Color Themed Staff Appreciation Snacks & Drinks (Organized by Color) with Free Printable Signs
Invite teachers to taste the rainbow...literally! Use our free color theme staff appreciation signs and shopping list of snacks and beverages, organized by color, to plan a fun treat for Teacher Appreciation Week, professional development day, or monthly faculty meetings.
Add a splash of color to Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4 - 8, 2026), homecoming, professional development day or faculty meetings with our free bundle of color theme appreciation signs! Each 8" x 10" sign is editable using Canva and highlights a different color to pair with red, orange, yellow, green, and blue themed snacks and drinks.
Oswego East Wolf Parents PTO in Oswego, Illinois, pulled together a rainbow of treats for the OEHS staff to kick off homecoming week. Now an annual tradition, the PTO originally came up with this idea to thank the staff members who put in extra hours to support all the spirit activities during homecoming week. The students have a class color day, so the PTO thought it would be fun to get parents involved by donating food and drinks for teachers that correspond with their student's class color. June Charlett, an OEHS PTO member, shares, "The response was phenomenal. Seeing the astonishment on their faces as they walked in their lounge made all the work worthwhile. This was the best treat day!"
Free Bundle of Color Theme Signs for Staff Appreciation
The ultimate list of school snacks and beverages, organized by color:
Red snacks and beverages:
- Campbell's single serve soups
- Red apples
- Doritos (Nacho Cheese)
- Ritz Bits
- Cheez-It
- That's it. Fruit Crunchables (Apple Strawberry)
- Popchips (BBQ)
- Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars (Raspberry and Strawberry)
- HIPPEAS Chickpea Puffs (Sriracha Sunshine)
- Babybel Cheese (Original)
- Wonderful Pistachios (Chili Roasted)
- Wavy Lay's chips
- Starburst
- Veggie Sticks
- Nutter Butter cookies
- Barnum's Animal Crackers
- Red licorice sticks
- Hot Tamales
- Skittles
- Kit Kats
- Bubly Cherry sparkling water (cans)
- Red Powerade or Gatorade
- Dr. Pepper (cans)
- Coca cola (cans)
Orange snacks and beverages:
- Diced peaches
- Dried apricots
- Carrot sticks
- Cubed cantaloupe melon
- Sweet potato chips
- That's it. Fruit Crunchables (Cinnamon)
- Goldfish Crackers (cheddar)
- Cheese balls
- Cheetos
- Bubly Mango sparkling water (cans)
- Bubly Peach sparkling water (cans)
- Fanta orange (cans)
Yellow snacks and beverages:
- Diced pears
- Diced pineapples
- Dried banana chips
- Bananas
- That’s it. Fruit Bars (Banana or Mango)
- LÄRABAR Lemon bars
- Butterfinger candies
- Werther's Originals
- Sugar Babies
- Peanut M&Ms
- DOTS candies
- Lay's original chips
- Lorna Doone cookies
- Fudge Stripes cookies
- Golden Oreo Minis
- Pringles
- Bubly Lemon Sorbet sparkling water (cans)
- Sunkist (cans)
- Lemon Gatorade
Green snacks and beverages:
- That's it. Fruit Crunchables (Apple)
- Kettle Chips (Jalapeno)
- Pringles (Sour Cream and Onion)
- Popchips (Sour Cream and Onion)
- Green Apples
- Wonderful Pistachios (Original Roasted & Salted)
- Harvest Snaps Green Pea Crisps (Original Lightly Salted)
- Whisps Cheese Crisps (Garlic Herb)
- LÄRABAR (Apple Pie)
- Boom Chicka Popcorn
- Green Now & Later Candies
- Green and White Peppermint Swirls
- Sprite (cans)
- Bubly Lime sparkling water (cans)
- Tazo Zen Green Tea
Blue snacks and beverages:
- Sun Chips (Original)
- That's it. Fruit Crunchables (Apple Blueberry)
- Pringles (Cheddar)
- Chex Snack Mix
- Doritos (Cool Ranch)
- Chips Ahoy cookies
- Welch's Fruit Snacks
- Rice Krispie Treats
- Teddy Grahams
- Oreo Minis
- Ruffles Chips (Cheddar)
- Popchips (Sea Salt & Vinegar)
- Blue Diamond Almonds (Lightly Salted or Bold)
- KIND Bars (Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt)
- Ice Breaks Ice Cubes (Peppermint) Gum
- Trident (Peppermint) gum
- Nestle Crunch Candy Bars
- Nutri Grain Bars (Blueberry)
- Pop Secret Popcorn (individual microwavable packs)
- Bubly Coconut Pineapple sparkling water (cans)
- Hint Water (Blueberry Flavor)
Tips:
- Use an online tool like SignUpGenius to request and track donations
- Collect snack and drink donations from parents during morning drop-off (use a rolling cart to go from car to car)
- Follow your school’s nut policy when selecting snacks
- Plan on 1-2 volunteers setting up snacks and drinks for each table
- Subscribe to text alerts to hear about free snack samples PTO Today gives away to schools throughout the year
Plan a color theme snack spread for teachers during:
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- Professional development day
- Monthly faculty meeting
- Student testing weeks
- Parent teacher conferences
- Homecoming week (all those extra hours teachers and staff put in!)
- March for St. Patrick's Day (rainbow theme or all green)
- In January, when teachers return from winter break (something "blue" to get them through!)
- Valentine’s Day - featuring red snacks
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