Help. Ideas wanted for quick easy birhtday party good

My 5 year old son is having a party in the park. I need some ideas for no fuss, easy party foods or non pary foods. Something where you just rip open the packed and its ready. Finger foods of foods that you can eat without a plate would be good but any ideas are welcome. Not messy or too messy.


I can only think of crisps and breadsticks.
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  • Sausage Rolls
    Scotch Eggs
    Cocktail Sausages
    Chocolate Fingers etc..
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    cheese straws
    cheese slices
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    cracker bread
    "fridge raiders" (cold ready made chicken pieces)
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  • alanalea
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    Dips for the breadsticks
    fruit strings
    Raisons (mini boxes like sunmaid) or mini packets of fruit flakes
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  • morganb
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    Why don't you give each child a little box of food. You can prepare it beforehand, I got boxes for 10p from the Bakers , made life very easy.
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  • alanalea
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    /\ fab idea above because you could then make little rolls, even cold pasta in a sauce (Tesco are selling a set of 6-8 small food containers with lids for £1).
    You could at least make the meals a bit healthier so the children don't od on sugar/salty bits
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    morganb wrote: »
    Why don't you give each child a little box of food. You can prepare it beforehand, I got boxes for 10p from the Bakers , made life very easy.
    great idea! I do not have time for this one & will do this next year...
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