Kid Party

Andy said:

"Gregory Morrow"
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If someone is allergic to something being served, then it's incumbent
upon *them* to make adjustments (including not attending the event),
not the host of the event.

Greg, you sorry, dumb [censored].

What!?

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Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow said:

Debbie said:

I'd not use peanut butter unless I was sure there were no nut
allergies. Even if you did your best to keep them separate, there is
no guarantee that some wouldn't come into contact with something the
allergic child ate. I think

Don't be silly, peanut "allergies" are mostly an urban myth.

If someone is allergic to something being served, then it's incumbent
upon *them* to make adjustments (including not attending the event),
not the host of the event.

Kids of that age 3-6 are not "incumbent" to do anything, Greg. They want
what they want and I'm sure it's incumbent on the parents, not the kids.
Having said that, I don't know if it's media exposure or what, but I sure
never heard about peanut allergies when I was a kid that age. No one
hesitated to serve PB&J to kids. No one had to worry about peanuts (or
"peanut dust"😉 in a lunchbox or on an airplane. So <shrug> I dunno. Of
course, when I was a kid not every friend was on Ritalin and diagnosed with
ADHD, either. Reeses Pieces, anyone?

Jill

jmcquown said:

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Gregory Morrow said:

Debbie wrote:

> I'd not use peanut butter unless I was sure there were no nut
> allergies. Even if you did your best to keep them separate, there
> is no guarantee that some wouldn't come into contact with
> something the allergic child ate. I think

Don't be silly, peanut "allergies" are mostly an urban myth.

If someone is allergic to something being served, then it's
incumbent upon *them* to make adjustments (including not attending
the event), not the host of the event.

Kids of that age 3-6 are not "incumbent" to do anything, Greg. They
want what they want and I'm sure it's incumbent on the parents, not
the kids. Having said that, I don't know if it's media exposure or
what, but I sure never heard about peanut allergies when I was a kid
that age. No one hesitated to serve PB&J to kids. No one had to
worry about peanuts (or "peanut dust"😉 in a lunchbox or on an
airplane. So <shrug> I dunno. Of course, when I was a kid not
every friend was on Ritalin and diagnosed with ADHD, either. Reeses
Pieces, anyone?

I think the reason we didn't hear about things when we were kids was because
there wasn't the big movement then that all kids should be able to attend
school safely, whether they be developmentally handicapped or have an
allergy. As with other things, these rights will expand to other public
places as well, such as restaurants. It is just a matter of time. There
was just a piece on CNN earlier today about the increase in food allergies
and the potential for anaphylactic shock with nuts. There is a move on for
tougher regulations on listing food ingredients and removing all food
products from schools that contain nuts, traces or nuts or can't be
guaranteed not to have any. People are free to do what they like. I just
put out my opinions. The thing is, for myself anyway, should a kid die from
coming into contact with nuts at my house, I would have a tough time getting
over it.. whether it was the kids parents responsibility (and not mine) or
not. I knew someone who would react just from walnut shells being in the
trash about 3 feet from her.

Debbie

Gregory Morrow said:

Debbie said:

I'd not use peanut butter unless I was sure there were no nut allergies.
Even if you did your best to keep them separate, there is no guarantee

that

Quoted message said:

some wouldn't come into contact with something the allergic child ate. I
think

Don't be silly, peanut "allergies" are mostly an urban myth.

Tell that to my son's girlfriend who is allergic to peanuts and has reacted to
small and unknown exposure to them.

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If someone is allergic to something being served, then it's incumbent upon
*them* to make adjustments (including not attending the event), not the host
of the event.

In most cases I would agree, but for some reason, some people are extremely
sensitive to peanuts.

"Tara & Guy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi
I haven't been around in forever, hi all!
Planning a kids party, age 3 to 6.

Do cold sandwiches (meat & ch, PB&J) cut into cute shapes, tuna salad,
deviled eggs, chips and dip, cupcakes and brownies sound OK, or do I need
to
grill up some hot dogs or burgers too? (Juice, soda and milk)

Of course I need to feed the kids' parents also, so I was going to do a
fresh fruit salad, nice breads, coldcuts and maybe a seafood salad. At a
noon party for 3-6 year-olds, with swimming, can I skip alcohol? Or do
just wine?

I have no idea how many people. I'm off for the summer, my son misses his
friends from daycare, so we're having a party.
Thanks!
Tara
pridy@andthentherest :-)

I'd keep the hot dogs and burgers on hand, just in case, but not prepare
them unless I needed to (say, if there were a couple picky eaters or more
people than I expected, or hungrier people than I expected 🙂 ). I'd also
skip the alcohol all together. I'm not much of a drinker to begin with, but
people drinking while monitoring 3-6 yr olds in a swimming pool just sounds
like a bad idea to me.

Have fun 🙂 The menu sounds fun and tasty, and it sounds like a good time.

kimberly

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Dave Smith said:

cathyxyz said:

Don't think the kids that age would be interested in the tuna salad or
deviled eggs - I am sure the adults would eat them though! The other
stuff sounds fine. Kids generally love hot dogs so that might be a good
idea too.

I don't know about that. When I was a kid I loved tuna salad and devilled
eggs. I
also liked egg salad, salmon salad, ham and pickle salad, cheese and
pickle
sandwiches. I think you are right on the money with hot dogs.

Okay, as I said to Lynne, I stand corrected on the tuna salad/deviled eggs
thing 🙂 My kids don't like them, so I am sorry if I was "generalizing"...

I guess we'll let ya live, THIS time-but don't let it happen again!LOL

Lynne A
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LynneA said:

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Dave Smith said:

cathyxyz wrote:

>Don't think the kids that age would be interested in the tuna salad or
>deviled eggs - I am sure the adults would eat them though! The other
>stuff sounds fine. Kids generally love hot dogs so that might be a good
>idea too.

I don't know about that. When I was a kid I loved tuna salad and devilled
eggs. I
also liked egg salad, salmon salad, ham and pickle salad, cheese and
pickle
sandwiches. I think you are right on the money with hot dogs.

Okay, as I said to Lynne, I stand corrected on the tuna salad/deviled eggs
thing 🙂 My kids don't like them, so I am sorry if I was "generalizing"...

I guess we'll let ya live, THIS time-but don't let it happen again!LOL

Lynne A
[email hidden]

Yes Mom. Sorry Mom. 🙂
Cathy

--
I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

LynneA said:

"cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Dave Smith said:

cathyxyz wrote:

> Don't think the kids that age would be interested in the tuna
> salad or deviled eggs - I am sure the adults would eat them
> though! The other stuff sounds fine. Kids generally love hot dogs
> so that might be a good idea too.

I don't know about that. When I was a kid I loved tuna salad and
devilled eggs. I
also liked egg salad, salmon salad, ham and pickle salad, cheese and
pickle
sandwiches. I think you are right on the money with hot dogs.

Okay, as I said to Lynne, I stand corrected on the tuna
salad/deviled eggs thing 🙂 My kids don't like them, so I am sorry
if I was "generalizing"...

I guess we'll let ya live, THIS time-but don't let it happen again!LOL

Lynne A
[email hidden]

She also started talking about *food* in a OT thread! Sheesh! 😉

Jill

jmcquown said:

LynneA said:

"cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Dave Smith wrote:

>cathyxyz wrote:
>
>
>
>>Don't think the kids that age would be interested in the tuna
>>salad or deviled eggs - I am sure the adults would eat them
>>though! The other stuff sounds fine. Kids generally love hot dogs
>>so that might be a good idea too.
>
>
>I don't know about that. When I was a kid I loved tuna salad and
>devilled eggs. I
>also liked egg salad, salmon salad, ham and pickle salad, cheese and
>pickle
>sandwiches. I think you are right on the money with hot dogs.
>

Okay, as I said to Lynne, I stand corrected on the tuna
salad/deviled eggs thing 🙂 My kids don't like them, so I am sorry
if I was "generalizing"...

I guess we'll let ya live, THIS time-but don't let it happen again!LOL

Lynne A
[email hidden]

She also started talking about *food* in a OT thread! Sheesh! 😉

Jill

Can't help myself. Hate to admit this, but we are having take-out
tonight.... chicken wings, hopefully! 🙂
Cheers
Cathy - oops, I did it again...

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LynneA said:

I guess we'll let ya live, THIS time-but don't let it happen again!LOL

Lynne A
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Yes Mom. Sorry Mom. 🙂
Cathy

--
I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it

Much better ;-)

Lynne A
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"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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LynneA said:

I guess we'll let ya live, THIS time-but don't let it happen again!LOL

Lynne A
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She also started talking about *food* in a OT thread! Sheesh! 😉

Jill

Oh, good grief, what DOES get into people??LOLOL

Lynne A
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wow, I got no replies
today is the big day
we have BBQ chicken for kids, Sabbretts, devilled eggs with and without,
chips and dips, fresh fruit, [censored] Wonka chocolate cake with purple goo,
spicy wings, veggie kabobs with squash, zucchini, red pepper and onion in
balsamic vinegar, S&P and a dash of Tabasco, go-gurts, ice pops, every tupe
of soda. Upsettingly, no one RSVPed from my son's school. Other families
had the same thing happen this summer. I guess people are just busy. (We
live 1 1/2 hours from the shore)
For fun we have the pool, face pants, water balloons, twister and some other
stuff.
Bye
Tara

salsain article [email hidden], Tara & Guy at
[email hidden] wrote on 7/13/05 10:15 AM:

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Hi
I haven't been around in forever, hi all!
Planning a kids party, age 3 to 6.

Do cold sandwiches (meat & ch, PB&J) cut into cute shapes, tuna salad,
deviled eggs, chips and dip, cupcakes and brownies sound OK, or do I need to
grill up some hot dogs or burgers too? (Juice, soda and milk)

Of course I need to feed the kids' parents also, so I was going to do a
fresh fruit salad, nice breads, coldcuts and maybe a seafood salad. At a
noon party for 3-6 year-olds, with swimming, can I skip alcohol? Or do
just wine?

I have no idea how many people. I'm off for the summer, my son misses his
friends from daycare, so we're having a party.
Thanks!
Tara
pridy@andthentherest :-)

"Tara & Guy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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wow, I got no replies
today is the big day
we have BBQ chicken for kids, Sabbretts, devilled eggs with and
without,
chips and dips, fresh fruit, [censored] Wonka chocolate cake with purple
goo,
spicy wings, veggie kabobs with squash, zucchini, red pepper and onion
in
balsamic vinegar, S&P and a dash of Tabasco, go-gurts, ice pops, every
tupe
of soda. Upsettingly, no one RSVPed from my son's school. Other
families
had the same thing happen this summer. I guess people are just busy.
(We
live 1 1/2 hours from the shore)
For fun we have the pool, face pants, water balloons, twister and some
other
stuff.
Bye
Tara

Hope you have a wonderful day🙂

Ophelia

Tara & Guy said:

wow, I got no replies

You got quite a few replies. Maybe they just didn't show up on your
newsreader -- check Google.

Have a fun party!

Tara

One time on Usenet said:

wow, I got no replies

Are you sure? I remember replying to this thread. You might check
Google.

Quoted message said:

today is the big day
we have BBQ chicken for kids, Sabbretts, devilled eggs with and without,
chips and dips, fresh fruit, [censored] Wonka chocolate cake with purple goo,
spicy wings, veggie kabobs with squash, zucchini, red pepper and onion in
balsamic vinegar, S&P and a dash of Tabasco, go-gurts, ice pops, every tupe
of soda.

Sounds good.

Quoted message said:

Upsettingly, no one RSVPed from my son's school. Other families
had the same thing happen this summer. I guess people are just busy. (We
live 1 1/2 hours from the shore)

Buddy (DS) has a summer birthday, and I also got tired of people not
letting me know if they're coming. Just seems like folks don't have
manners anymore. I didn't bother with RSVPs this year -- not even paper
invitations; just called each kid and asked their parents myself. We
got a great turn out.

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For fun we have the pool, face pants, water balloons, twister and some other
stuff.

I hope that's supposed to be "face paints"... ;-)

--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, VidGamer, novice cook, dieter ~

Tara & Guy said:

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wow, I got no replies

Actually there was quite a discussion in this thread. Check google.

Debbie

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Tara & Guy said:

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wow, I got no replies

Actually there was quite a discussion in this thread. Check google.

Debbie

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Maybe she meant she didn't get any RSVP replies from the attendees....
that's how I read it.

Cyndi

Rick & Cyndi said:

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"Debbie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Tara & Guy wrote:
>> wow, I got no replies

Actually there was quite a discussion in this thread. Check google.

Debbie

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Maybe she meant she didn't get any RSVP replies from the
attendees.... that's how I read it.

Perhaps you are right... but futher into the message she said that she
didn't get any rsvps from any of the childs school friends. So I took it to
meaning no replies here.

Debbie

"Tara" wrote ...

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Tara & Guy said:

wow, I got no replies

You got quite a few replies. Maybe they just didn't show up on your
newsreader -- check Google.

Have a fun party!

Tara

I think she meant from the invitees saying yea or nay on attending.

Pam

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Gregory Morrow said:

Debbie said:

I'd not use peanut butter unless I was sure there were no nut
allergies.

I think that would be "allergy nut".

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Don't be silly, peanut "allergies" are mostly an urban myth.

Just about

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Tell that to my son's girlfriend who is allergic to peanuts and has
reacted to
small and unknown exposure to them.

Wow. I wonder how people managed for aaaaaaaaaaall theeeeeeeese yeeeeeeeears
in the presence of that old lunchbox staple ...