VBS
I signed my kids up for my husband's church's VBS (Vacation Bible School). I was assured upon registering that so-and-so would handle my son's allergy medicines if he should need them. They would also email me a list of what is going to be served as snack, so I can bring my son a comparable 'safe' something to eat.
I've copied the list of snacks exactly from the email. I have removed the names of any of the guilty parties.
Day 1 Thankful Face Cookie - is a large sugar cookie and they will put frosting on it and then use 3 m&m's for the eyes and nose and then a candy orange slice for the mouth. And then usually we have Country Time lemonade or water for the drink.
Day 2 Mucky Mud - is a pre-packaged chocolate pudding and they will crush two vanilla waffers and put on top.
Day 3 Sink-or-Floats - will be a scoop of vanilla ice cream, grape soda and a cherry on top.
Day 4 Infinity For Me - 6 ritz crackers and squirt cheese. They will be layed out in a cross shape and then a string of cheese across all of the crackers.
Day 5 Faith-on-Fire Fruit - a small scoop of whipped topping with 3m&m's for eyes and nose and then bright colored fruit for hair.
Did the kids ask for this? YUCK! My 8 year old daughter took a look at the list and made a yucky face. I didn't bring my son a comparable snack. I brought my son and daughter fresh fruit to eat for snack every day. I feel sorry for the other kids that had these foods pushed on them. A good number of them clearly did not need fattening food. On the last day of VBS a plastic baggy was sent home with my daughter full of candy. Why?
Anyway, so we show up to the first day early as told to do in order to explain Johnny's emergency action plan to the designated lady. Her reply. "I'm really not suppose to give him any medicine,...... but I guess if he really needs it." My thoughts, "I really shouldn't kick your a$$, ....... but since you really need it." Then she says, "Can't you stay?" Fortunately there was another lady there taking it in that looked capable of being able to read and comprehend a simple emergency action plan.
Thankfully the kids had fun and want to go back again next year.... with the same snacks I sent. Mission accomplished.
I've copied the list of snacks exactly from the email. I have removed the names of any of the guilty parties.
Day 1 Thankful Face Cookie - is a large sugar cookie and they will put frosting on it and then use 3 m&m's for the eyes and nose and then a candy orange slice for the mouth. And then usually we have Country Time lemonade or water for the drink.
Day 2 Mucky Mud - is a pre-packaged chocolate pudding and they will crush two vanilla waffers and put on top.
Day 3 Sink-or-Floats - will be a scoop of vanilla ice cream, grape soda and a cherry on top.
Day 4 Infinity For Me - 6 ritz crackers and squirt cheese. They will be layed out in a cross shape and then a string of cheese across all of the crackers.
Day 5 Faith-on-Fire Fruit - a small scoop of whipped topping with 3m&m's for eyes and nose and then bright colored fruit for hair.
Did the kids ask for this? YUCK! My 8 year old daughter took a look at the list and made a yucky face. I didn't bring my son a comparable snack. I brought my son and daughter fresh fruit to eat for snack every day. I feel sorry for the other kids that had these foods pushed on them. A good number of them clearly did not need fattening food. On the last day of VBS a plastic baggy was sent home with my daughter full of candy. Why?
Anyway, so we show up to the first day early as told to do in order to explain Johnny's emergency action plan to the designated lady. Her reply. "I'm really not suppose to give him any medicine,...... but I guess if he really needs it." My thoughts, "I really shouldn't kick your a$$, ....... but since you really need it." Then she says, "Can't you stay?" Fortunately there was another lady there taking it in that looked capable of being able to read and comprehend a simple emergency action plan.
Thankfully the kids had fun and want to go back again next year.... with the same snacks I sent. Mission accomplished.
posted by Tiffane | 8:41 PM
4 Comments:
You want to direct your comments to Group Publishing, since these were the snacks (built upon a theme, with faith lessons attached) prescribed in the VBS curriculum.
Thats right! These snacks may have gone on around the state or even nation!!!
Still a person can go against the grain and change the snack menu. Kind of like how I brought my nonallergic child her own snack.
Jessica has a girl scout friend who's mom did just what I am talking about and changed the VBS snack for the church. What a momma!
Perhaps you could volunteer to arrange the snacks for VBS next year?
Just for my kids as usual and always for Johnny. :)
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