Childs birthday buffet ideas please

SmileyS_2

If you were catering for about 50 children aged between 2-13yrs what would you sserve and how much?

Thanks you SS:money:

coxy07

Hot Dogs, cheap, quick and easy. Most kids like them.

SmileyS_2

Thank you but should have said it would have to be cold as no cooking facilities available

Tulip

:hello:,

How about some sandwiches/finger baps with fillings in such as ham,tomatoe or cheese or whatever

Jelly with icecream with hundreds and thousands sprinkled on the icecream


cocktail sausages on cocktail sticks or without the sticks or just placed on a plate for the children to help themselves to

cheese and Pineapple on cocktail sticks

some various cakes as well

some flavoured crisps

sausage rolls as they can be eaten cold when brought ready cooked

my mum did cocktail sausages on sticks for me as well as cheese and pineapple on sticks and they were my favourite when I was young

Hth

Katie

taytanya

i would agree with tulip with those foods , and also add things like batons of cucumbers and carrots , and bowls with chunky fruit like apples etc ,

how much would your child eat ? ... multiply that by the amount of children attending !! plus a bit extra for any helpers !

earthmother

I agree with the other suggestions, and would add mini picnic eggs (Sainsburys do 'mini mini' ones for just over £1 for 12) - they went down a storm at the last couple of kids parties I did - lots of request for more 'orange balls', lol

Grapes and carrot sticks were the most popular 'healthy' options - I was left with a lot of untouched cucumber and salad leaves though.

On the sweet side, going by experience party rings and jammie dodgers are a no, but jaffa cakes disappear like there's no tomorrow. Little boxes of dried fruit are also popular.

On a rough work up from what was put out and what was left, 35 hungry 6 year olds (we'd kept them busy for the previous hour, lol) demolished roughly a slice and a half of bread (cheese sandwiches and ham sandwiches), 2 small sausage rolls, 2-3 picnic eggs, and 2-3 jaffa cakes each, and as a group used 1.5 bags of ready-prepared carrot sticks, a large bunch of grapes, half a dozen bags of mini cheddars, 3 bags of quavers, about 6 litres of squash (hot day), 3 pints of jelly and 2 litres of ice cream.

For the sandwiches, I'd used thin sliced ham (2-3 slices per sandwich) and used 2-3 small packs, and grated up 3 small blocks of cheese (but had plenty left).

Hope that helps

ashlea170706

for one my friend did for her kids she made a big batch of tuna and sweetcorn pasta went down a treat cheap and cheerful and cos its different the kids love it ash x

kellyf_2

for my dd party last year i did

sausage rolls
mini sausages
mini pizzas
sandwiches(ham,turkey,cheese)
bread sticks with dips(very popular)
fairy cakes
carrot sticks
cheese and pineapple
grapes and strawberrys on skewers
jelly and icecream
crisps

mitsy1111

Hi

I have done several parties for my children over the years and there isnt a lot left by the end of the party

cheese and pineapple hedgehog
sausages on sticks
sausage rolls
quiches(cut in bite sized pieces)
mini savoury eggs
hard boiled eggs(cut in half)
pork pies(cut it quarters)
mini pizzas
chicken nuggets/pieces
carrot sticks
fruit pieces
crisps,assorted
cheese puffs are a favourite
cheese savoury nibbles
mini chedders
iced gems
soft drinks
bread sticks
sandwiches ham/cheese and tuna seems to go better than the rest
jelly and icecream or to save messing about we bought individual mousses( 99p for 10) and plastic spoons

We made a load of drink up before hand in big bottles because it was so much easier than trying to serve 50 children at once :rotfl:

Cruiksl

We always have top hats - melt chocolate into a cake case and chuck a marshmallow in. Kids love them.

chocolatepennyfarthing

Hi, have to childrens parties coming up. One is for 30 and one for 70. Anyone know where the cheapest place for plates, plastic cups etc is. Also who has some good buys on for crisps, drinks biscuits. Would also appreciate ideas as to what to feed 70 13 - 14 year olds, the younger party are not so much of a problem. Will have no cooking faciities at venue.
Thanks