BIRTHDAY AND PARTY ITEM TREATS/PRIVATE PARTY INVITATIONS
Private Party Invitations: Invitations for private parties may not be given out during the school day unless the entire class is invited.
Due to our primary concern for student safety and the increase in food allergies among children, it is necessary for us to issue the following parameters for classroom celebrations.
Birthday Parties: Food treats for birthday celebrations are not permitted. If you would like to celebrate a child’s birthday, we encourage you to consider non-edible items such as stickers, crayons, pencils, pencil toppers, and bookmarks.
Classroom Parties (Halloween, Winter Holiday, Valentine’s Day): Due to allergy concerns, no snacks containing nuts or nut oils are permitted. Only fruit, vegetables, and pre-packaged items in the original packaging with the ingredients clearly listed are permitted. Neither home-baked nor baked goods made by a grocery store are acceptable for classroom parties. Please keep in mind that this list is only considering nut allergies, and some of the foods listed may contain other allergens such as dairy, gluten, and egg. The classroom teachers and school nurse will be responsible for monitoring the ingredient labels of prepackaged food. Classroom teachers, in coordination with the school nurse and principal, will generate a list of acceptable pre-packaged items considerate of particular known nut allergies of students in the classroom.
Generally acceptable party treats include:
Doritos | Kellogg’s Special K Bars | Frito Lay Tostito Scoops (GF) |
Jello Pudding | Fruit Snacks (GF) | Keebler Fudge Stripes |
Combos | Gum | String Cheese (GF) |
Quaker Rice Cakes (GF) | Chex Mix (cheddar) | Fruit Roll Ups (GF-Welch's; General Mills) |
Oreo Cookies | Slim Jims | Chester’s Puffcorn |
Oreo Cookies Gluten Free (GF) | Skittles (GF) | Air Heads |
Peeps | Rolos (GF) | Gummy Lifesavers (GF) |
Swedish Fish (GF) | Ritz Crackers (original) | Pop Tarts without peanut butter |
Kraft Marshmallows | Starbursts (GF) | Snyder’s Pretzel Logs |
Good’s Super Thin Pretzel Sticks | Rice Krispies Treats (pre-packaged) | Herr’s Extra Thin Pretzel Sticks |
Fruits and Vegetables (pre-packaged/bulk) (GF) | Jolly Time Simply Popped Sea Salt Microwave Popcorn (GF) | Just Born Jellybeans (GF)(made in Bethlehem) |
Hershey’s Bars Milk & Dark Bars and Kisses (no nut or variety packs) (GF) | Candy Corn (Coastal Bay brand only) | Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers (original or cheddar) |
Barnum Animal Crackers | Hard Candy (Dum Dum pops, Nerds, SweetTarts, Lifesavers, etc) | Chips Ahoy Cookies (original) |
Made Good Crispy Squares (Vanilla/Strawberry/Chocolate) (GF) | Pirate Booty (GF) | SkinnyPop Brand popcorn (GF) |
Made Good Star Puffed Crackers (Cheddar/Pizza/ | Enjoy Life Foods Brand -available at Giant, CVS, Wegmans, Whole Foods | Free2BFoods - available at Wegmans, and Whole Foods |
Made Good Granola Minis (Strawberry/Chocolate Chip/Cookies & Creme) (GF) | Quaker Rice Cakes Cheddar (GF) | Good and Gather Fruit Strips (GF) |
LIK-M-AID Fun Dip: Cherry and RazzleApple | Twizzlers | Chips Ahoy Gluten Free (GF) |
Snyders Gluten Free Pretzels (GF) | PopCorners (Sea Salt/Kettle Corn/Cinnamon Crunch | VitaCost Veggie Straws/Sticks (GF) |
Lofthouse Cookies - available at Giant and Superfoods | Harvest Snaps (GF) | Brothers All Natural Fruit Crisps |
Just Born Candy Hearts (made in Bethlehem) | All Tootsie Roll Industry Products (GF) | Cheetos Baked Chips (GF) |
Late July (all tortilla chips, popcorn and potato chips are certified gluten-free) (GF) |