Contents of party food boxes for older kids?

nublue

Hi,

My daughter is having a 9th birthday pool party, we have been given half an hour from 6:30 -7 after the swimming to give the (20 ish) kids food (and do the cake)... the centre will be closed to the public so we will be bringing our own food...

I wonder if it will be quite tight for time and was thinking about having party food boxes, but wondered what people thought about doing this for older kids? Was thinking of doing two types of sandwich in dofferent colour boxes (half ham half cheese so they have a choice) then just something like crisps, carrot sticks, grapes, choc bar, and then some cake once we have cut it?

Party bag wise I have just decided to do sweet cones... so it'll also give them a way to carry the cone and the cake home...

What do you think? any pitfalls?

Thanks :-)

missbiggles1

Any vegetarians?

nublue

Hi , thanks, unfortunately I didnt think of this idea before I sent out the invites so I don't know which is why I thought perhaps I should do half and half cheese /ham boxes...

Lotti1982

Maybe some spare sandwiches ready incase it's not an even split so that they can be easily switched if you get to the end and one option has been more popular than the other?

Alikay

The food selection sounds fine to me. Those retro-looking paper lunch bags are pretty popular too, and may be cheaper and more portable than the boxes?

missbiggles1

nublue wrote: »

Hi , thanks, unfortunately I didnt think of this idea before I sent out the invites so I don't know which is why I thought perhaps I should do half and half cheese /ham boxes...

You also need to ensure that you use vegetarian cheese then.

nublue

Hi Missbiggles - good point am a typical non veggie who doesnt think of these things... What other options are suitable for sandwiches as aveggie option?

nublue

Alikay wrote: »

The food selection sounds fine to me. Those retro-looking paper lunch bags are pretty popular too, and may be cheaper and more portable than the boxes?

Great idea Alikay - I'll have a look on Ebay - portability will be important...

SmlSave

We've done food boxes like this before and they went down a treat. I'd say that bread rolls worked better for the older kids than standard sandwiches

missbiggles1

nublue wrote: »

Hi Missbiggles - good point am a typical non veggie who doesnt think of these things... What other options are suitable for sandwiches as aveggie option?

It's not hard to buy vegetarian cheese, you just need to check when buying.

(Non veggie myself, but with veggie rellies.)

Otherwise peanut butter, with or without jam, would go well.

nublue

SmlSave wrote: »

We've done food boxes like this before and they went down a treat. I'd say that bread rolls worked better for the older kids than standard sandwiches

Thanks great idea. If you dont mind me asking what else did you put in?