Birthday Party RecipesKids Birthday Party Recipes need two key elements - simple and colourful - oh and tasty! Do your fresh-food shopping 1-2 days before your party and prepare as much as you can (including the cake) leaving only a couple of items to be prepared or cooked on the day itself. All of the recipes below can be prepared at least couple of days before your party, with the exception of the fruit salad - but you can get that together the night before.
Sandwiches are a must addition to kids birthday party recipes. Cut the crusts off slices of brown bread. With a rolling pin, roll the slices and lightly and spread thickly with cream cheese. Place a stick of celery across one end of each slide and roll up tightly. Wrap the rolls in foil until just before eating. Then cut into 1/2 in slices to serve.
Cut the oranges in half and carefully scoop the flesh out. Stand the empty skins on trays (you may want to use some plasticine to help keep them upright).
Then make up the different coloured jellies. Use a little less water than instructed on the jelly packet to make sure the jelly sets firmly.
Pour the jelly into the empty orange halves up to the top. When set, carefully cut each orange half into 4 segments. These different coloured Magic Jellies will look terrific on a bright coloured plate!
Set different coloured layers of jelly in clear cups for a striped effect. Allow each new layer to set before adding next colour. Make sure the next colour you are adding is cool before pouring on top of the set colour. A favourite party recipe of my kids!
Butter Biscuits:
Set oven to 180C/350F. Cream butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg gradually. Stir in the seived flour and lemon rind to form a stiff dough. Knead dough lightly and roll out to 5mm thick. Cut into shapes and place on lightly greased baking trays. Bake until a light golden colour. When cooked, place biscuits on a wire rack to cool. Chocolate Crackles:
Melt copha and cool slightly. In a large bowl, combine rice bubbles, icing sugar, cocoa and coconut. Stir in copha and mix well. Spoon into paper patty cases. Refrigerate until set.
3 eggs 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley 120g cottage cheese 1 large carrot - finely grated 1 small onion - chopped 1 cup finely grated cheese salt and pepper - optional. Put all ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Oil the patty moulds well, then fill two thirds full with the mixture. Bake in oven preheated to 180C for 40-50 minutes or until set and golden brown. Carob Crackles:
Mix dry ingredients, then stir in melted copha and honey. Stir until rice crackers are well coated, then spoon into paper cases and refrigerate.
Scoop out flesh from a quarter of watermelon with melon baller. Fill shell with melon balls and add chopped pieces of other fruit. Sprinkle with shredded coconut and add a little cocktail umbrella before serving. An alternative is to spoon fruit salad into scooped out orange halves. Insert a popstick in each banana. Roll in honey, or coat with melted chocolate, coconut, hundreds and thousands, or chopped sultanas. Lay on a tray covered with plastic and freeze. (My favourite kids' birthday party recipe!)
Definitely a number one kids birthday party recipe...use small fruits such as bananas, strawberries, and kiwi fruit. Thread on to popsticks or kebab sticks. Use plain, uncoloured popsticks and not commercially coloured ones as the colour may leak onto the food (and may not be safe). Alternatively freeze these fruit kebabs overnight if your party is being held in summer and give the kids a cool treat. Quick Alternative Kids Birthday Party Recipes for Busy Parents:
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