Will this be enough food for a toddler party?

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Will this be enough food for up to 20 toddlers or do I need to plan to get more?

Pizza - 40 little slices?
Mini Sausage Rolls - 50 pack or 2 50 packs?
Cocktail Sausages - 70 pack
Chicken Nuggets - 40 or 60?

Fairy Cakes/Cupcakes - 22
Tray full of Pom Bears
Tray full of Party Rings, iced gems, chocolate fingers, chocolate chip cookies ect.

Blackcurrant Juice, Orange Juice and Water - In jugs or pre-filled paper cups?

What time is the party?

Is this everything you're offering or is it just these things that you're unsure about the quantity required?

Need more fairy cakes than one each

I have no idea. I’m doing 3 year old party tomorrow and I’m not doing a full on meal. Various fruits, snacks like pombears/ pretzels, main cake. Apple juice in cartons.

Kids never eat at parties, too excited. I would just do the pizza and pombears in your case. Birthday cake and some sweet finger stuff like ice gems or cookies you mention. Ditch the sausage rolls, cupcakes, nuggets.

They will be too hyped up and excited to eat much. What they do eat will be "one bite and leave the rest", mostly on the floor. So think making whatever food you serve into very very tiny fingerfood portions and spread it out all mixed up to look like a much bigger feast than it is. I used to scatter smarties on the table between the food. Don't even pretend to offer healthy food. No need for raw crudites at all. I gave up offering jelly and icecream; they won't have time or inclination to wield a spoon.

I'd serve watery heavily diluted orange juice in small half-empty paper cups.
Trust me you'll be glad you only half filled them.

As for the Birthday cake; as soon as the candles have been spat on, get someone to carve up the cake into small slices, wrap each in a paper napkin and put them in the going-home bags.

Have a little plastic dustpan on hand, by far the fastest easiest way to scoop up any vomit.

The lower numbers should be fine. I’d do more crisp/wotsit sort of things and less sweets/biscuits. Personally mine always eat the fruit and veg, so if you can do some carrots/cucumbers/peppers and some sliced grapes/berries but I recognise that might get pricey for 20.

Do you know about dietary requirements? Maybe do some vegan chicken nuggets or vegan sausage rolls for any veggie or vegan kids?

Nigella does a very good toddler party plan including sandwiches which would work out much cheaper.

10:30am-1pm

I’d add some sandwiches too (just a mix of cheese and ham). Kids that age can be fussy but will hopefully like either pizza or a sandwich.

The lower numbers of everything else look fine to me. In my experience of ferrying DC to toddler parties, most of them will have a couple of bites then want to get down to play anyway.

Hope your LO enjoys their party 😁

I'm all for party food here, but might it be worth doing maybe a fruit and/or veg platter too? I know I could list several people I know who are horrified I'd consider feeding my own party food. Would also help bulk it out a bit for you

As it's over lunch time I would do some sandwiches as not everyone will eat pizza. Also fruit and veg sticks would be good.

I didn't even notice there were no sandwiches, but I'd agree with this. Admittedly my daughter has a limited diet (learning disability, sensory issues) but most parties she has ever been to she would eat barely anything so I always try to give a variety. One thing I did notice at a party she went to was that all bur one went for sandwiches over pizza

I used to do boxed or bagged lunches for kids parties so I could cater to dietary requirements, be precise on portions and if they didn't eat they could take it home.

Any veggie guests? If so you need more veggie options.
I'm not being funny, I know it's a party but it's quite 'beige' for little ones. I'd do away with the sausage rolls (they always seem to get left)and add in some little sandwiches cheese, or ham sandwiches or pin wheel wraps
A platter of carrot, cucumber and pepper sticks and some halved baby plum tomatoes will add a bit more variety, make your table more colourful.

Would you say I need double what I said then? 🤔

Not double, I would just add some veggies (cucumber,carrot and pepper stick) and some triangle sandwiches ( Ham/cheese)

When ds was that age, party boxes worked much better in controlling the selection, otherwise someone will eat 20 sausages and be sick, another will eat nothing but cookies and likewise, and someone will cry as someone else touched everything.
In a box I'd do one triangle of sandwich (ham, cheese or jam), mini sausage roll, pom bears in a cup, party ring or cookie and a juice box. Keep it simple, not too much choice, and forget healthy

That's more than we had for 30 7 year olds :)

I wouldn't say more of the things you have just a few other options