6th birthday party

[PrettyCandles]

Fish fingers/veggie sausages, chips and ice-cream for the tea, then a slice of birthday cake to take home with a bottle of bubbles and a balloon.

Is this OK? Dh and I dislike party bags and sugar highs, but wonder whether we're taking it a bit far. There'll be an entertainer as well - we're not total Puritans!

[krabbiepatty]

I think I might throw in some carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes... but also maybe some iced biscuits....

[moondog]

It'll be fine
Am doing similar for dd's 6th birthday next month.

[moondog]

I think people do waaaaaay to much food at parties.
The family then have to live on Monster Munch,mini sausages and tiny pizzasa for days.

[krabbiepatty]

true about the too much food, but I do like to see more than two types of thing on a plate which is why I'd throw in the crudites...

[CJinSussex]

Would definitely do biscuits as an and/or for pudding. My DD1 couldn't eat ice cream for ages and still can't eat cake because of the egg. We went to a party on Sunday and all she could eat was sausages and crisps . Gave her big ice cream when we got home though!

[PrettyCandles]

Ah - good point. I assume that anyone with any food problems would either have mentioned it by now, or have decided that they don't want to be specially catered for. I don't even know whether there are any vegetarians coming, but as it's such a common thing I thought we may as well cater for them. I think we'll add some berries/grapes etc for pudding.

[FatThighs]

I think that sounds fine - all good child friendly treaty food - add in a few fruit or veg as suggested. As a parent I would be delighted if my child was served this at a party rather than came home high on sugar and E's

Go for it.

(Note about above: I mean additive e's not the drug 'e' - well not yet anyway!)