Kindergarten teacher shares important message about cupcakes: ‘Please don’t bring them’
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"I love to celebrate birthdays in my classroom, but please don't bring cupcakes."
Itâs a time-honored tradition for kids to bring treats into school to celebrate their birthdays. And for generations, cupcakes have been the go-toâbut one kindergarten teacher is hoping to change that, pleading with parents in a viral TikTok video to choose different treats.
Ann Brackemyer, a kindergarten teacher in Illinois, posted the video to her TikTok page with her âunpopular opinion.â
âAlright, parents. For your childâs birthday, I love to celebrate birthdays in my classroom, but â I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but please donât bring cupcakes,â she said. âThese make a ginormous mess, and the kids honestly donât eat them that great. They are just a mess. The frosting gets all over, and the kids are just not sure what to do. Itâs just too much for them, and itâs too messy.â
Brackemyer then offered a number of alternatives that she says work better in the classroom, beginning with those giant, soft, frosted sugar cookies that all grocery stores sell.
âBring these cookies. This is a great suggestion,â she said. âThe kids love them, they have sprinkles, and they eat them. Theyâre not a ginormous mess.â
She continued, âDonuts. Donuts are also a great one. These are also really small, which is also really great, but the kids love them.â
Holding up a bag of those single-serve, prepackaged ice cream cups you can find at retailers like Costco, she added, âAnother great idea is I have kids bring in these ice cream cups â all the kids love them, and you have these sprinkles, you put some sprinkles on there, and the kids love it. They ate it all, and it wasnât messy. So your teacher may have a freezer in the classroom or in the break room, so just ask them if you can bring these ice cream cups. Iâm sure they would love it.â
Her last suggestion was a little unconventional, but honestly? Genius.
âAnother great idea: Go in the Little Debbie aisle and get any one of these Little Debbie snacks,â she said. âCosmic Brownies are always a favorite in my room.â
Weâre definitely picking up what Brackemyerâs putting down here.
âThese are just simple, easy snacks you can bring for your child in a classroom that are not as messy and also that the kids love,â she said at the end of her video.
Are you ready to forego cupcakes and try out a different celebratory snack?
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