Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Valentine's treats and class snack ideas


Valentine's Day is on the horizon. Which, of course, means that I need to save me from myself. I volunteered to bring the class snack for my 3rd grade child's class and their 7th grade "buddy class" at the end of this week, which means I am a week early planning a Valentine's-themed school snack... and you all will have plenty of time to peruse some ideas before next week. I was up baking a double batch of heart-shaped sugar cookies last night, in anticipation of a fun diversion for the kids who are both having friends over to play tomorrow. We'll freeze the cookies for next week, though I'm not sure which child's class will be the lucky recipient of these after they're decorated? The buddy gathering this week is a morning affair, and something tells me that sending decorated sugar cookies in-- while cute and unanimously enjoyed-- might not go over well with the teachers who then have to peel the kiddos off the ceiling. A quick perusal of the post I wrote around this same time last year gave me some good ideas for special meals at home. And then there was the reminder that when I tried to be supermom last year, I baked with salt instead of sugar. Seriously. So, anyway, given my track record, I should probably just go buy some red foods like a watermelon and some dried cranberries and call it a day, but you know me. So, here's my round-up of Valentine's-themed school snack ideas and sweet treats (click the photo to go to that particular recipe):


berry and cream cheese pinwheels


mini yogurt parfaits made with red berries and strawberry or raspberry yogurt


a mini-version of my fruit skewers made with watermelon, strawberries, raspberries and red grapes


this heart-shaped scone recipe is excellent-- achem, when made with sugar, not salt


or my blueberry-yogurt muffins can also be made with frozen or fresh raspberries or cranberries 
to make them red and "Valentine's-themed"


I've also been querying readers over on my FB page and looking at some of my favorite blogs to see what other great ideas are out there. Here are a few that caught my eye:

Whoa. A lot of sweet treats to consider. On to savory ideas...

4 comments:

  1. Great ideas! Thanks. I will share.

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    1. Clancy, let me know if you come across any other great veggie-based ideas too. As you can see, I was heavy on the sweet treat front! Red pepper-oriented things come to mind...

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  2. Wow! Thank you for such a thorough list! It's never too early to start thinking about how to celebrate, in my opinion! Kim

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    1. Was thrilled to come across your rice pudding parfait recipe. That's a great idea that I had never considered!!

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