little shannons first bday

[proudmumof1]

hey everyone, its my lil girls first bday on tues :D im in need of ideas of what food i can make 4 her party? im doing jelly, choc crisp cakes and fairy cakes so far :D thanks x

That's quite a bit of sugar. How about some savoury stuff too?

Cream cheese and ham pinwheels, cheese straws, olives, cherry tomatoes...that sort of thing. All stuff that little ones can grab at and smush into their faces and hair feed themselves.

You can make sandwiches (egg is always popular, as is tuna and cheese and marmite) and use cookie cutters to make them into little stars or hearts which is very cute.

Pizza fingers are very easy to make too and who doesn't love a pizza? Plus you can sneak some slightly healthy toppings onto them

Fruit - nice stuff like grapes and raspberries - is usually a winner too.

Don't forget drinks. Some disposable cups (and bring a few spare sippy cups too), a couple of jugs of water and maybe some juice that parents can dilute as necessary. Remember to get in a bottle or two of something nice for you and the adults to have - you're celebrating a whole year of being a mum!

Hope your little girl has a lovely day. Enjoy!

Stuff like carrot sticks and cucumber sticks with dip is a favourite in this house (especially hummus) also mini breadsticks with the dips too.

Kids love those cream cheese and ham pinwheels notanumber mentioned.

Orange segments, halved grapes, strawberries etc etc.

Tbh I would give the jelly a miss. So much sugar, I think the chocolate crisp cakes and fairy cakes will be enough with fruit as well.

Hope she has a wonderful day.

thanks both, some really good ideas there, defo gota try a few out :D x