Another snack question...

[Local_Girl]

Hi,

For those of you who take snacks/lunch into the park for your families--do you (or another adult) carry the bulk of the food and dole it out at meal time, or do you have your kids (school age) carry their own stuff in fanny packs, etc.? I realize if something needs to be kept cold it should be in a small cooler...but I was curious about snacks or sandwiches. I'm afraid my DD 6 will want to munch all of her snacks before we get to the first attraction!

Thanks for your input!

 

[Cosmic_Charlie]

That is kind of up to you isnt it?

 

[Local_Girl]

Ultimately, it is, Charlie. Just curious about other's experiences.

 

[SeaWitch]

I don't know what it is about the parks, but my DH and I start nibbling on our carrot sticks soon after we walk through the turnstiles! It's not just the kids!

If you are able to keep everything together in one cooler, I would do that... so no one gets upset that little Johnny still has his pkg of fruit snacks when they already ate theirs..

It does save you from the 'I'm hungry' cries if you let them carry a little something with them in their own fanny pack (carrots don't have to be kept in a cooler... or you could do a pkg of fruit chews or something...

 

[travelitis]

I have 3 kids, 2 of them old enough to monitor and carry their own snacks. I divide the snacks evenly so each kid has the same number of Rice Crispie treats, etc. They can make trades, but each starts out exactly the same to avoid the "He ate all the gummies!" scenario. I let them fill their fanny packs each day and eat at will. If we have a character meal planned, then we will ban the snacking beforehand so they show up ready for a meal. Sandwiches go in our small soft-sided cooler whether they need to be cool or not. Another option if you park hop in your car is to have a meal in a cooler waiting for you to eat while you hop. When we hopped to and from AK we found the McDonald's to be very convenient.