Kids party no food

[Thebabewiththepowerof]

Quick one

Aibu to think the recent move towards not providing party food at kids parties is a bit odd?

Just picked up DS from yet another party where no food was provided (and no it’s not a cost thing, not in this case anyway) just a doughnut 🍩.

The kids don’t care I’m sure but I wasn’t planning on doing a “dinner” tonight so had to come home and produce something from nothing because he was hungry. If you aren’t providing food then at least tell us in advance so we know!

Anyway, am I?

ps for context he is 8, appreciate if he were 16 this would all be a bit weird 🤪

Worst childrens party ever! In fact, what kind of party - adults, teens, OR childrens - doesn't have food FFS? YANBU!

This is not a thing I've ever come across?? To experience it multiple times is incredibly unusual, what kind of parties are they?

What type of party and what times?

Not a party then, more a play date with a bigger group of kids.

Get that they fear allergies and all that but oh no, not for me.

Some snacks but not a spread is normal. Why would you expect your child to have a dinner provided not just sone sweets and the cake?

What time was the party? I have been to ones that do a 'tea' of drink/cake type thing but only of they are 2-4 or something

😧 No jam slags?!

If you just picked him up the party was held over kids' typically dinner time so they definitely should have specified no food would be provided. Cheapskates.

What kind of parties are your kids attending, a meal being provided is a perfectly normal part of a party and always has been?

Bloody husband pilfered them.....!

Of course not, the birthday kids dad scoffed them all!
It depends on time of party, if between 1.30 and 4.30 I wouldn't assume the where eating bar birthday cake or doughnut in this case. We d have had lunch before dropping her off and tea/dinner when we collected, if they had eaten at party they probably still need something later or they d be starving (or maybe I just have hungry kids!)

I would never throw a party without food!

This should not be a thing.

Perhaps you went to the party of the woman whose husband took all the party food to work!

Jesus Christ the party purists are on form tonight.

OP, your kid enjoyed some fun at a party and got a doughnut. Fling him some fish fingers and beans and don't worry about it. I couldn't care less about this if it was my child.

I’ve never been to a children’s party without food. I’ve however been to a 30th birthday though without it. She hired a church hall, her friends decorated the place, enlisted about 40 people to give speeches about her, we were there for almost 4 hours because it started an hour late. Well, at the end, she cut her cake and they cut half of it into very very tiny pieces and served it. No food, no drinks, no snack, nothing. I bought presents, many people came from out of town for that. It really was a show of shame.

That's a party hosted by grasping cheeky fuckers who want a gift for their brat but not prepared to feed their invited guests.

Depends on the time. If around lunch or dinner then most will expect party food. But, if you’ve got a party 1.30-3 or something when they’ve just had lunch then just doing some snacks and cake seems more sensible. I’ve never been to a kids party with nothing at all. Normally I try and do a later slot and feed them but I have done cake:snacks only.

I’d pick up the gift I bought the party kid, turn on my heel and march straight back out.

(joke)

I'd fucking smash the place up before leaving with 2 doughnuts just to really stick it to them

Absolutely not normal in my experience…not a 3 course meal but a substantial spread of savoury and sweet finger food is my normal

That's very weird. Who doesn't have food at a party adult or child ?

Sitting kids round a table for half an hour of relative calm is the law.
Followed by cake singing Happy Birthday and then a short burst of sugar rush or sugar comma before parents pick up.

I haven't come across this. At my child's first "friends" party, in a hired hall, we provided lots of goodies, but the waste was horrendous. After that, we did soft play, with the usual something and chips, then cake-no waste.

When my kids were younger and we hosted parties I loved the food bit because I knew the ‘little angels’ would be sat down 20 minutes and that was a pretty big chunk of the misery accounted for 😂 maybe try and stretch it out another 5 for the cake.

Never done that - no one I knew at the kids party age did more than sweets/crisps and the cake. If there was a sleepover then dinner was a feature.

Never heard of that before. How did you find out there was no food?