Themed Snacks

• If a church is using an already published Vacation Bible School curriculum, there will be a guide with snack ideas that match the theme. For example, if the VBS is written around a tropical-island theme, ideas would include fruit-flavored drink in many colors and foods like trail mix with fruit, colored applesauce and banana splits.
  
  

Economical Snacks

• Smaller churches that are on a tight budget can serve the following: generic-brand cookies, graham crackers, dry cereal with raisins. as well as pudding and jello. Water and powdered drinks are the least expensive beverages.
  
  

Donated Snacks

• Snacks that can be made and donated by church members are brownies, rice-crispy treats, cupcakes, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
  
  

Snacks for Specific Medical Conditions

• Extra snacks should be available for children who have health issues affected by food. For diabetics, have things like raisin snack packs, cheese cubes, or bite-size bagels. If a child is allergic to milk or chocolate, have other options, like oatmeal cookies instead of chocolate chip and cool-whip instead of ice cream.
  
  

Final Consideration

• If there are children who are picky eaters, you usually cannot go wrong with popsicles, fruit, popcorn and cheese crackers. Most children will eat one or more of these selections.