Refreshments needed or what?

[Imnotdoingthis]

Made lots of new mummy type friends prior to lockdown and then it happened, saw a few at the beach in summer but have now invited two over with their young dc’s as restrictions have eased (not in U.K., where we are it’s ok)
Slightly embarrassing but what do I have on offer for the mums and kids? I was thinking coffee and nice cakes for us and drinks, chopped up fruit/veg for the kids and animal treat biscuits, perhaps a mini Cornetto later?
Is this what you do? Or am I going over the top/not doing enough 🤷🏻‍♀️I have no idea 🤣first time mum and this is different to pre kids life when it was evenings with pizza and wine.
It’s a morning play date in the garden for a couple of hours.

I’m being ridiculous aren’t I?

Pre-Covid when I had other mums over, it was just coffee and cake and a snack for the littles. Cornetto probably over the top but otherwise I'd appreciate cake (or a nice biscuit)!

Sounds absolutely fine- I'd probably not bother with the cornetto

I think it's hard to know what to do when you're not used to it and with a year of restrictions not seeing what others have done, so no you're not being silly.

Couple of thoughts:
Decide what you want to provide, and do so with confidence and don't apologise!
What you are suggesting sounds absolutely fine (unless it goes over a normal meal time in which case you could add some sandwiches).
Let the other Mums know in advance what you are providing a) so they can plan other meals around it and b) so you can double check if any allergies.
For the fruit, provide individual little bowls or plates that the fruit can be served onto for each child.
Most importantly, relax and enjoy!

Turn it around.

If you were going over to theirs for a playdate, what would you like/expect to be on offer (and what would you dread).

Do that.

Do you organise activities/games or basically just leave all the toys out and let the kids do their thing?

God, it’s like I’ve forgotten how to function this last year 🤣

Leave the toys out and let them do their thing!