On Jul 13, 10:06 pm, cjra > wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> It's been forever since I last posted here. I am so glad to see this
> group has survived - so many of my others have not
>
> We're having a 3rd birthday party for my daughter. It'll be a Sat
> afternoon, 3-6pm, aimed mainly at kids but some parents present. It
> will be followed by a much larger party, including adults and kids for
> the evening (sort of a block party with a few houses).
>
> I'm stumped for food for the kiddos. Ages will range from a few months
> to about 7 yrs. It's not really a meal time, but I gather I need more
> than cake It'll also be hotter than h*ll. It's been in the 100s
> here and doesn't look to give anytime soon. I reallllllllly don't want
> to grill anything. Cooking inside is cooler, but I'd rather have
> stuff I can prepare in advance.
>
> I'll have a bunch more food for the evening party, and usually do a
> huge array of heavy appetizers, but I figure I need something for the
> kids' as well. Not Pizza. Healthy is nice - and many of these kids
> come from families who don't do fast-food, but it doesn't *have* to be
> healthy, it is a party afterall. Ideally, an array of kid-friendly
> appetizers could work, late afternoon snack type stuff. Any
> suggestions? My kid eats rather grown up food (smelly expensive
> French cheese and pate, or even foie gras are favourites...go figure)
> but not exactly what I want to serve to a group of kids! Her
> favourite afternoon snack is plain yoghurt mixed with pureed fruit,
> but that's not really party-friendly.
>
> Thanks!

I should add, there's no real theme to build around, other than "kids
have fun".....