Cake pops at birthdays - provide for parents also?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just buy a cake and have enough for everyone. To me it's better to be a good host and offer party food to all your guests than having precious little cake pops that cost a fortune.

This.

Because I hate serving cake. It’s messy and time consuming. And I hate cupcakes with all that icing. I think cake pops are so cute and will go nicely with the theme.

Then it sounds like you need to order more.

[Anonymous]

I would be so bummed if I did not get a cake pop.

[Anonymous]

So I know that siblings who come to parties they weren't invited to grow up to be adults who expect to be fed at a *child's* birthday party.

If your name is not on the invitation, you are not a guest. If your child is not mature enough to be dropped off, you are there to help your child. Surely you can go 90 minutes without shoving a slice of pizza and cake in your mouth, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just buy a cake and have enough for everyone. To me it's better to be a good host and offer party food to all your guests than having precious little cake pops that cost a fortune.

This.

Because I hate serving cake. It’s messy and time consuming. And I hate cupcakes with all that icing. I think cake pops are so cute and will go nicely with the theme.

Then it sounds like you need to order more.

+1. Serve the cake or pay more.

[Anonymous]

Whatever dessert you have, you need enough that all the kids and parents can have some if they want. I wouldn't have any cake, cake pop, or cupcake personally because I don't like them. If I'm going to indulge on something, it's not going to be cake. But plenty of adults do like cake and I think it would be rude not to have enough dessert for the adults to have some too.

[Anonymous]

Just order a half dozen extra. That will cover any parents who want one. There is always one kid who doesn't eat cake and a bunch of parents who dropped off and are speeding back to whisk their child away ASA the clean up is over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I know that siblings who come to parties they weren't invited to grow up to be adults who expect to be fed at a *child's* birthday party.

If your name is not on the invitation, you are not a guest. If your child is not mature enough to be dropped off, you are there to help your child. Surely you can go 90 minutes without shoving a slice of pizza and cake in your mouth, right?

It's not that adults expect to be fed; it's just that it's cheap and weird to only have exactly enough for each child to have one slice or cake pop or whatever. A host should always provide ample food and drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I know that siblings who come to parties they weren't invited to grow up to be adults who expect to be fed at a *child's* birthday party.

If your name is not on the invitation, you are not a guest. If your child is not mature enough to be dropped off, you are there to help your child. Surely you can go 90 minutes without shoving a slice of pizza and cake in your mouth, right?

Sounds like you need a cake pop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So I know that siblings who come to parties they weren't invited to grow up to be adults who expect to be fed at a *child's* birthday party.

If your name is not on the invitation, you are not a guest. If your child is not mature enough to be dropped off, you are there to help your child. Surely you can go 90 minutes without shoving a slice of pizza and cake in your mouth, right?

It's not that adults expect to be fed; it's just that it's cheap and weird to only have exactly enough for each child to have one slice or cake pop or whatever. A host should always provide ample food and drink.

This. You should also have enough to offer siblings who are there for pick up of a brother and sister. Make brownies or something so you have at least extra to offer. Many will decline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you just buy a cake and have enough for everyone. To me it's better to be a good host and offer party food to all your guests than having precious little cake pops that cost a fortune.

This.

Because I hate serving cake. It’s messy and time consuming. And I hate cupcakes with all that icing. I think cake pops are so cute and will go nicely with the theme.

Then it sounds like you need to order more.

Then by all means get more cake pops since you don’t like serving cake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I know that siblings who come to parties they weren't invited to grow up to be adults who expect to be fed at a *child's* birthday party.

If your name is not on the invitation, you are not a guest. If your child is not mature enough to be dropped off, you are there to help your child. Surely you can go 90 minutes without shoving a slice of pizza and cake in your mouth, right?

It’s not a drop off party, therefore I’m a guest. Or I guess a hostage.

[Anonymous]

What will you do if 1 kid takes more than his allotted cake pop? Tackle him? You need to have plenty of surplus to go this route, and not a secondary tray of brownies or cookies--then you'll spend your time policing cake pops and awkwardly telling people oh sorry the cake pops are for the kids those brownies are for you, and vice versa. Don't be that lady.

[Anonymous]

Yes, please.

[Anonymous]

Don’t waste your money. Kids don’t like cake pops. They just want to lick the icing off the cupcake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What will you do if 1 kid takes more than his allotted cake pop? Tackle him? You need to have plenty of surplus to go this route, and not a secondary tray of brownies or cookies--then you'll spend your time policing cake pops and awkwardly telling people oh sorry the cake pops are for the kids those brownies are for you, and vice versa. Don't be that lady.

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