Make birthday snacks kid friendly.
A child's birthday party is a raucous, fun-filled event. With so much activity, it is important to make your birthday guests' dining experience as neat as possible. Serve kids party snacks that are handheld and tasty. Easy-to-eat treats promote neater nibbling and less mess. For small parties, just offer a couple of snacks. Offer a larger selection of foods for bigger parties. Does this Spark an idea?
PBJ Cutouts
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are kid pleasers. Prepare these sandwiches on white and wheat bread. Use fun-shaped cookie cutters to cut out shapes like stars and circles in the sandwiches. Arrange the mini-sandwiches on decorative plastic plates. Have plenty of this party favorite on hand. Ask guests ahead of time if anyone has peanut allergies. If so, then stick with simple jelly sandwiches.
Little Pigs
Divide crescent roll dough, and roll up tiny smoked sausages in them. Bake them, and let them cool before serving on platters. If you like, skip the smoked sausage and use hot dogs instead. Cut the hot dogs in four sections, and roll them in the dough. Use fat-free or kosher dogs for kids if you like serving healthier foods. Corn dogs come with stick holders that allow kids to carry them and eat. Bake a batch before the party. Corn dogs look good standing up in decorative bowls or sitting on a plate.
Roll-Ups
Serve roll-ups at your party. Drain ham or turkey sandwich slices. Lay them flat with a slice of cheese on the inside. Roll up the snack, and slice it into two rolls. Skewer them with dressy toothpicks if kids are older. Skip the toothpicks for younger children. You can also unroll fruit-wrap snacks, and fill them with bananas or apples slices. Roll them back up, and slice. Kids already love these treats, so these variations will be popular.
Stuffed Foods
Core out tiny cherry tomatoes. Fill them up with cream cheese, and top with bacon bits. Place them on tiered plates. Slice celery sticks into 2-inch pieces. Fill the celery sticks with peanut butter.
Cheese Shapes
Serve cheese as a party of your appetizer selections. Buy pre-sliced cheese, or cut block cheese yourself into 1-inch squares. Arrange them on small plates. Use cheese varieties that children's palettes appreciate. Some of those are cheddar, white cheddar, mozzarella and Colby-Jack cheeses. Cut a thick block into slices, and use tiny cookie cutters to cut out swirl and star shapes from the cheese. Cut the cheese later rather than earlier. Cheese prepared too early can dry out and become less tasty.
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