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(Jarkat2002) said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like?

Quoted message said:

~Kat

I wouldn't. Cake and ice cream seems enough to me. Am
assuming that since you're not serving a meal (lunch,
breakfast, dinner) that your party will be between two of
those meals (lunch and dinner -- an afternoon thang). That
being my assumption, if you fill the little beggars up with
snacks beyond the Birthday Cake and Ice Cream, they won't
their regularly scheduled meal at home. Me, I'd stick with
cake and ice cream. Barb the Curmudgeon who hated hosting my
kids' birthday parties.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> updated 3-29-04.

Jarkat2002 a écrit :

Quoted message said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like?

What my kids and their friends love - but I don't know
whether it can be found in the US - are either wha't called
here "surprise bread" (a big rounded bread which interior
has been cut, made into small sandwiches with ham etc, and
then refilled with those sandwiches - you can order this in
any big bakery) or the small baked stuff you buy frozen and
then cook in your oven and serve hot, like mini-pizzas (I'm
talking pizzas small enough to be eaten in 2 or 3 bites),
mini-quiches, mini ham-stuffed croissants etc.

Nathalie in Switzerland

What time is the party? My first thought was pizza. Yes, I
know you said it wasn't a meal, but pizza is always popular
with kids.

My next thought is cookies and brownies. Cake and ice cream
require a bowl and plate and napkins and spoons. Cookies are
more something the kids can nibble while running around
making messes.

The thing to remember about children that age is that they
still require a fair amount of help when eating. Spills are
likely. Where older children can help themselves from a
serving plate, 5 year olds will have trouble weilding the
cake knife or ice cream scoop. This is the age of eyes being
bigger than the stomach. Every child will insist on an
enormous portion and then not be able to finish half of it
before it melts or is reduced to crumbs. You're really best
off keeping the food part of this party very simple and
everything pre-portioned in the kitchen. The children will
be up to taking a plate with food on it and a spoon, sitting
down and eating. If you add eating to distractions such as
party games or conversation the way you do at an adult
party, it will overwhelm the children. If you have lots of
choices and food, like cake, ice cream, cookies, popsicles,
brownies, carrot sticks, dip, pizza and Hershey's kisses, no
matter how kid-friendly the food, it is still too much.

--Lia

Jarkat2002 said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like?

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Quoted message said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and

ice

Quoted message said:

cream) Not a meal, just snacks and the like? ~Kat

I would go with finger food like chicken nuggets, pizza
rolls, bite sized pizzas, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
cut into quarters, cubes of cheese, wedges of apples, celery
stalks with peanut butter, cocktail franks wrapped in
refrigerated rolls (pigs in a blanket) and so on.

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: What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
: (besides
cake and ice
: cream) Not a meal, just snacks and the like? ~Kat
: ==========

At Nathan's 5 y/o party last week, the kids went nuts for
the Cheddar & More Cheddar flavored Cheez-It Twisterz by
Sunshine and the Pepperidge Farms Goldfish Colors.

His theme was a Dog Party and I served the snacks in new
(clean!) dog food bowls. He invited 6 kids and his party was
for 2 hours. Worked perfectly. In lieu of typical games they
made sock puppets (We used washable markers and I put Velcro
dots on the backs of jiggly eyes so that when you put them
on inside-out socks they stick and can be moved!) and after
the kids played with those we went out into the garage (it
rained that day) and we passed out 4" pots for planting
daisy and pumpkin seeds. Most cartoon dogs 'dig in dirt' so
we thought planting stuff might be fun.

Are you planning any type of theme - other than "Birthday
Party"? LOL

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What time is the party? My first thought was pizza. Yes, I
know you said it wasn't a meal, but pizza is always
popular with kids.

My next thought is cookies and brownies. Cake and ice
cream require a bowl and plate and napkins and spoons.
Cookies are more something the kids can nibble while
running around making messes.

The thing to remember about children that age is that they
still require a fair amount of help when eating. Spills
are likely. Where older children can help themselves from
a serving plate, 5 year olds will have trouble weilding
the cake knife or ice cream scoop. This is the age of eyes
being bigger than the stomach. Every child will insist on
an enormous portion and then not be able to finish half of
it before it melts or is reduced to crumbs. You're really
best off keeping the food part of this party very simple
and everything pre-portioned in the kitchen. The children
will be up to taking a plate with food on it and a spoon,
sitting down and eating. If you add eating to distractions
such as party games or conversation the way you do at an
adult party, it will overwhelm the children. If you have
lots of choices and food, like cake, ice cream, cookies,
popsicles, brownies, carrot sticks, dip, pizza and
Hershey's kisses, no matter how kid-friendly the food, it
is still too much.

Skip the cake and ice cream and just serve crudite's...
they'll BEG their parents to let them go home!

Dunty Porteous, Parent of four-year old twins, knows better

--
"It tastes like burning..... waaaaa!!!!"
-Ralph Wiggum

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: Julia Altshuler <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: > What time is the party? My first thought was pizza.
: > Yes, I
know you
: > said it wasn't a meal, but pizza is always popular
: > with kids.
: >
: >
: > My next thought is cookies and brownies. Cake and
: > ice cream
require a
: > bowl and plate and napkins and spoons. Cookies are more
something the
: > kids can nibble while running around making messes.
: >
: >
: > The thing to remember about children that age is
: > that they
still require
: > a fair amount of help when eating. Spills are
: > likely. Where
older
: > children can help themselves from a serving plate,
: > 5 year
olds will have
: > trouble weilding the cake knife or ice cream scoop.
: > This is
the age of
: > eyes being bigger than the stomach. Every child will
: > insist
on an
: > enormous portion and then not be able to finish
: > half of it
before it
: > melts or is reduced to crumbs. You're really best off
keeping the food
: > part of this party very simple and everything pre-
: > portioned
in the
: > kitchen. The children will be up to taking a plate
: > with food
on it and
: > a spoon, sitting down and eating. If you add eating to
distractions
: > such as party games or conversation the way you do at an
adult party, it
: > will overwhelm the children. If you have lots of
: > choices and
food, like
: > cake, ice cream, cookies, popsicles, brownies, carrot
sticks, dip,
: > pizza and Hershey's kisses, no matter how kid-
: > friendly the
food, it is
: > still too much.
:
: Skip the cake and ice cream and just serve
: crudite's... they'll
BEG their
: parents to let them go home!
:
: Dunty Porteous,
:==========

Interesting... For our party, the kids were given a cupcake
(Nathan chose that - 2 years ago he chose a Sachertorte!)
and the choice of 1 scoop of Butterzinger Ice cream (Ice
cream with Butterfinger candies in it) or sherbet. I also
gave them a juice box (actually, Hawaiian Punch's 10 calorie
juice drink). No messes and everyone handled things fine.

Nathan LOVES crudités! Carrots, celery, hot artichoke dip,
and curry dip, too. Some kids do and some kids don't... Of
course, he has also been in love with dill pickles and
cocktail onions since 9 months! The kid's a freak but loves
a huge variety of foods - I couldn't be more happy! I have
also learned that if we go out to a seafood restaurant -
the kid gets his own food! I tried sharing with him and he
ate more than me! Shrimp Scampi and Crab legs puts him in
7th Heaven!
--
Cyndi <Remove a "b" to reply

Jarkat2002 said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like?

If it's not at a mealtime (breakfast, lunch or dinner)
then cake, ice cream and drinks should be just fine. If
your party is just after lunch, they won't be hungry, and
if it's a time before dinner, you might ruin their
appetites. I'd stick with the cake and ice cream and focus
more on the activities to keep them from destroying things
(I have boys <g>😉.

--
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Offramp - <http://mypage.org/mcpierce> "What do you care
what other people think, Mr. Feynman?"

Jarkat2002 said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like? ~Kat

"The early bird gets the worm, the second mouse gets the
cheese."

I think the key information here is who wants something
besides cake and ice cream. If it is Nathan, then you have
to go with the flow, all other parent's and curmudgeon's
advice aside. It is the kid's party.

If it is you - cake and ice cream. Have anything special at
a family dinner or lunch the preceding or following day.

jim

Jarkat2002 said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like? ~Kat

Sandwiches cut small, with whatever fillings American kids
like. Those tiny 'cocktail' hot dogs Cut-up apples with
some sort of dip they'd like (and maybe some other pieces
of fruit). Cheese cubes. Tiny meatballs Chunks of ham or
turkey If it's the right crowd, raw celery chunks and those
turned carrots sold by the bag Maybe a platter of fries
with ketchup

Jarkat2002 said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like?

Hotdogs, potato chips, pretzels, maybe some cheese and
crackers for the adults.

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Quoted message said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and

ice

Quoted message said:

cream) Not a meal, just snacks and the like? ~Kat

April is birthday month at our house, and I just threw
parties for our 4 and 7 yr old children. One party was
snacks (popcorn, Sun chips, grapes) and cake; the other was
a pizza lunch (w/ carrot, celery & red bell pepper stix
+ dip and fruit salad on the side) followed by cake.

It kind of depends on the flow of the party. At my 7yo son's
party, I wanted the "seated" part of the party to last
longer than 10 minutes, so that's why we passed bowls of
snacks at the table before we had cake. It gave me a few
minutes to get drinks ready, candles lit, etc. Those bagged
KoolAid-type drinks are pretty good -- they don't spill, and
some are colorless, so that in case you have one obnoxious
bag-squeezer, you won't have stains. This year, though, I
made my own KoolAid (with 1/2 the sugar) and also offered
water and milk (I cut off the KoolAid and switched them to
water after 2 servings each...am I mean, or what?)

At my daughter's party, I wish I'd done cupcakes instead of
cake -- her 3- and 4-yo friends don't really eat cake, they
just eat the frosting. They are more likely to eat cupcakes,
I think (but she asked for cake). One year, I made a cat
cake. It was a round, single layer cake, frosted pink and
decorated to look like a giant cat face, w/ green m&m eyes
and pink-frosted tortilla chip ears. I made kitten cupcakes
to go with it (miniature versions of the mama cat cake, each
one a bit different). It was very cute and everyone got
their choice of cupcake vs. slice o' cake. All the kids ate
kittens, and we grownups polished off the mama cat.

I would save the ice cream part for family dinner or
something. I find that ice cream just makes a melted mess
and rarely gets eaten.

If you are really "into" having a snack of some kind, and
you want to have something thematic, check out the website
for Family Fun magazine (www.familyfun.com? not sure). They
have awesome cakes, snacks, etc. to fit just about any
theme. Have fun!

Chris

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Quoted message said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and

ice

Quoted message said:

cream) Not a meal, just snacks and the like? ~Kat

April is birthday month at our house, and I just threw
parties for our 4 and 7 yr old children. One party was
snacks (popcorn, Sun chips, grapes) and cake; the other
was a pizza lunch (w/ carrot, celery & red bell pepper
stix + dip and fruit salad on the side) followed by cake.

It kind of depends on the flow of the party. At my 7yo
son's party, I wanted the "seated" part of the party to
last longer than 10 minutes, so that's why we passed bowls
of snacks at the table before we had cake. It gave me a
few minutes to get drinks ready, candles lit, etc. Those
bagged KoolAid-type drinks are pretty good -- they don't
spill, and some are colorless, so that in case you have
one obnoxious bag-squeezer, you won't have stains. This
year, though, I made my own KoolAid (with 1/2 the sugar)
and also offered water and milk (I cut off the KoolAid and
switched them to water after 2 servings each...am I mean,
or what?)

At my daughter's party, I wish I'd done cupcakes instead
of cake -- her 3- and 4-yo friends don't really eat cake,
they just eat the frosting. They are more likely to eat
cupcakes, I think (but she asked for cake). One year, I
made a cat cake. It was a round, single layer cake,
frosted pink and decorated to look like a giant cat face,
w/ green m&m eyes and pink-frosted tortilla chip ears. I
made kitten cupcakes to go with it (miniature versions
of the mama cat cake, each one a bit different). It was
very cute and everyone got their choice of cupcake vs.
slice o' cake. All the kids ate kittens, and we
grownups polished off the mama cat.

I would save the ice cream part for family dinner or
something. I find that ice cream just makes a melted mess
and rarely gets eaten.

If you are really "into" having a snack of some kind, and
you want to have something thematic, check out the website
for Family Fun magazine (www.familyfun.com? not sure).
They have awesome cakes, snacks, etc. to fit just about
any theme. Have fun!

Chris

Nobody mentioned "loot bags".

--
Once during Prohibition I was forced to live for days on
nothing but food and water.
--------
FIELDS, W. C.

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: >> What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake
: >> and
: > ice
: >> cream) Not a meal, just snacks and the like? ~Kat
: >>

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: > If you are really "into" having a snack of some kind,
: > and you
want to
: > have something thematic, check out the website for
: > Family Fun
magazine
: > (www.familyfun.com? not sure). They have awesome cakes,
snacks, etc.
: > to fit just about any theme. Have fun!
: >
: > Chris
: >
: >
: >
:
: Nobody mentioned "loot bags".
:
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We had them. I didn't go all out crazy with them like I
could have...! This year the girls got little hair clips and
everyone got a watch. You gotta love those Big Lots/Odd Lots
stores! The watches were only a buck so it didn't break me
and the youngest one couldn't make it (nap time!) so I sent
his home with his big sister - he got a video on colors
(he's 20 months old but Nathan thought he should invite him
since his big 4 y/o sister was coming.)

Man! The kid made out like a bandit - I think * I * might
have to have a birthday party this year. He received one of
those battery powered bubble blowers (they are really cool -
we already had a couple so now there are enough of them for
EVERYone to have one! Yay!), a tent kit (tent, chair,
sleeping bag!), and just a lot of really cool things! For a
moment I was wishing I was the one turning five!

The "awww" moment came after everyone left. I asked him if
he had a good time and he replied, "Yes, Mom. It was the
greatest party ever."

Next year's theme should be fun putting together.
"Giraffe". I asked if other African veldt animals may be
included and he agreed but wanted the giraffe to get top
billing. What a hoot.

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In rec.food.cooking said:

What would you serve at a 5 year olds birthday party?
(besides cake and ice cream) Not a meal, just snacks and
the like?

Hot dogs. Chips.

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...I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

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Nobody mentioned "loot bags".

As a parent of a birthday party goer, I despise these
things. They are filled (usually) with cheap junk that
you have to find a way to toss. I have decided that we're
just not doing them. At Alexander's parties, we do a game
or two that has a prize and that's it.

Regards, Ranee (meanie)

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"The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord
of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by man."
Acts 17:24

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: Julia Altshuler <[email hidden]> wrote in message
: news:G9rkc.3137$J71.444157@attbi_s03...
: > What time is the party? My first thought was pizza.
: > Yes, I
know you
: > said it wasn't a meal, but pizza is always popular with
: > kids.
: >
: >
: > My next thought is cookies and brownies. Cake and ice
: > cream
require a
: > bowl and plate and napkins and spoons. Cookies are more
something the
: > kids can nibble while running around making messes.
: >
: >
: > The thing to remember about children that age is
: > that they
still require
: > a fair amount of help when eating. Spills are likely.
: > Where
older
: > children can help themselves from a serving plate,
: > 5 year
olds will have
: > trouble weilding the cake knife or ice cream scoop.
: > This is
the age of
: > eyes being bigger than the stomach. Every child will
: > insist
on an
: > enormous portion and then not be able to finish half
: > of it
before it
: > melts or is reduced to crumbs. You're really best off
keeping the food
: > part of this party very simple and everything pre-
: > portioned
in the
: > kitchen. The children will be up to taking a plate
: > with food
on it and
: > a spoon, sitting down and eating. If you add eating to
distractions
: > such as party games or conversation the way you do
: > at an
adult party, it
: > will overwhelm the children. If you have lots of
: > choices and
food, like
: > cake, ice cream, cookies, popsicles, brownies, carrot
sticks, dip,
: > pizza and Hershey's kisses, no matter how kid-
: > friendly the
food, it is
: > still too much.
:
: Skip the cake and ice cream and just serve crudite's...
: they'll
BEG their
: parents to let them go home!

Too many wombats, too much ice cream!

Quoted message said:

:
: Dunty Porteous,
:==========

Interesting... For our party, the kids were given a
cupcake (Nathan chose that - 2 years ago he chose a
Sachertorte!) and the choice of 1 scoop of Butterzinger
Ice cream (Ice cream with Butterfinger candies in it) or
sherbet. I also gave them a juice box (actually, Hawaiian
Punch's 10 calorie juice drink). No messes and everyone
handled things fine.

Nathan LOVES crudités! Carrots, celery, hot artichoke dip,
and curry dip, too. Some kids do and some kids don't... Of
course, he has also been in love with dill pickles and
cocktail onions since 9 months! The kid's a freak but loves
a huge variety of foods - I couldn't be more happy! I have
also learned that if we go out to a seafood restaurant -
the kid gets his own food! I tried sharing with him and he
ate more than me! Shrimp Scampi and Crab legs puts him in
7th Heaven!