10 Unique After School Snack Ideas
With my oldest child starting school this year, this is my first experience with after school snacks. In the few short weeks that he’s been going to school, I’ve realized that when I take the time to prepare a delicious, nutritious, and unique after school snacks, it helps set the tone for the entire rest of our afternoon; he more openly talks about his day, and willingly begins his homework. Make every afternoon the best part of the day with these Unique After School Snack Ideas!
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10 Unique After School Snack Ideas
1. Pinwheel Sandwiches – Such a fun and delicious blend of lunchmeat, veggies, and cheese.
2. Chef Salad Dip – YUM! The possibilities for dipping are endless.
3. Frozen Yogurt Cereal Pops – Make these with your child’s favorite fruit and yogurt.
4. Pretzels & Hazelnut Spread – My kids love dipping pretzels into hazelnut spread. The perfect blend of sweet and salty. Not to mention, not prep is required!
5. Peanut Butter Dip – Talk about a sweet blend of goodness! If your child likes peanut butter and oreos, you can’t go wrong.
6. Cream Cheese & Lunchmeat – Lay out a piece of lunchmeat, spread some cream cheese on it, roll it up, and enjoy!
7. Granola and Yogurt – My kids ask for yogurt at least 2 times a day. Adding Barbara’s Better Than Granola to your yogurt provides a delicious and hearty snack.
8. Baked Apple Chips – If your child is like mine and gets tired of eating traditional fruits and veggies, these are a great alternative.
9. Fruit Pizza – Top with your child’s favorite fruit!
10. A bowl of cold cereal – At least once a day, my kids request cold cereal for a snack. Trust me, sometimes the simpler the snack, the better. At our house, Barbara’s cereal is a must (Puffins original tastes delightful with almond milk). Packed full of nutrients, and low in sugar, Barbara’s cereal is the perfect after school snack. Not to mention, you’ve got to try Barbara’s Pumpkin Puffins – just in time for fall!
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I like baked apples. Will try it for sure.
i like the pinwheel sandwiches
I am always in need of new after school snack ideas. My daughter gets tired of the same stuff all the time.
I’m loving the idea of chef salad dip! I’ve never heard of that before!
These are great ideas. Kids are so hungry after a long day of school.
We pick our granddaughter up from school at least twice a week, so having something tasty & healthy on hand for her is a must. Thanks for some great ideas!
Yum these are all such fun ideas. My girls love the homemade popsicle smoothies, so easy and delicious!
Oh these are all such great ideas! The apple chips look fun! Our little one loves cereal too for snack…or actually anytime of day! We have never tried the Puffins! We have to give them a try!
Lots of great snacks! I’m loving the fruit pizza- looks delicious!
Can’t wait to try some of those! I think my son would love them!
Who needs it just for after school? I don’t have any school aged children and I would love to eat some of these for myself. That fruit pizza looks yummy!
I have to prepare three after school snacks each day so I was glad to see this post and get some great ideas for my family. There are two weeks of snacks here – what a great find.
Never thought of making frozen yogurt cereal pops! My son will be so excited with all these new after school snacks!
These are all such great ideas. My girls would love any of them. I’ll have to try some of them out soon for my girls.
I am always looking for new snack ideas for the kids. Frozen Yogurt Cereal Pops were a big hit. I will have to try baked apple chips next.
My kids love Frozen Yogurt Cereal Pops. We make some every weekend for the week. I will have to try some of these recipes this week.
These are great after school snack ideas. I will have to try making some Frozen Yogurt Cereal Pops this week.
Lot’s of GREAT ideas but that peanut butter dip is calling my name…er, I mean my kid’s names. The apple chips would be great to dip in that!
These are all such great ideas. We love ham and cream cheese roll ups and who doesn’t love cereal?
I have the worst time with the after-school snacks ideas. These are great. Thanks so much!
All of these ideas look awesome. I think my boys would love them.
My kids would love all of these as after school snack alternatives. I am looking forward to introducing some of these.
Thanks for this information.
I will pass this on to my sister; she would be grateful for these ideas for her daughter.
Oh my, I have to say that I love them all. My kids love after-school snacks so each of them would be perfect. I really try to make sure that their after-school snack is filling as they tend to be STARVING… lol
I am bookmarking this so that I can always have ideas! I love baked apple chips, yum!
That chef salad dip looks absolutely delicious! My entire family would enjoy that!
These all sound delicious! They’d have to share with me though! 🙂
Thanks for all of the ideas! I want to try the baked apple chips! I think my kiddos would love them!