Should my daughter bring something with her at pre-school on her Birthday?

Question

My daughter will turn 3 on Wednesday and she will be going to pre-school in the morning. What is the norm?... should she bring some sweets with her to share with the other children .. or a cake? or nothing at all?....

Answer 1

Happy Birthday to your little one!  Of course, she should bring something.  If she's anything like my little boy she'll love having her friends celebrate her big day with her.  Rather than do a cake I'd probably get or make miniature cupcakes. Her teacher will thank you because there's less icing (i.e. less hyper kids) and less clean up later (no need for knives, spoons, etc).

Answer 2

Some schools especially pre-school may condone children from receiving sweets etc, as there may be a child who's diabetic or parents who just do not like (without their permission) children having extra sugar.

It's a wonderful idea though.. can you not buy something a little different, maybe a cheap 'pencil case' each, for her classmates, or send your child with a cheap (one use only)camera, and see what photos she can come up with (ask her teacher to help), this will be wonderful as a reminder to her and you of her school days, at such a lovely age.

Maybe send a 'huge' card with her so she can ask all her friends to sign (draw) their own little pictures inside, this would be cute.

Hope she has a wonderful day, and you too of course !!

Caramac x

Answer 3

something for her individual class would be nice.  be sure to let the teacher know ahead of time!  i actually prefer the little mini cupcakes.  they are the perfect snack size and they don't make a big mess!   have fun!   :)

Answer 4

yes, sweeties or cake either way fab idea.

Answer 5

I would let her take some sweets that the other children can have as they are going home with parents  as lots of nursery's are not keen on cakes in case they contain nuts or have been made in a place that use nuts in case their is a child with nut allergy

Answer 6

yes yes do it!!!

Answer 7

Any of the things you mentioned will be appreciated.Sweets or a cake big enough for everyone.

Answer 8

Call and ask.  Many places no longer encourage people to bring treats because of children's allergies.

Answer 9

yes I would bring a cake or cupcakes

Answer 10

Yes, her fav treat, but nothing too sugary (gets the kids all hyper).  Maybe rice krispy treats?  Or oatmeal cookies?  Or maybe some muffins?  Ask her what she would like to bring...

Answer 11

call the school to make sure that is allowed and any allergies the kids may have

Answer 12

Ask her teacher. They may have a policy you need to follow. And there is always allergies to be aware of. Good luck

Answer 13

Sure, my little guys loved bringing in a treat for their friends!

Answer 14

ya, I probably would. It will make your daughter feel special and you dont have to spend a lot of money. You can bake cookies at home yourself or cupcakes and get colored icing and put her name on the cookies or cake, it will be cute. Cookies and put them in a plastic bag and tie a bow around the bag is ur best bet because the teacher can just pass them out, cake is too messy...cutting the cake, buying plates, etc. Good Luck

Answer 15

*IDEA!*

Fruit jelly.

Jelly YUM!

Fruit YUM!

Answer 16

bring some condoms

Answer 17

Yes get her a cake to take into school.

That way she can celebrate her birthday with her peers. Teachers do not mind, infact I believe they encourage it at your daughter's age.

Answer 18

My daughter turned 2 today. At her party yesterday we had a bunch of veggies and fruit. For day-care today I brought in some of the fruit we had---better than cake and my daughter actually likes fruit more!!!!

Answer 19

Ask her teachers before you bring anything. All centers/schools have different rules regarding birthday celebrations. Some will only allow pre-packaged store bought treats, some will allow homemade goods, others will not allow food at all, but stickers or pencils instead. I worked as a preschool teacher where we allowed parents to bring sweets or gift bags for birthdays and I preferred cupcakes over a cake. (That way it was easier to distribute to all of the kids- no cutting!) But make sure you ask the teachers first- you need to know the rules and whether or not any kids in her class have allergies if you bring food.

Answer 20

Well ask her school like at my daughters school they encourage it we took cupcakes and party hats.

Answer 21

When my daughter was 3 I sent pizza.  I called a day ahead and paid, and had it delivered.  The teachers appreciated the treat not being something sweet.  If you want to do sweets do cupcakes instead of cake.  It's easier than cake for the teachers.

Mrs. M.

Answer 22

before you do some thing like that make sure the school is ok with it and make sure parents of the other children are aware of it they may not want there kids to have sweets  not like the old days when you could do this and every body would be happy

Answer 23

We allow children to bring food in for brithdays- allow it doens't often happen.  It will usuall go home with the child rather than be eaten at nurser so parents can decide if there children can have it.  For this reason individually wrapped things are great- but boring I know.  Hope she has a great birthday!

Answer 24

my daughter took cupcakes the kids loved it

Answer 25

It depends on the school's rules.  Some schools don't allow you to bring in any food.  Check w/ the school policies and other moms from the school.

Answer 26

some take nothing, some take sweets, some take cake. its up to you. nobody will mind if you dont.

Answer 27

You don't have to, but it would make her a very popular girl for the day!

For my son's 5th birthday he brought in sweets. For my nephews 4th birthday he brought in homemade fairy cakes. My son's 6th birthday is coming up soon + I'll probably do fairy cakes too, as they went down well (literally!).