their snack with a small plastic spoon or they can tear off a bottom corner and squeeze the mixture into their mouths.