DECEMBER 2023 MDNP NEWSLETTER

2023 Mountainview Daycare Nutrition Program

Happy Holiday Merry Christmas Happy Hanukkah

Let us know your Holiday Schedules. Use your calendar in KidKare. Please email us if you will be away from home during a meal or snack time. In-box@mdnp.org

The close of the year is a good reminder to think about your records, taxes and finances in preparation for closing the books on another successful year. Check with your accountant and tax preparers now to take advantage of any end of year items you should be completing. Your business is vital to Washington’s children and we want to support your efforts.

Be sure to have Snowman face, hat and scarf supplies ready to make a snowman with kids if it snows!

(post photos to our Facebook page!)

DECEMBER header holidays: :7th Hanukah; 12th Poinsettia Day; 14th Int’l Monkey Day; 15th Bill of Rights Day;

20th Go Caroling Day; 21st Winter Solstice; 25th Christmas; 26th Boxing Day; 31st New Years Eve

USDA Nibbles for Health

USDA’s Team Nutrition has released three new Nibbles for Health:

Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children.

· Developing Healthy Habits With Less Sugar

· Developing a Taste for Less Sodium

· Serving Meals “Family Style”

These colorful and engaging newsletters for parents of young children can be shared by Child and Adult Care Food Program providers to

communicate information about popular nutrition topics. There are 15 newsletters available in both English and Spanish. All are welcome to download these materials and make copies.

Check out these newsletters and more at www.fns.usda.gov/tn/nibbles.

12th POINTSETTIA DAY

21st WINTER SOLSTICE

26th BOXING DAY

Busy Toddlers Indoor Activity Ideas

Easy set up, minimal supplies needed, hold little attention spans.

Sensory Bins (Find multiple links to a variety of sensory play here)

1. Rice Bin – A simple rice sensory bin

2. Funnels and Rainbow Rice – Play with rice and funnels

3. Indoor Pouring Station – Create an indoor pouring station

4. Dinosaur Toy Bath – Give those dinosaur toys a bath

5. Oobleck Party – Have you made oobleck? It’s a must!

6. Bubble Foam Trucks – just 3 ingredients that you have!

7. Ice Bin Scoop & Transfer – Scooping and transferring ice is so fun

. . . AND MORE https://busytoddler.com/indoor-activities/

If your children are having a hard time finding play…. an activity can jump start that.

Need some fun ideas for

little hands?

http://www.craftymorning.com/

ELF CRAFTS

CHRISTMAS CRAFTS

Click titles or photos for links

CHICKEN NOODLE CASSEROLE

MUSHROOM CHICKEN RISOTTO

Click titles or photos for links to the recipes

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies,

this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity

and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Contact MDNP at: 360-653-7273 / 800-631-1118 / www.mdnp.org