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 🤪

So why not ask her what gifts she managed to provide for £25 without being rude about it?

Sounds familiar doesn’t it! Wouldn’t it be lovely if by sheer coincidence and happenstance one thread followed on so perfectly from another, it would be so satisfying.

Doesn't mean they wouldn't have been fine without

I think it's just people who can't possibly imagine hosting a party without food.

In the entire history of parties, there's always been food! It's kind of what makes it a party ... You have a feast to celebrate/mark the event, be it a wedding, a christening, a birthday, Christmas, Easter, a new home, farewell etc. all celebrations with other people basically have food in them,.this has been the case for centuries.

To not feed a party guest is just bad manners and rude.

But what type of party was it?
Not all of them lend themselves to food

She provided cake and drinks, which is perfectly adequate for a reception age party that doesn't even cover any mealtimes.

Then a doughnut is fine

Of course they'd have survived with no food.

But it's rude and weird not to feed your guests at all. Humans have shared and given food for celebrations for centuries (if not millennia) .

She said they got a party bag with nice gifts. £25 for 40 kids. You do the maths.

Absolutely. And doughnuts are lush

I just don't think kids have to have piles of food to have a good time

I've never been to a party with no food, whatever the time. It's terribly poor hosting, even if they are "only kids".

I've never heard parents moaning that kids were serving pizza at 3, 4, 6 or 8pm😂. Call it snack, tea or diner depending on the time, no one cares.

Even carrot sticks and the likes I also served at class parties disappear, despite being warned kids wouldn't eat them. They did eat, and good for them.

No 2 kids have "tea" at the same time at home anyway - some kids eat at 5pm, others at 7 or 8.

It's the judgemental " I would not eat at 3pm because I have a strict lunch time so I won't serve food" that is so funny.

They absolutely don’t but providing absolutely NOTHING to eat is beyond mean.

It's not about the maths is it. If you're curious you could ask what op did. Perhaps she collected wild flower seeds or bulk purchased those fortune teller fish

They're also five years old. Their idea of "nice gifts" is stickers, a bouncy ball and a balloon - it doesn't have to be expensive

I'm sorry you feel the need to bully someone on the internet who clearly doesn't have much money and just wanted to provide a nice experience for their kid, though.

Except they did provide food. A donut and a drink is fine.

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I disagree and anyway the person OP is talking about provided a DOUGHNUT

You’re scraping the barrel now. Since when does seeds and a pieces of red paper from a cracker constitute nice gifts? Ridiculous

It's a good thing that's not what happened, then.

The host in the OP provided a doughnut and a drink. The other poster provided drink and cake.

Oh bloody hell what a world we live in now where kids can’t even have party food!

I would imagine it’s not offered because of the fear of all the outraged parents who complain their kids are vegan/intolerant of everything/never allowed to look at sugar 🤪

For a party bag? Perfectly fine. A packet of seeds to take home - a lovely gesture. Anyone teaching their kids otherwise needs a look at their privilege

Yep, a doughnut is absolutely better than nothing. Nothing is just rude.

I think we just have agree to disagree on this.

I cannot fathom a party with no food, and I do intermittent fasting, so it's not about being greedy or not going for long without food. A party is a celebration and that usually includes various types of food.

Even a selection of pizzas, chicken nuggets and some crisps would be better than 1 doughnut.

Maybe OP did really attend the jam slag party, if that is the case, condolences to both OPs, what a nightmare!