Food for adults at kids party

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Hi. It's my sons 4th birthday party in a couple of weeks, which we are doing 10.30-12.30. We'll obviously be doing food for kids, and know there won't be an expectation for food for adults but was thinking of doing something, even if just to nibble, as I think it might be appreciated... but no ideas what!

Just wondered if any of you could let me know what you've done or had at parties you've been to that's worked well.

Thanks!

I've always put on a big spread for the adults - sandwiches they can make themselves, crudites and dips, pasta salad, quiche, etc. - each year and most of it never gets touched. What friends have done that seems to work well is coffee/tea and biscuits for adults and then let them at the party food once the kids have helped themselves. Plus cake. That way you aren't making extras that get wasted. People seem to be too polite to eat or they've already eaten assuming there wouldn't be much, etc.

Coffee and biscuits is plenty tbh, esp if you encourage the adults to hoover up what they kids don't eat

I would just do coffe and Danish pastries at that time.

At a party dd went too, a relative of the party child handed round some homemade truffles that they had made which were very well received.

Agree that biscuits or a plate of pastries/brownies is enough at that time of day. Obsviously you know the type of parent and whether they'd appreciate a savoury option like cheese straws, or a healthy alternative like grapes.

Last year I had a summer party for DS and quite a few parents were staying for a chat. I made a grown ups "station" in the kitchen with tea/coffee/chocs and biscuits and a jug of Pimms for the non-drivers!

They happily tucked in to that and then enjoyed picking at the crisps and sausages etc that were left on the kids' table.

Just let them at the leftovers.

Love an egg butty from a child's party tea.

Thanks, that's really helpful. We had DS2 last week so I'll have a 3 week old when it's the party. Usually I'd bake stuff etc but not really feeling up to that so pastries/biscuits is a good way forward. Thanks all.

We had DS's second party at exactly the same times as yours. I'd decided from the start I wasn't going to cater properly for the adults but then had a notion maybe I could (make/buy) scones to go with tea & coffee... nearer the time I decided that was just too much faff so bought a load of jam and sugared donuts in Sainsburys and put them out on a big platter. Went down well, zero effort required, inexpensive (and we got to scoff the leftovers over the next couple of days)

Given you had a baby so recently - couple of boxes of Krispy Kremes?