3yo requested a pancake party...

[Anonymous]

My daughter requested a "pancake party" for her 3rd birthday and we are doing it on Sunday from 9:30-11:30am. Every single person we invited said yes which I was not expecting at all so we have like 60 people coming to our house. I very unexpectedly lost my job on Friday so now I am in a tailspin and stressing about money. I'm going to serve pancakes (premaking them the night before) with a bunch of toppings- berries, nuts, chocolate chips, lemon curd, whipped cream, etc and a big fruit salad. Then I'm doing OJ and apple juice, coffee, tea, and mimosas. Do I need to serve additional sides like bacon and sausage too or do you think I can get by with what I have currently?

[Anonymous]

I think what you have is fine.

[Anonymous]

Forget the lemon curd and serve sprinkles! This is for a 3 yr old!

[Anonymous]

I'm really sorry to hear about your job OP

I don't think you need to add more sides to what you already have.

One thing I might consider is that if you send a reminder to folks, just be clear about what you're serving.

[Anonymous]

Omg 60 people! You are a saint.

[Anonymous]

I cannot imagine making homemade pancakes for 60. You're doing more than anyone I know. It's a pancake party- no further explanation needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forget the lemon curd and serve sprinkles! This is for a 3 yr old!

Oh yes rainbow sprinkles too!

[Anonymous]

Op here- also, do you think 120 pancakes should be enough for 32 adults and 18 kids ages 3-6?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here- also, do you think 120 pancakes should be enough for 32 adults and 18 kids ages 3-6?

I'd make some mini ones for the kids!

You can even bake them- a sheet pan then cut into squares

https://www.theflavorbender.com/sheet-pan-pancakes-oven-baked/

[Anonymous]

Skip the nuts, berries and curd. I'd also leave out the sprinkles because so messy. Choc chips, sliced bananas, whip cream, syrup are enough. A meat would be nice to have but not necessary. Sausage is probably cheaper than bacon if you can find some on sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here- also, do you think 120 pancakes should be enough for 32 adults and 18 kids ages 3-6?

I'd make some mini ones for the kids!

You can even bake them- a sheet pan then cut into squares

https://www.theflavorbender.com/sheet-pan-pancakes-oven-baked/

Holy cow, op, do this! The largest group I’ve done pancakes for is 15 people, and I found that overwhelming. I can’t imagine doing it for 60! The sheet pan option sounds great!

[Anonymous]

I'm thinking I will skip a cake too and just let DD make her pancakes first and stick a candle in them.

[Anonymous]

Sorry about the job, OP. We did a party like this too for the little ones and had them come in their PJs too! Keep it simple - fewer messy toppings and no nuts with that age. Make the pancakes in advance and warm them on a tray. its ok to use frozen ones too - you have a lot of people. I wouldn't expect the adults to eat much but I would serve coffee!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forget the lemon curd and serve sprinkles! This is for a 3 yr old!

Plus 100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here- also, do you think 120 pancakes should be enough for 32 adults and 18 kids ages 3-6?

Not trying to stress you out but I think that’s cutting it a bit close without sides other than fruit. (Assuming they’re standard size I would allocate at least 2.5 pancakes per person and a bit to spare, assuming most people would want 2-3)