June 4, 2013
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If your kids are off to day camp this summer, and you’re wondering what snacks to send them with, then you’re in the right place! From snack bentos to homemade chips and crackers, there is something here for everyone!
Just because school is out doesn’t mean you’re done packing healthy foods for your kids. Most all-day and half-day summer camps ask for a snack sent from home.
Plus “mini bentos” are usually easier for little hands to open, and faster than ripping open multiple sealed store-bought packages!
Snack Packing Tips for Camp
Remember to include an ice pack, or freeze more perishable items (like yogurt, meats, and cheese) the night before, so they stay fresh in the summer heat and thaw by snack time! You can even freeze guacamole and hummus. By freezing, it acts as an ice pack for the rest of the snack! Be sure to send a drink as well! Water in a reusable (insulated) water bottle is your best option for staying hydrated and healthy!
Elizabeth--Chobani Champions
So many great ideas all in one place! Thanks so much for including our Champions Tubes in this great resource :) Now we must get a snack because all of these great ideas have our mouths watering.
MOMables
Thank you so much for providing an easy and portable snack that kids LOVE!
Laura N.
Love this list…thank you! I also like a couple of the divided containers you show. What brand are they so I can search for them. Specifically the purplish one with the yogurt and granola, and the blue onr with cheese puffs/apples/strawberries. I need to add to my collection for lunch packing and those are perfect sizes.
Kendra Peterson
The purple one with yogurt and granola is a Sassy First Solids Feeding Bowl w/ Spoon (I think the purple color may be discontinued now.) The blue one is a plastic divided 1-tier bento box, but the Sassy On-the-Go feeding set is the same size and color and is divided like that, but comes with 3 smaller water-tight containers that fit inside, which add versatility. Plus they’re less expensive and easier to find (Amazon, Target, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, etc…)
Kelly Devine Rickert
Where at Target do you find them? Baby/toddler aisles? I cant find,, thanks!
Kendra Peterson
I found the little bowl one at Toys R Us, but the On-the-Go Feeding Set was hanging with bowls and plates and such in the baby feeding aisle at Target.