What should I serve parents at my kid’s birthday party?

[Anonymous]

Offer plenty of drinks: coffee, iced tea, carbonated water. Nobody will eat more than a polite nibble. Maybe make up a tray of pigs in a blanket or some cheese and crackers.

[Anonymous]

10 am seems a bit early for pizza for the kids, no?

In any event, for the parents I'd just put out a cheese plate and a fruit plate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10 am seems a bit early for pizza for the kids, no?

In any event, for the parents I'd just put out a cheese plate and a fruit plate.

No. They'll play 10-11 and then have pizza at 11 (or a bit after until everyone gets settled, gets drinks, gets sanitizer, etc.) 11 starts the lunchtime periods in my kids school.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't do anything special for the parents other than maybe a box of coffee, if not too much of a hassle, and would just order enough pizza and cake that parents can have some, but I don't mind leftovers.

My big suggestion would be to have enough water for parents. The last two kid venue parties we've been to have been really warm, and there was not enough water for both parents and kids (first one I didn't bring my own water bottle, won't make that mistake again). At the one the parents all grabbed a water bottle leaving only a juice box each for the kids. It was not enough.

[Anonymous]

Coffee and water is fine. I like PPs idea of a box of donut holes - easy to eat one whereas most adults don’t want a whole slice of cake in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Also if it’s a trampoline place, parents will absolutely stay for a kindergarten party. High chance of their kid getting bumped into and crying at that age.

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised at how many say not to feed parents. We always fed parents, everyone ate and we made it clear lunch was served for everyone in the invitation. Bagels are cheap.

[Anonymous]

Just have extra pizza and extra cake and extra beverages (including sparkling waters and such that are more geared toward adults) so adults can have what kids are having if they want. Don’t get anything especially for the adults since most adults won’t want to eat anyway. A box of coffee is always nice, though.

[Anonymous]

Cannot stress enough to have extra beverages, especially water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised at how many say not to feed parents. We always fed parents, everyone ate and we made it clear lunch was served for everyone in the invitation. Bagels are cheap.

I’d do breakfast-y stuff for kids and adults. Agree with PP that 11 is early for pizza. And I’d put it in the invite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised at how many say not to feed parents. We always fed parents, everyone ate and we made it clear lunch was served for everyone in the invitation. Bagels are cheap.

I’d do breakfast-y stuff for kids and adults. Agree with PP that 11 is early for pizza. And I’d put it in the invite.

11 is fine for pizza for many. I'd do both. I'd prefer bagels over pizza but kids would probably prefer pizza.

[Anonymous]

You don’t serve parents anything- we don’t expect it.