Breakfast Participation Boosters for September
September 8
September 22
Biscuit & Gravy Day
Elephant Appreciation Day
Down Home Biscuit & Sausage Gravy
Southern Orange Juice
Milk
Elephant Ears
(flour tortilla w/cinnamon & sugar cut in half
with cut edges to outside)
Sausage Trunk
Trumpet Juice
Elephant Tusk Milk
Decorate with straw bales for chairs;
decorate with the front porch setting from the
activities placing a couple rocking chairs to sit
on
Activities:
 Reminisce with students about their
favorite teacher, something they did over
the summer, etc.
 Let the students “relax” by going fishing
for food items then placing them in the
appropriate group on the food guide
pyramid
 Have a “Southern drawl” contest
 Have the art class or teacher make a front
porch setting
Decorate with flags, signs, posters of
elephants; an elephant made out of fruit (see
website, Elephant Appreciation Day)
Activities:
 Have the students do the Tail-Up Elephant
Parade on their way to class
 Have a trumpeting contest .. who makes
the best elephant sound alike
 Have students make elephant garnishes
 Have the students guess how much food
and water an elephant needs in a day
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear overalls, straw hat, Aunt Bee’s apron
with flour on face
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear elephant ears, trunk
Resources:
http://www.tvland.com/shows/griffith/index.jht
ml
Resources:
http://www.himandus.net/elephanteria/index.ht
ml
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
Breakfast Participation Boosters for October
October 8
October 20
World Egg Day
School Bus Safety Day
Ham & Cheese Omelet
Assorted Juice
Milk
Stop Sign Breakfast Pizza
School Bus Yellow Banana
Safety Milk
Decorate with posters from the American
Egg Board; egg facts; barnyard theme with
chickens and eggs
Decorate with school busses, road signs, bus
drivers names
Activities:
 Have students vote on which came first,
the chicken or the egg
 Fly eggs to the moon (see resources)
 Have an egg relay race
 Have an egg decorating contest
Activities:
 Invite the bus drivers to breakfast after their
route
 Write thank you cards to the bus drivers
 Have a poster contest depicting bus safety
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear an egg head, an apron or shirt
containing eggs
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear yellow, apron or shirt with school bus or
stop sign
Resources:
http://www.aeb.org/
http://www.aeb.org/teacher/fly_eggs_to_the_
moon.htm
Resources:
http://www.napt.org/SBSW/NSBSWdoc_Color.
pdf
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
Breakfast Participation Boosters for November
November 2
November 21
Election Day
National Game and Puzzle Day
Presidential Pancake Porky
Ballot Juice
Voting Milk
Twister Cinnamon Roll
Puzzling Fruit Cocktail
Monopoly Milk
Decorate with a voting booth; red, white, and
blue streamers; vote here signs; vote for
breakfast item signs (pancakes, eggs, pizza,
etc.)
Decorate with board games, big Twister spots,
Monopoly properties
Activities:
 Have the students vote for their favorite
breakfast. Give students an “I Voted”
sticker.
 Have students hold their own Presidential
election, voting to see which candidate
the students would select for President.
 Have the students vote for their favorite
teacher/staff member with the winner
receiving a bouquet of flowers or a pie in
the face.
 Study how the Presidential election
works.
Activities:
 Have students vote for their favorite board
game.
 Play a quick game of Twister, Charades,
Pick-Up-Sticks, etc. while students are
waiting to go to class.
 Have students put a floor puzzle together.
 Play a live game of Clue using staff
members/students in your school as
suspects.
Servers’ Costumes:
Red, white and blue; I voted stickers; vote for
breakfast item aprons/shirts
Servers’ Costumes:
Dress up like your favorite Monopoly piece or
Clue suspect
Resources:
Resources:
http://utut.essortment.com/howdoespresid_ria http://www.millionminute.com/
y.htm
http://people.howstuffworks.com/question472.
htm
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785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
Breakfast Participation Boosters for December
December 5
December 16
Walt Disney’s Birthday
Boston Tea Party
Imagination Pretzel
Animation Cheese Sauce
Amusement Park Juice
Creator Milk
Cinnamon Scones
Fruit Tea (juice)
Tax Milk
Decorate with student sketches of animals
and nature, pictures of Walt Disney and some
of his work.
Decorate with ceramic tea pots and china cups
and saucers.
Activities:
 Have students write a short biography of
Walt Disney.
 Have students draw their own animated
cartoons.
 Cover tables with butcher paper so the
students can draw while they are eating,
then display their artwork.
Activities:
 Have students study about the Boston Tea
Party
 Serve students their juice in paper china
cups so they can have their own tea party.
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear Mickey Mouse ears, paper and pencil
nearby to draw a quick sketch, briefcase
Servers’ Costumes:
Dress as Mohawk Indians, wear tea bags
pinned to your apron
Resources:
http://www.justdisney.com/walt_disney/
Resources:
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/
USA/TeaParty.html
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/Ame
ricanRevolution/TeaParty.htm
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
Breakfast Participation Boosters for January
January 23
Happy New Year
National Handwriting Day
Celebration Pizza
Rose Bowl Fruit
Resolution Milk
Writing Instrument French Toast Sticks
Cursive Applesauce
Calligraphy Milk
Decorate with streamers, party hats, noise
makers
Decorate with Thank You notes from students,
a copy of the Declaration of Independence
Activities:
 Have a New Year’s celebration with
students wearing party hats and counting
down the time to start class
 Have a “Rose Bowl” Jeopardy game with
categories being history of New Years
around the World, football teams winning
the Rose Bowl, January trivia, Time
Square, and Potpourri.
 Have the students write their New Year’s
resolution on a New Year’s banner
Activities:
 Write a note or letter by hand to someone
you care about or a pen pal.
 Have the students write a Thank You note
to their parents, teachers, food service
employees, etc.
 Teach students calligraphy
Servers’ Costumes:
Party hats, streamers, noise makers
Servers’ Costumes:
Thank you notes pinned to shirt/apron, sign
your name on your apron
Resources:
http://www.jeannepasero.com/newyear.html
Resources:
http://www.wima.org/consumer/c-08nhd.html
Breakfast Participation Boosters for February
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
February 2
February 26
Groundhog Day
Levi Strauss’ Birthday
Shadow Sausage Biscuit
Punxsutawney Fruit Juice
Winter or Spring Milk
Denim Blueberry Muffin
Riveted Yogurt
Blue Jean Fruit
501 Milk
Decorate with trashcans resembling burrows
and balls with a groundhog toboggan hat
resembling groundhogs; a winter and spring
scene; shadows
Decorate with different styles of jeans
Activities:
 Play Toss the Hog or SSHH! Silent
Groundhog (see resources)
 Have the students predict if
Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow.
Activities:
 Have students write down all the brands of
jeans they can think of in 1 minute.
 Study the history of jeans
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear a groundhog toboggan hat, dress like a
meteorologist
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear blue jeans
Resources:
http://www.groundhog.org/activities/
http://www.groundhog.org/
Resources:
http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/off
site.htm?site=http://www.levistrauss.com/about/
invention.html
http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/den
im2.html
Breakfast Participation Boosters for March
March 7-11 National School Breakfast Week
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School Breakfast Great Performances
(Jodi, insert web address here for NSBW)
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day
Blarney Stones & Gravy
Shamrock Fruit
Leprechaun Milk
Decorate with green construction paper footprints
sprinkled with glitter, Pot ‘O Gold, green clovers,
Blarney stones
Activities:
 Have the students guess how many chocolate gold
coins are in a jar. The closest receives the jar.
 Play Luck Leprechaun Says (Simon Says)
 Play Pot of Gold Toss
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear leprechaun slippers, pipe and hat. Don’t forget
your green.
Resources:
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/party.html
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/
Breakfast Participation Boosters for April
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
April 7
April 29
Metric System Anniversary
Arbor Day
Kilogram Eggs
Centimeter Sausage Link
Kelvin Juice
Liter Milk
Cottonwood Ham Muffin
Orange Tree Oranges
Mother Nature Milk
Decorate with rulers or yard sticks showing
metric measurements,
Decorate with trees, leaves, water cans,
garden gloves, tools, seed packets
Activities:
 Have the students guess the length of
selected items using metric
measurements.
 Post the predicted temperature for the
day in kelvins.
 Have older students convert American
units into metric units.
Activities:
 Promote a paper drive to gather paper to be
recycled and save a tree.
 Plant a tree at school, in a park, or other
special public place.
 Have a tree trivia contest and give away
trees to winners.
 Have students try to identify pictures of
different trees.
Servers’ Costumes:
Write different metric measurements on an
apron, pin rulers to an apron
Servers’ Costumes:
Sun shade hat, gardener’s gloves, sunglasses,
shirt/aprons with trees or seed packets
attached
Resources:
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/sipm.html
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/metric.html
http://www.steamesteem.com/index.html?unit
s
Resources:
http://www.arborday.org/arborday/
Breakfast Participation Boosters for May
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
May 11, 2004
Last Day of School
National Etiquette Day
Soar Into Summer . . . But Fly Back Next
Fall
Please Pancakes
Thank You Cinnamon Apples
Manners Milk
Windy Muffin
String Cheese
Soaring Strawberries
Flying Milk
Decorate with “Please” and “Thank You”
banners, show pictures of proper table
settings
Decorate with kites
Activities:
 Have a contest with students setting a
table properly.
 Reward students with a sticker, pencil, etc
that say “please” and “thank you”.
 Serve breakfast using seated service
instead of buffet line.
Activities:
 Have the students bring a kite to school to
fly during recess.
 Have the students write their favorite
breakfast menu on a kite shaped paper and
decorate it. Hang the kites when the
students return in the Fall incorporating
their suggestions in your menus.

Have the students make a paper plate kite
(see resources).
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear a smile, tell the kids “thank you and
have a good day”, wear signs saying “please”
and “thank you”.
Servers’ Costumes:
Kites
Resources:
Resources:
http://www.cuisinenet.com/glossary/tableman. http://www.kites.org/zoo/class.html
html
http://kckiteclub.org/DaveEllis/TOC.htm
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/table
manners/tablemanners.html
Breakfast Participation Boosters for June
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
June 19
Father’s Day
Donuts for Dad
Tie Fruit
I Love You Milk
Decorate with neckties, sport items, uniforms, thank
you notes to Dad, student essays on Father of the
Year
Activities:
 Have students make invitations inviting their
fathers to breakfast.
 Essay on Father of the Year or thank you notes to
Dad.
 Have the students play a quick game of catch with
Dad after breakfast.
 Have the Dad’s tell a little about their jobs.
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear a tie, fireman or policeman uniform, sports
uniforms
Resources:
http://www.holidays.net/father/
Breakfast Participation Boosters for July
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
July 11
E. B. White’s Birthday
Charlotte’s Web (funnel cake)
Wilbur’s Sausage Link
First Prize Applesauce
Farm Fresh Milk
Decorate with spider webs made from yarn, a barn
scene, county fair scene, first prize ribbons
Activities:
 Have a trivia contest to see if the students can
guess the other books written by E.B. White
 Have a Templeton scavenger hunt
 Have students write about their favorite pet
Servers’ Costumes:
Spider rings in their spider web (hairnet), wear a first
prize ribbon, county fair shirt
Resources:
http://www.harperchildrens.com/authorintro/index.asp?
authorid=10499
Breakfast Participation Boosters for August
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org
Dog Days of Summer
Puppy Chow Cereal
Fan Toast
Dog Bone Banana
Sultry Milk
Decorate with paw prints, dog house, dog dish, books
about dogs, stars
Activities:
 Have students guess how the term “Dog days of
summer” came about.
 Read books about dogs.
 Have a relay race to fill the dog dish with water
using a plastic jug with holes poked in it.
Servers’ Costumes:
Wear dog ears, sunglasses, stars
Resources:
http://wilstar.com/dogdays.htm
http://www.kinderhive.net/dog.html
Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-2276 – www.kn-eat.org