On the birthday of her child, any mother wants to arrange an unforgettable holiday for him and his friends. It's not easy: you need to come up with interesting entertainment for children, decorate the room, think over the menu. With treats, as a rule, the most problems arise, because kids are picky enough in food.
What to cook for a children's birthday to please everyone?
Snacks
You should not cook a lot of heavy salads with mayonnaise for children; it is better to serve a variety of sandwiches, canapes and tartlets on the festive table. When you do them, show your imagination! You can, for example, lay on slices "ladybugs" rolls from cherry tomatoes or "mice" from quail eggs.
You can also make "curly" sandwiches. Using baking tins, cut out various figures from slices of bread: Christmas trees, stars, hearts.
Canapes are also very popular with children: small sandwiches on skewers.
If you do plan to feed the children with salads, it is best to fill small tartlets with them.
Hot
You should not do a lot of hot things: children are little ones and, having eaten snacks, can generally refuse the main course.
To prevent this from happening, try to interest the little guests with original cutlets in the form of hedgehogs, turtles or mice. For older children, you can cook chicken skewers.
Children will most likely refuse the side dish, but still make some mashed potatoes. A good option for a hot dish is pizza. Almost all children adore her.
Dessert
Special attention should be paid to the sweet table! Its main attribute, of course, is a birthday cake with candles. Also, make sure there are plenty of cookies, candies, and other sweets on the table.
Of course, a children's festive table is unthinkable without fruit. You can make a fruit salad dressed with yogurt or ice cream, or fruit canapes (string pieces of different fruits on skewers).
Children's menu rules
- There should be no fatty, spicy and smoked dishes on the table.
- There is no need to cook anything exotic: toddlers prefer traditional, familiar food.
- Prepare meals that are convenient to eat.
- In advance, check with the parents of the invited children if the kids are allergic to any foods.
- All ingredients for cooking must be fresh
- When decorating dishes, show your imagination: children really like the original serving
- Avoid mayonnaise, replacing it with sour cream or natural yogurt.
- Do not add garlic and hot peppers to baby dishes.
- It is better to serve all dishes for children in portions. Arrange salads in advance on plates or tartlets, cut pizza and cake into portions, etc.
- Make sure you have enough drinks. Children will probably move a lot and therefore want to drink a lot.
Sample holiday menu for children from 2 to 5 years old
- Small curly sandwiches with cheese and cherry tomatoes.
- Chicken noodle soup.
- Chicken cutlet with mashed potatoes.
- Fruit salad with yoghurt in shortbread baskets.
- Light jelly cake.
- Natural compote.
Sample menu of the festive table for children over 5 years old
- Tartlets with Olivier salad.
- Several types of sandwiches and canapes.
- Chicken skewers on skewers.
- Mini pizzas with ham, cheese and cherry tomatoes.
- Fruit canapes.
- Cake.
- Ice cream.
- Natural compote
- Lemonade.
