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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: obbie on July 21, 2011, 05:00:54 am
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;D my 2 kids birthdays very soon, so i have decided to do 1 party, with heaps of kids. 6 and 7 year olds.
any ideas for party food for kids, nibbles for adults that i should make.
Birthday cakes will be ILB chocolate cakes. :-*
thanks,
Robyn
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Good timing with this thread - my youngest is 2 today and we are having a party on sunday so I have been planning party food all week. Savouries I am planning to do judydawns cheese and herb biscuits, dede's cheese devils, riv mum's bacon and cheese cob loaf dip, denzelmums cottage rolls and non-TMX some vietnamese cold rolls with peanut dipping sauce. And probably some potato chips from the supermarket :D For sweet things I am making a jelly slice (non-TMX), raspberry muffins (non-TMX because I haven't converted it yet), johnro's cookies and cream fudge, dedes choc chip cookies and a fruit platter. The birthday cake is going to be berringamababes quicker than a packet cake. I am also going to make some "cars" using Milky Way bars as the body of the car, stick a Tiny Teddy biscuit on the top (after cutting its legs off so it looks like he is sitting in the car), half a life-saver as a steering wheel and 4 smarties as wheels. Sorry - no photo yet. You can also make really cute little "cappuccino" biscuits with an iced biscuit as the base with a marshmallow stuck on top as the cup with a freckle lolly on top of the mallow as the froth, and half a lifesaver stuck on the side as a handle.
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Almost forgot - for drinks, the homemade lemonade from EDC and also QuirkyJo's raspberry lemonade from her blog:
http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2010/09/raspberry-lemonade.html
Other great things I have made for previous parties are natmum's honey joys, rara's triple choc muffin tops, pizza scrolls made from the EDC pizza dough recipe, Cyndi O'Meara's vegetarian sausage rolls, gingerbread stars and any of the dips.
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Hi obbie
I find kids don't eat alot when they're at parties.
So now I try and keep it really simple and not too much variety.
I found kids like pizza, homemade pies and sausage rolls or have a sausage sizzle.
Fruit and/or veggie platter is a must. You can put fruit on skewers with maybe a marshmallow in the middle.
As for sweets either bowls of lollies, jelly cups or fairy bread.
For a birthday cake suggestion I always make an ice-cream cake that my kids can decorate themselves When it's time to serve up the birthday cake I use ice-cream cones to serve the cake. Usually I pop a marshmallow in the bottom of the cone so it doesn't go soggy.
Hope this helps.
Rara x
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Thanks for starting this Thread obbie, I know there has been similar ones started before but sometimes people come up with some new ideas that others haven't thought about before. My DS will be turning 5 in September and he wants a home party with TM made food lol. All the birthday parties we have been to lately have been at fast food places like McDonald's, Hungry Jacks etc. I much prefer party's at home with mainly home made foods. I think its much more personal with a few party games and a cake you cant go wrong.
I will be making some Pizzas, Cheese devils, sausage rolls, cupcakes, scrolls (Sweet and savory) dips, Biscuits. And I think the fruit plater is a great idea. A great idea I see lately was fruit cut into shapes (Stars, hearts etc) and put on skewers. Probably a bit fiddly but they looked great, and the left over bits from cutting the shapes could be used for a fruit salad so no wastage.
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Chocolate crackles from the rice bubbles box - always been a hit
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:) thanks so much, great ideas.
its about 50-60 kids plus adults.
keep them comming.
lucky we have a big front yard to play in.
i usually do, dips/biccies/ cheese platter, cakes, fruit platter, lollies / chips, cup cakes, fairy bread, sausage rolls, cheese cob loaf dip, a thai fish balls for parents, mini barra spring rolls, plus birthday cakes.
thanks,
Robyn
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Wow, that's some party Robyn - I'm exhausted just thinking about it.
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its about 50-60 kids plus adults.
:o OMG I just fainted
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How on earth do you manage????? What a woman (and mum!)
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wow :o. Your crazy Robyn. 50 - 60 screaming kids running around all out of control, trashing the garden and house all hyped up on sugar. (I imagine the worst lol)
My suggestion is NO Sweet food, maybe consider serving water and veggies?
Your a brave woman :-))
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I think most people have it covered. What about the brazilian cheese puffs from the traveling with thermomix book, a zuchinni slice served cold, sausages in a bun or bread would fill tummies and you could cook them before then just reheat at the party.
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First off..great thread and even though others have been on here in the past i think this one is great and has alot of ideas !! i have two birthdays coming up.....one DD just us and maybe one or two little friends at home and for DS an at home party with 15 kids (which i thought was alot until i read obbies post)...omg...you are insane woman lol...that is a hell of a lot of kids running around....i agree NO sugar!!! oh have fun though WOW!!!! I found like others its best to keep it simple or few hot foods as trying to cook things last minute plus entertain and watch all the kids is a handful even with helpers so go with whatever you can prepare in advance and either quickly heat up or is served cold!!
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:) I think it will be a blast, lots of fun.
we always have heaps of kids over to play.
just was looking for more ideas than what I came up with, thanks. I knew i would get help here.
Any more.
some sweet things, some healthy, some for parents who stay for the party.
Robyn
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wow :o. Your crazy Robyn. 50 - 60 screaming kids running around all out of control, trashing the garden and house all hyped up on sugar. (I imagine the worst lol)
My suggestion is NO Sweet food, maybe consider serving water and veggies?
Your a brave woman :-))
:D We had some biggish birthday parties for our kids but the most kids we had was 20 + parents. I agree with Dede: you are a brave woman :)
With a bit of organisation everything should go smoothly. I would prepare quite a few different dips to serve with savoury biscuits (like grissinis) and veggie sticks. A few homemade pizzas and quiches are always populars with kids AND adults... Fruit kebabs are a good option too. To sum up nothing too sweet, a bit of variety and things you can reheat easily if need is.
The kids will probably be busy running around and won't pay tooo much attention to the food (birthday cake being the exception). When our kids were younger we organised a few different games to get the party started, then the kids were happy to do their own thing (treasure hunts and pinatas are always popular).
I'm sure it will be lots of fun! :)
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DD always has tiny quiches, they can be made well in advance and just heated as needed. The chicken hors-d'ouevres from the EDC are brilliant party food with a dipping sauce. I make them into about 3cm balls, cook them in the oven and just reheat in a large non-stick pan on top of the stove on party day (in a little butter, it adds to the colour and flavour) and it makes heaps but they soon get gobbled up by kids and adults alike.
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What dipping sauce do you use with the chicken hors d'ouevres Judy? I might try these for our party this weekend.
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Karen, I use my home made sweet chilli sauce for adults or the bought variety of dipping sauce which is milder for kids. I leave out the onion from the EDC recipe and add 2 extra spring onions and don't use dried herbs now as I don't like them as much if I do. I just used fresh parsley last time and find this is enough. I make about 6 dozen of 2.5 cm sized balls for kids parties and for adults I make them about 3cm and I think 20 minutes is too long for something this size so I test them when I think they are done.
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They sound lovely Judy - thanks for all the tips! I will definitely try these this weekend.
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DD always has tiny quiches, they can be made well in advance and just heated as needed. The chicken hors-d'ouevres from the EDC are brilliant party food with a dipping sauce. I make them into about 3cm balls, cook them in the oven and just reheat in a large non-stick pan on top of the stove on party day (in a little butter, it adds to the colour and flavour) and it makes heaps but they soon get gobbled up by kids and adults alike.
I like to make mini quiches for kids parties with rolled bread slices as the pastry,quick,easy and tasty
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:D Any more ideas, I am baking now for the party tommorow.
I have done the cakes, dips, cup cakes.
Can't wait for the fun.
Robyn
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:) I had 65 kids, and about 30 adults for the party.
Robyn
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So how did you go and what did you ended up cooking? You deserve a good break today ;)
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How did you fit that many people into your house Robyn or was it in a park :o :o Put your feet up today, you deserve it.
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;D It was here at home. Heaps of fun by everyone. All great comments.
We planned it all outside, but then it was slight drizzle, and a bit windy.
Most of the parents would not go in the wind, so stayed on the front deck.
We ended up moving it to our back deck, so yes lots of people through the house constantly. Our house is quite large.
We set up a slip and slide with hoses, and 3 bottles of detergent, for the kids, and had plenty of running games, ect.
I had a fire engine come, so the kids could be fire man and play with the hoses, and sirens.
It was great fun all cleaned up now.
Food, heaps of mini quiches, fairy bread, pies, sausage rolls, thai fish balls, chicken balls from EDC, 6 doz cup cakes, 4 large birthday cakes, ice blocks for all kids, plus chips ect.
Today is office work for me.
Robyn ;D
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Sounded great Robyn. Are you planning the next one yet ;)
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Glad it all went well. Kids must have LOVED the fire engine!
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Robyn, congratulations on a great day. Lots of food and fun activities. ;D ;D ;D