Use fewer clues for younger children and more clues for older children. Kids usually receive more candy than they need at this time of year. Make the treasure something other than candy. It could be a book, a game, a toy or clothes. Don't be surprised if your kids think this should be an annual tradition.
Many preschool children dislike milk altogether, and consume less than one cup a day.
Cheese, yogurt and other dairy foods are extra important for those children. Preschool children often prefer cereals, breads and crackers to meat and other chewy, protein-rich foods. Children accept crispy raw vegetables more readily than they do cooked ones. Eating a limited variety of foods is the feeding problem that most often bothers mothers of preschoolers. The major contributor of iron in preschoolers' diets is cereal grains.