cake / cupcakes at daycare

[wigglepuss]

Just curious about what other families do/ think. Do you dictate what your child can and cant eat when I comes to birthdays at daycare, for example, cupcakes with blue icing? We try to eat healthy majority of the time, but I have just gone against everything in me and made 'frozen' themed cupcakes! So much sugar and butter and blue icing! Aarrrrhggggghh :P

[Gracie's Mum]

Nope, couldn't care less what goodies get brought in for Birthday's. It all sounds great to me 😊 Yummy, I'm sure they will be a hit!!

My DD's teacher made blue pankcakes with them so obviously she doesn't care either haha. Didn't bother me but I'm sure it annoyed some other parents.

[Mamasupial]

I work in childcare and most parents bring in cakes with icing. Don't stress, it's a special treat and doesn't happen every day. The kids wear off the sugar before they go home anyway haha.

[smallpotatoes]

I don't dictate what they can have. I took vanilla cupcakes with purple buttercream icing last year for DDs birthday .

[smallpotatoes]

Pressed send too early - DS is hopefully starting soon and I might be a bit more strict with him (nursery room). But from what they told me about the makeup of the class, he would be the next to have a birthday anyhow.

[Rose&Aurelia&Hannah]

I take in cakes with icing. But I first check that there are no gluten/lactose etc intolerances or I cater to that.



wifey of hubby who is always away. mother of two girls who are always amusing.

[hoping28]

DS daycare asks that you take in an ice cream cake when it's your childs birthday, or if you take a cake you made write down all the ingredients, which is what i do for DS as he has a dairy allergy.
One week they had ice cream cake nearly every day i don't mind, it's not me that has to deal with runny poo, but they have lactose free ice cream for him and a couple of other kids with allergies now which makes it easier!

[Catzilla]

The kindy that we were hoping to send DD to when she's old enough asks that you send along half a watermelon, so they can make up a "watermelon cake" when a kid has a birthday there. I personally wouldn't have a problem if we were going somewhere where cake was allowed on birthdays though.