12 Awesome Party Food Ideas

For kids parties I love to put on simple, colourful and fun party foods.   Here are 12 awesome party food ideas that are easy to make, look great and are sure to be a hit with little party goers.  Full tutorials available by following the links below. 

1. Ham and Cheese Ribbons from Landolakes.  Such a simple idea with basic kid friendly foods but a fun way to prepare and serve. 

2.  Hawaiian Pizza Pops from Taste.com.au.  Mini pizza scrolls are always a hit with kids and adding them to a stick adds a little more fun. 

3.  Vegetable & Chicken Sausage Rolls from Kidspot.co.nz.  Sausage rolls are always a great party snack. 

4.  Monster Party Sandwiches from My Own Road.  I think its great to offer sandwiches at kids parties and themeing them is the perfect way to fancy up a simple food. 

5. Strawberry Pancake Stacks from Party Ideas.  These little stacks are adorable & look super yummy! Adding themed cupcake toppers is also a great way to bring in your party theme. 

6. Meringue Mushrooms from Party Ideas.  So simple & so adorable!  Perfect for fairy or woodland parties. 

7. Orange Jelly Wedges from Tablespoon.  A fun and unique way to offer jelly at your parties.  I always find jelly a huge hit at kids parties. 

8.  Teddy Race Cars from Piece of Cake Parties& Celebrations.  These teddy race cars are easy to make & great for the kids to help prepare.  A cute and fun party sweet. 

9.  Fruit Kebabs from Sippy Cup Mom.  A fun way to display fruit at your party.  Use mini cutters to cut out various shapes before putting on your skewers. 

10. Chocolate Covered Oreos from Easy Baked.  These look amazing and would be super yummy. 

11. Home made marshmallows from Little Pink Cake. Easy to make and can be made in various colours to suit your party theme.  Also could look great cut into different shapes using cutters. 

12. Banana Split Mini Bites from Bakers Royale.  These are adorable and would be perfect for Ice Cream or Circus parties.  


Whats your favourite kids party foods ?  Feel free to tell us your party favourites in the comments below, we love to hear from you. 

Kate xx

Easy but Awesome Party Cakes!

Hands up who has ever shed a few tears over birthday cake decorating ?  (I doubt I am alone haha)

I think for a lot of parents (myself included),  birthday cake decorating can be one of the most stressful parts of birthday party preparation.  I think most of us have probably spent a late night or two frantically trying to finish a 'masterpiece' (and most likely cursing said master piece) wondering how on earth a task seemingly as simple as icing a sponge cake can be so difficult and why oh why did we leave the cake decorating until the night before! 

So I thought I would put together some cakes that are easy to create but still look fun & fantastic and are sure to please little party guests.  There are recipes and tutorials included in the links making it nice and easy (and hopefully less stressful) for you to recreate these gorgeous cakes for your little ones! 

If you give any of these fun cakes a try, we would love to see your efforts.  Please feel free to share with us, we love to hear from you :)

Farmyard Cake.  I am a HUGE fan of the basic farm yard cake.  I remember in our childhood Women's Weekly Cake Book there is a section at the back with different style Farm cakes.  So easy but very fun and effective.  This cute cake from Taste.com.au 

The Kit Kat Cake.  Cake and Chocolate, always a winner!

This cake from Recipe Girl. 

Another take on the Kit Kat Cake is this 'Teddy Beach Cake'.  I love love love this cake, it is so cute!

This cake from Lovely Party Things.com 

This basic Marshmallow Cake is still really cute and would be perfect for a little girls 1st Birthday. 

This cake from Kidspot. 

This Construction cake looks awesome and nice and easy to decorate. Milo, malteasers & honeycomb, can anyone say YUM!  This cake from Petticoats & Peplums. 

This is one of the best kids cake ideas I have come across. Cover your cake in white fondant and let the birthday child decorate with food pens.  We planned on doing this for my sons Art party last year though he changed his mind on theme at the last minute.  Definitely one year I will be doing this!  This cake from Sweetapolita. 

Pretty pink icing and sprinkles, so simple but so pretty!  Another gorgeous cake from Sweetapolita.  

The 'Naked' cake.  Layer your cake and ice simply on top and add some fun toppers. 

This cake from Delia Creates.  (includes tutorial to make these sparkly toppers as well.)

The Rainbow layer cake.  Make the inside of your cake the highlight and just frost with plain icing. 

This cake from Betty Crocker. 

Kids would have lots of fun cracking open this Pinata Cake.  This cake from Thirty Nine (using the Women's Weekly pinata cake recipe.) 

Fun Race Car Birthday cake.  This cake from At the Corner of Happy and Harried. 

Pretty Marshmallow Flower cake.  This cake from Kidspot. 

Happy Decorating!

Kate xx

Party Food Recipes ~ Meringues

Hi There :)

My lovely friend Tara from Gluten Free Hart made some amazing meringues not too long ago and she has been kind enough to let me share her recipe with you all today. 

Meringues are an absolute winner in my household and they are a yummy and fun party food.  What I also love is that they can be made completely gluten free (with no comprimise in taste) which is great for all of us who need to cater for children with coeliac disease or gluten intolerance as it can often be tricky to find yummy sweets for parties that are gluten free. 

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Ingredients
4 egg whites (eggs must be at room temperature)
Pinch of salt                                                    
1 cup caster sugar
2 teaspoons gluten free cornflour
1 teaspoon white vinegar
Sprinkles/100's & 1000's if desired

Pre-heat your oven to 100°C  

Method
Make sure your mixing bowl is clean.  Any trace of fat can bring your meringue merriment to a screeching halt. Using an electric mixer, beat your egg whites and salt until soft peaks form, then gradually add sugar.  Beat until mixture becomes glossy and all of the sugar has dissolved.
If you rub a little between your thumb and forefinger and the mix is no longer gritty, you're good to go.  At this point, add cornflour, vinegar & any colour preference (mix until just combined).

Use a piping bag with a wide star tip to create your meringues.  Aim for about 4-5 cm diameter and allow space between each on a lined baking tray.  You can sprinkle 100 & 1000's on the tops if desired (remember if you are needing gluten free to check your sprinkles as some brands do contain gluten.)

Bake for 2 hours until meringues have a hardened shell and sound hollow when gently tapped on the bottom.

Now for the hard part.  The waiting..
Turn your oven off and allow meringues to cool for a couple of hours.  I stick a wooden spoon in the door so it remains ajar whilst meringues are cooling.

Well done! You made it.  ENJOY!               

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You can read Tara's full article here, it's full of laughs :)  I also 
highly recommend Tara's Blog Gluten Free Hart for anyone who needs a gluten free lifestyle as there are lots of great recipes and other tips available. 

Thanks Tara for letting me share your yummy recipe!

Enjoy.

Kate xx    

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Party Ideas

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a popular and super fun party theme for little boys & girls. This theme offers the opportunity to get really hands on and crafty with your decorations and also with your party food. 

The ideas are endless for this theme so I've put together a list of exciting ideas I have found that can be used as inspiration for your Hungry Caterpillar party. 

Party Supplies

The Very Hungry Caterpillar themed party supplies from Characterparties.com.au 

Paper Eskimo Tableware in Apple Green & Ruby Red from Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations 

Paper Lanterns from Fantasy Kids Parties 

Party Decoration Ideas

Super cute DIY party invitations for full instructions follow the link to Pottery Barn Kids 

Caterpillar made out of paper lanterns via Pottery Barn Kids,  Create this look using the lanterns as shown above. 

Party Printables by Frost Your Party available to buy here 

Party Food Ideas

Cute fruit caterpillar seen at Followpics

Fun Caterpillar Cake Pops via Pottery Barn Kids see how to guide here 

Fun way to display sandwiches by Lovely Art Photography 

Birthday Cakes

Caterpillar Cupcake Cake by Coco Cake 

Apple Cake - Recipe & how to guide here by Pottery Barn Kids 

WOW! This cake is just amazing! by Elaine's Sweet Life 

If you need a cake maker to make a fabulous cake for your Very Hungry Caterpillar party, be sure to check out the cake decorators listed in our directory here on What's On 4 Kids Parties 

Some fabulous Very Hungry Caterpillar parties to check out!

Party by Kiss my Cakes to see more pictures of this party see it featured here on Amy Atlas Sweet Designs

Party by Lily Chic Events to see more pictures of this party see it featured on the Hostess with the Mostess Blog here 

Hope you have found some helpful inspiration.  Good luck planning your party!

Kate xx

Recipe - Mini Oreo Cheesecakes

Happy New Year everyone :) I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas and holiday season with your loved ones. 

Thought we would start off the year with a simple but super yummy recipe 'Mini Oreo Cheesecakes'.  My friend introduced me to these a few months ago and we love them here and made some up for our Christmas celebrations, they were a hit!  Nice and easy to make and they would be great treats for the party table. 

Mini Oreo Cheesecakes

What you Need

2 Blocks of Cream Cheese
1/2 Cup Caster Sugar
3 Eggs
2 Boxes of Oreo Biscuits
Baking Cups

What to Do

1. Preheat oven to 180c.

2. Mix cream cheese x 2 blocks and 1/2 cup castor sugar together on medium speed until creamy.

3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each egg. 

4. Open Oreo's and place one biscuit on the bottom of 15 baking cups (this will become your cake base.)

5. Crush 4 - 5 Oreo's and add to cheesecake mix and fold through. 

6. Spoon mix into baking cups on top of biscuit.

7.  Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until cheesecakes are firm. 

(Adding a little cream & crushed Oreo's to the top of your cooled cheesecakes makes them extra yummy!)

(Excuse the pictures, definitely not a food stylist haha! but I promise they are delish!)

Enjoy! 


Make sure you keep an eye on our blog for upcoming posts on 1st Birthdays - present & party ideas :)

Kate xx

Fun Themed Party Sandwiches

Looking for a fun and affordable way to incorporate a theme into your party? Why not give these themed sandwiches a go.  Easy to make & imagine the faces of your little ones as their sandwiches are served up in the shape of a Pirate, Elephant or Lion! A nice & healthy party food option as well and might help fussy eaters (like mine!) eat more fruit & veg.

How awesome do these look ?

Elephant, Pirate & Rocket Ship Sandwiches

Images via ZiggityZoom

For full instructions to make these follow the link 

Owl Sandwiches

Images via Meet the Dubiens

For full instructions to make these follow the link 

Even plain sandwiches or fairy bread can easily be fancied up by cutting out fun shapes with cookie cutters.  

Fairybread Butterflies

Images & Instructions via Enchanted Kitchen

Mickey Mouse Sandwiches

Image via Cakes Likes a Party

Simple and affordable but still super effective and fun for little ones!  (and probably grown ups as well :) )

Kate xx