We have a family picnic every summer for all the daycare families. We also have family events throughout the year. Thanksgiving dinner, a Christmas program with cookies after, pizza party (the kids take orders and bring them to the tables), and then other random gatherings like this spring's dance party and rainbow dinner.

I find that if there is food available and you gather everyone right after daycare closes all families stay. It's hard to ask them to stay for an activity after daycare and then get home late and still have to make and serve dinner before bedtime. I've always done a meal and use it as an opportunity for nutrition education.

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