To serve this at a kids party?

[Stayanotherway]

party for 6 year old. It’s in a hall. Venue doesn’t do food or have a kitchen, it’s around dinner time so I’m not sure the usual sandwich would be appropriate. I was thinking of ordering a few large margarita pizzas and having veg sticks as well. With a piece of fruit and small packet of biscuits for each child too. It’s not healthy I know! Would you be ok with takeaway pizza ? Any alternatives or anything else I should serve with it?

Pizza is fine. It's a party. Forget the veggie sticks.

That sounds fine...but I also think sandwiches sound fine too. Just because it's at dinner time, I wouldn't necessarily expect hot food.

Been to many many parties where pizzas were ordered and they always went down a treat! Love if there was extra and parents got a slice😉

I'd save yourself the effort of chopping up veg sticks cos it won't get looked at if there's pizza! Check there's no dietary requirements too.

Forget the biscuits and fruit, pizza is good, just make sure there's enough!

Pizza has the same constituents as a lovely tasty sandwich

Bread/cheese/veg

Sounds perfect !

I have no idea why anyone would think pizza isn't healthy. Madness.

We've been at a few parties that did this, popular all round. Agree about checking re allergies and not wasting time chopping veg sticks that will just be ignored!

I've been to parties with pizza. My kids are weird and don't heat it but I think it is a great option. I wanted to do it this year but see above so we're having sandwiches for dinner which isn't great but ... its a free meal and parents can top up at home if needed.

I've done that exact thing. It's a kids birthday party, normal parents aren't looking at the nutritional value of the food.
I put crisps, carrot and cucumber sticks out with the pizzas. Then fairy cakes. It all went down a treat.

Yes, sounds lovely and very normal. I would do a few veg sticks and also lots more crisps than you think, plus biscuits/cakes.
They also seem to be fine with cold (room temp) pizza if you want to make it easy and just bring ready cooked with you.

Pizza and sandwiches are OK party food. Don't do many veg sticks as they tend to be ignored.

i think pizza is fine ( although I guarantee someone won’t eat it) but the rest sounds a bit measly. I’d still have cup cakes / party rings, crisps and platters of fruit kebabs.

It’s a party. Pizza is entirely appropriate

We had domino’s delivered for my daughters birthday . Went down a treat

Pizza is fine for a party! You could also do pre-cooked pizza, sausage rolls, crisps etc if you wanted to keep it cheaper than ordering pizza. Cook in advance and tin foil, or just cold/room temp- I’m sure nobody will be bothered!

I think pizzas are great for children's parties, with maybe a few sandwiches for children who don't like pizza, and some nice chocolate biscuits or cake. Don't bother with vegetable sticks or fruit - the children are meant to be enjoying themselves!

Pizza is fine and a popular choice for parties here. Contrary to most other responses, I have seen things like cherry tomatoes and cucumber get snapped up alongside the pizza.

I would fo sandwiches as well as some kids may not like pizza, my 6 year old doesn't.

Fine I did this - note, the veggie sticks don’t get eaten :)

I dunno. I’ve been to parties where the veggie stuff gets gobbled first and the sweets are left

@Growlybear83

are you really 40?

lots of children ENJOY veg sticks & fruit 🙄🙄

@Stayanotherway

pizza is totally fine. I'd do a bowl of sausage rolls, veg sticks, crisps (wotsits/quaver type), fruit, biscuits and a cake or cupcakes, that'll be nice & should cover any child that doesn't eat pizza.

personally I wouldn't serve fizzy drinks to others 6 year olds, just squash.

Mine would love that. They wouldn’t touch the veg sticks.

But check for allergies like gluten and dairy.

Do this all the time for my kids and in fact most parents do. Kids love it

How bizarre - why would you think I'm 40? I'm 66 and I've yet to find a young child who would eat fruit or vegetable sticks when they were out of sight of their parents if there was anything else available !

Fairly common but people don't always bother with the veg