Drinks During The Day

[Momof4]

Oh.......I thought you wanted to have drinks during the day. Well, there are days like that!!!

Just kidding. I use the Tupperware plastic cups with lids and keep them full all day with water. I leave them on the edge of the dining room table and my dckids know the rule is that they are allowed to go out there any time at all and have a big drink, then put their cups back up on the table. No spills or problems and they can rehydrate any time they feel the need. It's important. Each child has a different colour of cup, so they know their own cup.

[cfred]

Lol....I was on the same train of thought as Momof4, hahaha! Some days, I'd be all over that like white on rice! Just kidding.....sort of

I always have water available during outside play in the back yard. I use the coloured sippy cups (not sure what brand). Every child has the same coloured cup at every single meal, snack, etc. This way, they're trained to use only their colour so I can just leave them out during outdoor play and they typically only grab their own cups. During indoor play, I don't find it necessary to leave drinks out but always, always, always during outdoor play. But they're not allowed to run around the yard with them. If they want a drink, they're to sit on the ground by the deck, then leave their cups on the edge of the deck before returning to play.

[jammiesandtea]

Oh.......I thought you wanted to have drinks during the day. Well, there are days like that!!!

Too funny, Momof4! When I read the thread headline, I have to admit I thought I was about to read a post by someone who wondered if it was okay to knock back a few cocktails during the childcare day! LOL! (Well, come on, most of us have wished it were possible some days!)

I use cups with lids as well, and the children are not allowed to carry them around, but they can go to the table where I leave them (whether we're inside or outside) and have a drink as needed, and then put their cup back and rejoin the group. I serve only water, no milk or juice. (juice is just sugar-water and I find my current kids are drinking more than enough milk at home, so water it is.)

[Judy Trickett]

Oh.......I thought you wanted to have drinks during the day. Well, there are days like that!!!

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That was my first thought too! But dammit, unfortunately the answer is NO. But I do wonder how much better my job performance might be some days if I was actually allowed to drink.

[momofnerds]

Oh.......I thought you wanted to have drinks during the day. Well, there are days like that!!!

Just kidding. I use the Tupperware plastic cups with lids and keep them full all day with water. I leave them on the edge of the dining room table and my dckids know the rule is that they are allowed to go out there any time at all and have a big drink, then put their cups back up on the table. No spills or problems and they can rehydrate any time they feel the need. It's important. Each child has a different colour of cup, so they know their own cup.

thats what I do, and I also use tape to write their names on the cups. The tupperware cups I use are the ones that you put a straw in them. They have a lid, so when you pull the straw out it seals. I love them.