Party Ideas For Kids - Fun Finger Food

If you are planning a birthday party for your child, one of the most leading considerations should be the food you plan on serving. After all what kid doesn't love to eat?

Finger foods are a great menu selection for kids of all ages. Many of the choices are quite low on the "messy scale," easy to make and just plain fun to eat! (Yes, even when you are preparing them.)You don't need a plate, fork, or spoon.

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You are truly only petite by your creativity and your budget. Finger foods work best when they are 100% edible that means nothing to pick out or cut off. They include things like cheese and crackers, fruit and a variety of petite sandwiches, just to name a few.

Cut the crusts off of white bread and spread with cream cheese and jelly. A blend of cream cheese and a thin slice of cucumber works well too. Cut in quarters.

Cut a small dinner roll in half. Take off some of the bread to make a hollow. Stuff the hollow with chicken, ham or tuna salad. Serve as a topless sandwich with the fillings showing.

Hollow out cherry tomatoes, salt lightly and place upside down on a paper towel to drain for a few minutes. Stuff with bungalow cheese mixed with ranch dip.

Deviled eggs are easy and quick and most children like them.

Stuff celery stalks with peanut butter and raisins, spreadable cheese, or cream cheese then cut into bite size chunks.

Baby vegetables intrigue children. Serve baby patty pan squash, zucchini, string beans, and carrots with or without a dip. If you determine on a dip make it with bungalow cheese whirled in a blender till smooth, that's a healthier selection than sour cream or mayonnaise.

Spread small tortillas with refried beans, grated cheese and a bit of mild salsa. Fold as for a burrito, tucking the ends in, then cut in half. These can be served at room temperature.

Crackers are available in approximately every shape and flavor imaginable. Graham crackers are even fair game, in this case. Younger kids will appreciate those that are animal shaped, such as Teddy Grahams.

Pineapple chunks, apple slices, grapes or raisins, strawberries, banana chunks and peach slices all make great finger foods. Either you serve them with or without some type of fruit dip, kids will love them.

Buy petite hot dogs and serve with dips of ketchup, bbq sauce, and a mild honey mustard sauce. French fries are appetizing with these sauces as well. Children love chicken wing drummets. Buy them ready or make them yourself. If you buy them get the plain ones.

Keep portions tiny so petite fingers can cope these fun finger food ideas.

Party Ideas For Kids - Fun Finger Food

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Tea Party Menus - Fancy Nancy Would Approve of These Fancy Finger Foods!

Tea Party Menus are different from other party menus. You always see these tiny sandwiches for tea party, they are called finger sandwiches because you can hold them in your fingers. It's easy to make these small, but very tasty, sandwiches. Another menu idea is cupcakes, or mini desserts. Fruits dipped in chocolate are always welcomed at any kind of party. Put cheese and crackers out and of course, put out the party picks so the guests can pick up the hors d'ouevres. Now you've got the idea, right. Tea Party Menus usually mean small foods, tasty foods and pretty looking foods.

The finger sandwiches are simple to make. Take two pieces of bread and cut off the crust. Put some chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad or thinly sliced tomatoes on the bottom slice and put the other slice on top. (add some mayo to the tomato sandwich!) Cut it into 4 pieces and set it aside on a serving tray that's been covered with a large paper doily. Make more sandwiches until you have enough.

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Another sandwich idea is instead of bread use the corn tortillas you usually use for Mexican recipes. Spread a little of the filling on it thinly and roll it up. Use toothpicks to keep it closed. Put about 5 in it...and now cut it up into 5 or so pieces, each held shut with a toothpick. Now you've just made pinwheel sandwiches. Another perfect tea party menus idea.

Tea can be served in your finest china tea cups (unless your guests are little children) and make sure you set your table with some sugar cubes and milk. Some people do like honey and lemon in their tea, but tea parties usually don't have them set out at the table.

Desserts were mentioned in the beginning of the article...but you can make mini cupcakes and frost them in a pretty pastel color. Dip some pieces of banana and strawberry in melted chocolate. Insert a toothpick in each piece of the fruit...you can also serve some uncoated fruit along side the chocolate covered pieces. There is are some nice afternoon party menus that are easy to make and delicious to eat! Enjoy your party!

Tea Party Menus - Fancy Nancy Would Approve of These Fancy Finger Foods!

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