Archive for September, 2012

Help Children Make Healthy Food Choices As They Start The School Year!

New changes to the USDA’s child nutrition programs mean that healthy meals, especially those offered at school, will look a little different when kids return this fall! Our new Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids product line has the most comprehensive array of educational and health awareness tools to help you promote healthy habits and help kids to reach their full potential. Shop with confidence knowing that our products are developed by experts and reflect the most current USDA standards and other federal guidelines.

Teach the Entire Family Healthy Habits!

A great way to encourage students to eat healthy foods is to get them involved in packing their school lunch! Start off with Kraft Lunch Bags that kids can decorate. Then hand out the My Lunchbox Magnet as a guide to what goes into a healthy lunch. Encourage children to pack the lunch bag by choosing one item from each food group to build a healthy meal.

Turn mealtime into a nutrition lesson! Present parents with the Make Every Plate For Your Family a GreatPlate Pocket Pal to help them with meal planning and the Be Wise About Portion Size E-Z Stick Glancer for tips about appropriate food portions. Hand out the budget-friendly MyPlate Paper Portion Plate to teach children & parents about healthy, balanced meals.

The Busy Family’s Guide To Healthy, Delicious Meals For Less is the perfect tool to help create a healthy family meal that everyone will love! Encourage parents to find the recipes they like. They can use the Healthy Choices Shopping List Pad and Pen Set to make a list of the ingredients to pick up at the store.

My Healthy Lunchbox

Meeting The New School Nutrition Guidelines Just Got Easier With Tools For The Cafeteria & Classroom!

Positive Promotions makes it easy for kids to enjoy a well-balanced meal at school! Designed in accordance with the new USDA nutritional standards, Choosing Healthy Tray products helps students familiarize themselves with good nutrition and helps them fill their school meal tray accordingly. In the classroom, teachers can use the Choose a Healthy Tray tools to reinforce the new school requirements and teach kids to put together a complete meal on their tray. When students get to the cafeteria, the Choose a Healthy Tray displays are a fun reminder for them to fill their tray with the healthy components that make up a reimbursable meal. Following the USDA guidelines, fruits and veggies make up half the tray, while whole grains, lean proteins and/or low-fat or fat-free milk round out the perfect tray each school day!

Choose a Healthy Tray Tool

Teach Children it’s time to MOVE!

The Importance Of Active Lifestyles Launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, LET’S MOVE is an initiative devoted to solving the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. Physical activity, in combination with healthy eating, is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Visit Letsmove.gov for more information and use our tools to educate and encourage children to be more active, both in and out of school.

Let's Move

Sep 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Remind Children to Remain Drug Free during Red Ribbon Week

Drug Free, Red Ribbon WeekRed Ribbon week is a week where teachers, parents and other role models teach children about the dangers of alcohol, drugs, bullying and more. Each year, the week of October 23rd through the 31st is used to enlighten and motivate children to treat themselves and one another with respect.

Red Ribbon week spotlights the healthy habit of choosing to live above the negative influence. Positive Promotions offers a variety of items children can take home as a constant reminder to stay drug free. During the last week of October, we bring awareness to the effects of drug and tobacco use, and how children should act when encountering bullying in their schools or on the Internet.

Children learn to incorporate skills through fun games, educational materials and encouragement from others. This one-week celebration focuses on teaching children how to stand up when they see others being bullied, and demonstrates how they should react when they are offered drugs and cigarettes. Our products with “Drug Free” messages also pronounce, through a variety of materials, how children should act in a hazardous situation. Also, children are empowered to make a promise to stay away and stand against challenging circumstances.

You can make Red Ribbon week a memorable week through the use of messages stamped on wristbands, ribbons, and colorful “paw” dog tags. Our educational kits are perfect to spread the positive message in a classroom setting. In addition, we carry different style bookmarks, bags and wallets from which to choose. These souvenirs extend this week as a daily token of the pledge to stand up against drugs and stop those who bully others.

When children hold and wear these symbols of commitment, they will also encourage other children to take a stand and follow the right path toward a successful future. Our drug-free activity books and candy, respect t-shirts, and awards can be used as prizes for children and adults who win games at your event.

You will be able to promote this special week through colorful attention-getting banners, balloons and posters screaming out drug-free and anti-bully dialogue to spruce up any Red Ribbon event.

Sep 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

College Readiness Idea Guide

Let students know that higher education is within reach by organizing a college fair. Invite representatives from schools throughout your state. Give each attendee a “The Tassel is Worth the Hassle”™ backpack and bookmark.

Create a school atmosphere that promotes graduating and attending college. On the walls, hang posters from “The Tassel Is Worth The Hassle”™ Poster Series. Use brochures from colleges to make bulletin board displays. Also, decorate with college pennants. Advertise college entrance exams with flyers in the hallways, bathrooms, and cafeteria.

Explain that the camouflage is to remind everyone to be a hero in the efforts to prevent bullying and create a respectful school environment. Enter camouflage clad youngsters into a drawing for “Be A Hero” camouflage backpacks.

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Academic Awards & Incentives Idea Guide

Designate a display case for recognizing your school’s A-B honor roll students. Hang the list of student names, then decorate the rest of the case with images of things that begin with A or B, such as apples and bumble bees. Present A-B Honor Roll Certificates to the students on your list.

If your school gives out principal’s awards, have a theme for the awards. Choose from the themes available on our laminated tags: “My Principal Thinks I’m PAW-some,” “My Principal Thinks I Rock,” “My Principal Thinks I’m A Star!” and “My Principal Believes In Me!” Show the theme using decorations outside the principal’s office, as well as on bulletin boards.

Make sure that your student of the month program is well publicized. Announce the criteria for the honor and include information about the program in your school’s newsletter. Then feature each winner on your morning announcements. Use a “Student Of The Month” Pencil Pouch Gift Pack to reward this hardworking young person.

As testing time draws near, provide students with a quick reminder of test-taking basics. Grab their attention by recruiting your school’s mascot to help you. (If you don’t have one, borrow the local high school’s mascot.) Ask the mascot to go from classroom to classroom, handing out “Be A SMART Tester” Bookmarks.

Sep 21, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post