Hi Guys,
Could really do with some advice from all of u superb party planners. My daughter is having a 7th bday party and we’ve decidedto stay away from the usual khaandanee parties, u know the sort i mean, ones where there are more adults than children
She’s invited 8 little girls from her class and the menu we’ve chosen is :
Homemade Chicken nuggets
Pizza
Fries
Sandwiches
Fruit kebabs
Cake,
fruit punch
and the usual crips and chocolates
Does this sound OK? also I’ve asked the mums to pop in for some “tea and cake” when they come to pick up the kids , this is the part i’m really struggling with, what do i offer them? i dont want to be stuck in the kitchen preparing stuff for them when the kids asre here as i’ll be in charge of organising the party games and generally trying to keep them amused. if i fried some samosas, how long could i realistically keep them in a low oven for? any advice and guidance will be gratefully received, thanks
erm i'm no help but i love that you said 'khaandani parties'. one time my dad was lecturing my mum on how he wanted some dinner party to be a proper khaandani dawat (i.e. go way over the top). so now everytime we have a dawat my bro's come and bother us in the kitchen 'ohh ohh is it a khaandani dawat??'.
your menu sounds fine. i think bint_e_neem (sp)? had a tip for keeping fried stuff crispy in the oven in the thread about cooking for large numbers of people.
thanks Stoppit :) I just couldnt face doing one of those khaandani parties, Its a hell of alot of work for one person, the menu always has to slant towards the desi end of the spectrum (our buddhay wont eat pizza sigh)
and my little person has said "I want my whole school to come to the party and everything has to be pink!!!!!!"
You could fry the samosas same time as you prepare other food and only put in over about 10 minutes before the mums arrive and they won't over crisp and will be hot and frsh for them to enjoy.
Hope your daighter has a blast, my dds birthday last year we had a jewellery making party at home with friends from school it was lovely everyone enjoyed themselves.
Hi Ladies,
Mrs NM, i hadnt even thought about a jewellery party, i make jewellery (as a hobby) and have got a huge amount of beads, I didnt even think about getting the kids to create their own things, i'll definitely save that for next year.
Kinzz, i keep forgetting that kids have only got little tummies, i think i'm over thinking the whole process!
will keep u posted,
thanks again for replying :)
Brummie, I'll tell you from my recent experience, foods you mentioned sound like a lot for little girls. When I had my daughter's all girls birthday party (we too wanted to skip the khandani davat this year lol) we had a lot of snacks along with pizza and let me tell you the girls were stuffed. Your situation is a bit different though since you've asked moms to drop by as well, (I hadn't invited any adults).
Sajalina, did u have a similar menu hun?
if i'm honest the little girls part is kinda under control, after the good advice i've had i think i'll cut out the sandwiches
the bit thats mildly stressing me out is the mums! i kinda feel i've gotta invite them in and offer them something especially as i havent met a couple of them before (I work during the week and daadee picks up my girls from school), do you think i could get away with waving the lollipop bowl in front of them and hope for the best LOL
Why not just offer them tea and cake when they arrive? You can add fruit or something from the girls' menu. You don't need to make separate stuff for them.
^Agree with Sahar. IMO, you have MORE than enough food for the girls...kids fill up pretty quickly. There's no need to create more work for yourself by cooking additional dishes just for the moms. Cake and something to drink is sufficient...and if you want to add something...then pick something from the girls' menu.
thanks for all your advice girls, you've really given me alot of reassurance, i think i was just stressing over nothing. Tea and cake it is BUSSSSSSSS :)
