I need advice - don't hate me =- nowhere near as poncey as it sounds

[colditz]

I am an Iceland girl at heart.

but I need advice on M&S food

I am organising ds1 & ds2's birthday party for next saturday

I have Marks and Spencer vouchers, and we have a Marks and Spencer food hall.

what would you do? Would you buy ingrediants from them, and make stuff yourself, or would you buy their party food (we are talking 3 and 4 year olds, not 15 year old sophisticates) reasoning that there isn't much else you do buy from M&S?

Going elsewhere isn't really an option, when I bought their presents I budgeted for not having to pay 'real money' for the food, but now I am panicking a bit, and it's a different world in their and although the staff are gorgeously lovely, I am terrified of the place.

So what shall I buy?

and thank you for the update. I, too, like browsing M&S food hall. Calming.

ah no nice ham
NOW if youd had " purveryorsof nice ham" on your mumsnet local youd hae been ok

Only if they took M&S vouchers Cod

i am sorry colditz but i think you are mad using vouchers on kids party food - spend them on YOURSELF . i did dd7 party a few days ago here is menu:

sandwhiches - cheap bread , ham or cheese
sausages - pre cooked
cucumber and carrot sticks - i cut up the stuff myself
crisps - the cheapest tesco had

fairy cakes - made and iced by dd and me and decorated with spinkles

squash or lemonade to drink .

birhtday cake .

kids ate about 1/2 of the stuff aand all had a fab time and went home happy.

Winky as in teeny tiny

probably midlands word.

tiny little bread rolls

i don't care if the kids don't eat it, the parents will and I haven't invited anyone whose parents I don't like.

Plus I will buy some wine. I promise.