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Healthy Halloween Tips and Resources For Parents
Posted on Oct 24, 2012 by Maggie LaBarbera
Halloween is not only about candy. You can use this holiday to help kids learn about how to portion control, limit their candy consumption and nutritious foods that are orange!
Here are some great (short and to the point) articles for parents. These were written by dietitians who are also moms. They know you just need a few specific actions that are easy to implement to help control candy consumption during Halloween.
And don't forget to have kids put on a pedometer and see how much they walk. Halloween can be a great way to make family walks around the neighborhood a part of your daily routine.
Ways to promote activity to kids during Halloween.
Steps to managing your child's sweet tooth during Halloween.
Help kids avoid temptation with this ideas for leftover Halloween candy.
We are happy to share with you some new Halloween printables that were just launched!
Happy Halloween!!
Halloween writing activity for new writers. Have the children read the words and then write them in alphabetical order.
Published: Oct 22, 2012
Grades: 1-2
Ages: 7-9
Orange is the color of October. There are many fruits and vegetables that orange color. Have the children see if they can name each of these popular orange foods. Word bank at bottom of page to help children just learning the names of foods.
Published: Oct 22, 2012
Grades: 1-3
Ages: 7-9
Halloween doesn't have to have a focus on candy. There are many ways to promote a healthy Halloween when shifting attention to foods that are orange, walking and learning to limit sugar treats. Have children write a paragraph about how they will make their Halloween healthy.
Published: Oct 22, 2012
Grades: 3-5
Ages: 8-13
Free printable coloring and activity pages for Halloween that promote the My Plate and food groups. With a little creative Halloween spirit, the my plate is decorated like a pumpkin ready for healthy Halloween treats.
Published: Oct 22, 2012
Grades: PreK-5
Ages: 0-13
Free printable coloring and activity pages for Halloween that promote the my plate and food groups. With a little creative Halloween spirit, the fmy plate is very fun!
Published: Oct 22, 2012
Grades: PreK-5
Ages: 3-10
Having a Halloween party? Get the kids involved and have them make some of their favorite treats with our healthier version. Featuring recipes from Chef Sean, founder of Cooking with Kidz™ organization. NOTE: This is a large file and may take several minutes to download depending on your internet speed.
Published: Oct 22, 2012
Grades: PreK-5
Ages: 4-13
Unscramble Halloween words printable activity for children.
Published: Oct 22, 2012
Grades: 2-5
Ages: 7-13
Free printable coloring pages for children to enjoy. Promote the fun of Halloween and healthy halloween trick-or-treating!
Published: Aug 08, 2011
Grades: K-5, PreK
Ages: 5-10, 3-4
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