What to serve at 5 year old bday party, mid afternoon?

[Anonymous]

Party is from 1-3 at a local farm. The farm activities will be first and we'll end with cake. Can I get away with just snacks given the time frame or do I need more lunchy food?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Snacks are fine. Veggies, cheese, fruit etc, plus cake.

[Anonymous]

1-3 and I'd assume you are planning a post-lunch party. Cake is fine at that hour, especially since most guests will have eaten lunch shortly before the party started. If you wanted to be extra sure, agree with PP you could have a veggie and cheese tray from the grocery store.

"Come join us at the farm! We' meet the animals and then celebrate with punch and cake!" Invitation wording makes it very clear.

[Anonymous]

I am going to answer EVERY kid birthday party menu question that DCUM ever posts: The answer is this: pizza, veggie tray, fruit tray, cake/cupcake, juice box/water bottles of your choice. This works for basically ages 2-90 years, is pretty cheap, and easy and WILL GET EATEN.

[Anonymous]

Snacks are fine. Just be clear on the invite that their will be snacks and cake. Otherwise, a few kids will skip lunch thinking that there will be pizza and they will be starving.

If you get pizza, some kids will eat it. Just don't make all the kids sit there while a handful eat pizza and try to force the rest to do so (I've seen this way too often - 2pm, and the host is trying to shove pizza at kids).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Snacks are fine. Veggies, cheese, fruit etc, plus cake.

+1 healthy snacks and cake.

[Anonymous]

Cherry-smoked prime rib with Greek potatoes and zucchini.