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I spent a good bit of my free time last week baking and decorating special cut-out cookies and fudge for my son's school party (and they were cute if I do say so! -I always enjoyed getting stuff like that when I was a child) and I put them in treat bags with candy and tied them up with ribbons and sent them in -the problem is: the teacher never gave them to the kids! She also sent a request for party supplies home earlier and I sent in some beautifully printed paper plates, but I noticed that the kids were eating from white styrofoam plates at the party!!! I previously sent in art supplies that were requested also that were apparently never used. Since I put so much time into making the cookies, I am pretty upset about the cookies not being given to the kids, especially since I told my son that he would have to wait to get one of the spiderweb cookies that I made until he got his bag at the party (since the recipe only made "just" enough) -and he never got that cookie that he was waiting all week for. How should I handle this? It is working on my nerves. I left the teacher a message asking why the cookies were not given to the children and she has not called me back. I never did anything to her. I don't understand why a teacher would do this. They also ask for .50 a day for milk for the kids (it's preschool), yet the parents also send in a snack and drink each day when it is show and tell day for their child (every day it is show and tell for someone). I am beginning to think the teachers take the stuff home to use for themselves.
Regarding them being homemade, that can't be it, since my son brought home a homemade brownie in his bag that another parent apparently made. This has me feeling horrible. I feel like I don't want to send anything else in to school at all, but that could hurt my son. I don't know what to do.
Well I do kind of feel like this was personal because they did ask for treats to be sent in, and like I said, there was a homemade-looking brownie sent home with the kids. I actually sent a note in the day before alerting the teacher that I would be sending in the cookies, etc. so that she would even know to be on the lookout for them and that's another reason I am so at a loss. I don't understand. I left a mssg on her cell phone and still no reply. I could call again on Monday -I'm just not sure what I should say or if I should even call again or just ignore future requests to send stuff in, or send in a letter. I am so stressed out about this that it is completely ruining my weekend. It probably shouldn't be but it is and I don't know what to do. Thank you all for your advice.

Either:

A) They didn't realize your son had them.
B) They forgot to hand them out.
C) They are food allergies that other children have in the classroom so they are afraid to give them out and harm another child.
D) New school policies enforcing not eating outside food (very common these days).

Don't take it too hard. If the teacher didn't send them back home with your son, then that could be a problem. Or possibly maybe the children collectively brought in too many treats so they're saving some for another day.

Don't think too much into this, if you don't want to send in treats anymore then don't. It is not required.

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You should check out a site that I have heard tons of great things about (I am going to try them out for our next party now) called www.partysuppliesworld.com They have a ton of themes and I think they do costumes so perhaps they have what you are looking for. Good luck!

Someone please tell me why the kids have to tell you the last minute that you have been volunteered to supply chips, dip, soda, etc for their Hallween party at 9pm the night before?!? Or worse yet homemade cookies? Am I the only one going thru this?

It is frustrating when kids don't tell us until the last minute (usually they know in advance but just forget until the night before). Don't stress out.....there are 24 hour markets and I would just pick up homestyle cookies in the morning. There is no need to rush around at 9 p.m. baking cookies. Just be sure to bring them in their package in case there are any food allergies (they main contain nuts).