For outdoor parties, grill hot dogs and allow your guests to add their preferred toppings.
When planning a birthday party, select foods that will fit your budget and match the needs of your guests. Kids enjoy healthful snacks and fun-to-make items such as individual pizzas. For outdoor parties, plan to grill hot dogs and hamburgers. Theme-based parties will allow you to select dishes that match easily with the party's theme. Finally, instead of using a traditional birthday cake for your event, consider preparing a more creative dessert. Does this Spark an idea?
Kids' Party Food
If you're throwing a party for a child, carefully select items that will be easy for a young child to eat and will also be healthy. You can serve fruits and vegetables such as strawberries, sliced watermelons, apples and or carrots. Kids enjoy eating finger foods at parties, so prepare chicken nuggets. For a fun pizza party twist, allow kids to make their own miniature pizzas. Prepare small bowls containing sauce, cheese, ham, pepperoni, mushrooms and variety of vegetables so that the kids can create their own pizza masterpieces.
Outdoor Parties
Light up your grill for outdoor birthday parties.
If you're planning a party at the park or even a birthday event in your backyard, pull out the grill to make some great food selections. Grill hot dogs, hamburgers or even shrimp. Serve guests potato chips to go with their grilled food and have plenty of soft drinks available. If younger children are invited, have healthy juice boxes ready for them. For a fancier outdoor food selection, plan to make kebabs (or allow your guests to make do-it-yourself kebabs). Have skewers ready, and add items like freshly cut vegetables, shrimp or chicken slices to the skewers.
Food To Match The Theme
Once you recognize the theme of your party, the food selections will be easier to determine because you can select drinks and dishes that go well with the general theme. For example, if you are having a carnival-themed birthday, then prepare treats that can normally be found at a carnival such as cotton candy, soft pretzels or snow-cones for the guests. For a movie-themed event, food can include nachos and fresh popcorn.
Cake Alternatives
You don't have to use a traditional birthday cake to celebrate the special occasion; instead, allow guests to create their own birthday sundaes. Set up an assortment of toppings like nuts, crushed cookies and gummy bears so that guests can get creative with their sundaes. You can also serve your favorite pie at the party, so you can treat your guests to a slice of cherry pie or chocolate pie. In addition, you can purchase birthday cookies to match the theme of the party. For example, if you are throwing a dinosaur-themed party for your child, then order dinosaur-shaped cookies from your local bakery.
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