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December 23, 2013

SIMPLE BIRTHDAY PARTY RECIPES MENU FOR KIDS

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In this post, I have shared a simple kids birthday party recipes menu idea. Recently I attended Raksha’s friend’s Birthday party. We moms are also good friends. It was like a fun filled get together for us, more than a birthday party. I loved the way my friend conducted the party. It was so fun and interesting for kids as well as parents. It was not  like a normal cake cutting party. Instead she conducted some events/Indoor games for everybody including parents with some attractive and useful prizes. 

Kids were so enthusiastic to participate in the events and so were us. Though the games were very simple like ball passing,placing caps etc by playing music, they were very interesting and all the kids thoroughly enjoyed it. Raksha and myself won three prizes. I have shown the picture of prizes in the below picture. In addition to these prizes, birthday caps, face masks and yoyo were given to all the kids.

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We had our lunch over there and it was a simple menu but filling and attractive to kids and parents. Though the number of items were less, everything were very tasty. Usually I hesitate and scare a lot to conduct party in my home and I have never conducted any parties. Other than family members, I haven’t invited anybody for Raksha’s birthday so far. But after attending this party, I got some ideas and confidence of conducting a party in my home. Hope I‘ll do it for Raksha’s next birthday. I tried the same party menu at home last Sunday.

As I was so much attracted by that party, I wanted to blog it for my future reference and for some beginners who are looking for simple party menu ideas. Hope you’ll find it useful.

INGREDIENTS REQUIRED FOR SERVING FOOD

Disposable serving plates
  • Small  sized cake plate
  • Big snack and food plate
  • Plastic Spoons & fork for cake
  • Plastic Spoon for food
  • Disposable paper cups for juice and water
  • Small disposable bowls for salad
  • Tissue paper/ Napkin paper,
  • Big polythene bags with buckets/cartons for trash. (this is very important, keep in all corners)
For decorations
  • Colorful ribbons , Happy  birthday banner , Balloons , Birthday knife , Candles, party foam, Chocolates inside a big balloon.
For kids return gift
  • Party caps, chocolates, face mask, yoyo or small toys, some useful gifts like chess box set, ludo, brain games etc based on the age. Some small storage bowls for adults and gift wrappers for packing gifts.

In the recipe menu , I have mentioned the order in which the recipes were served to us. As all these recipes can be prepared in advance, you don’t need any helping hand to prepare them. U alone can do everything and take the credits. Here is how my friend conducted the party.

HOW TO CONDUCT THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
  • As soon as all the friends and guests gathered, store bought aerated drinks like Frooti, Pepsi, Fanta, 7up were served. You can serve  fresh fruit juices which is a healthy option for kids. 
  • She kept some events for kids and parents. U can plan some games like musical chair, passing a ball, placing a cap by playing a music and much more. Everything finished off in 30 minutes. After that cake cutting went on.
  • After cake cutting, she conducted one more event for kids. In the mean time, her family members arranged all the recipes in a plate and kept ready for serving.
  • In a disposable /Use & throw plate (like the one in the picture), they served a piece of cake, a sweet (I made gulab jamun with ready made mix), mixed veg salad, masala vada, vegetable pulao with raita and potato chips were served with a plastic spoon & fork.
  • After we finished eating, they asked for second serving. Finally they served curd rice and pickle.
  • Last but not the least, the lunch was finished with a small cup of ice cream. You can also serve fresh fruit cream instead of ice cream. Kids love this dessert as well.
  • In the above recipes, pulao, raita, salad, masala vada and curd rice were prepared at home. Remaining were store bought.
  • We parents enjoyed all the recipes but when I noticed most of the kids happily ate salad (as it had corn), cake (particularly cream, pastry cake is more preferred nowadays), pulao, chips and  ofcourse ice cream. Some kids had curd rice instead of pulao as it was mildly spicy. 

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Please find the links for the recipes here
In addition to the above recipes, you can find
  • Gulab jamun using ready made mix ( Recipe with video)
  • Store bought potato chips (I forgot to keep)
  • A welcome drink ( homemade or store bought juice)
  • Birthday cake piece
  • Ice cream 


HOW TO PREPARE RECIPES IN ADVANCE
  • In general, Kids love any recipes made with potato, paneer and cauliflower. So you can choose the starter and main course gravies accordingly. 
  • If you are preparing gulab jamun , make it the previous day and store in an air tight box. To me this is the easiest sweet, universally loved by all. U can also plan for other sweets like kaju katliburfi or make carrot halwa and serve as a dessert along with ice creamIf you want to make the job most simple, buy some sweets from  sweet shop like my friend did in the party.
  • Prepare the salad the previous day night and refrigerate by keeping in a box. On the party day, add freshly grated coconut, mix and serve.
  • For veg pulao, chop the vegetables and refrigerate in a tupperware box the previous night. For about 10-12 people, you can make 4-5 cups of rice. As the number of recipes are more, adjust the quantity of rice accordingly. Prepare the rice 30 minutes before the guests arrive so that it would be warm while serving. ( If you make in rice cooker or instant pot, keep in warm mode)
  • For curd rice, make 4 cups of rice. Prepare and refrigerate it in the early morning. As soon as you finish making the pulao, take the curd rice out and do the seasoning. Adjust the consistency and keep it ready. Do check out my curd rice post on how to make it creamy for parties.
  • Prepare masala vada batter and refrigerate the previous day. Make vadas at the end and keep it open till it cools down. Make it slightly thinner to maintain its crispness. If you do not want to have masala vada in your menu, you can try making gobi 65 or simply stop with potato chips. 
To make a grand lunch, you can include any starter like cheese ballsGobi 65, plain rice, rasam, papad, roti and a paneer gravy. 

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39 comments :

great-secret-of-life said...

yummy platter.. love the spread

Nargis Aara said...

Thanks For Sharing these Ideas

Gajus kitchen said...

simple yet wholesome and yummy menu

Unknown said...

Wow! Lovely platter of food! Wonderful pictures and tips in this post! :D

Unknown said...

by seeing this itself i am very much hungry .....you enjoyed very much i guess....

Suja Manoj said...

Yummy,thanks for sharing dear

Unknown said...

nice informative post. Should be of great help to those planning for first time. The platter looks so yum

Unknown said...

lovely ..On going event plz check
http://savorindian.blogspot.com/2013/12/event-announcement-cooking-with-green.html

Vikis Kitchen said...

Very informative post dear . I too get tensed whenever I plan for a party, but still hosting somehow:) I make pulav little earlier the same day and microwave / reheat before serving. Simple semiya kheer is my favorite to make, as it is easier:) Your tips are very nice and useful for people like me:)

Party Siempre said...

Hello,
This blog is too much nice.This party is awesome,especially birthday parties.I love birthday party.Thank you for this great post.
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www.mahaslovelyhome.com said...

wonderful post n gud info...sure vl follow tips next time.

Party Poppersz said...

Oh fantastic mindblowing
Great recepies,
Great ideas
will be love by all
Thanks

Party Poppersz said...

fantastic Mind blowing
Great recipe
great idea
will obviously love by all
Thanks

Unknown said...

you have given detail information about various birthday party recipes along with nice phoaographs.This is very useful blog for Event management companies in pune.

Chitra said...

Thanks :)

perumal said...

May I know the measurement of 1 cup in grams ???

Chitra said...

I cup is 200 gms :)

Unknown said...

This place has great views and beautiful big rooms. My daughter was married here and all our guests said that this is the most amazing wedding they've ever been too.
best nye party nyc

Bharati said...

Hi

My sons birthday is in Feb. So it is always winter here. Can anyone suggest drinks I can server for kids? On his last 1st birthday last year I served choco milk and masala milk to parents. Any more ideas pls!!!

Unknown said...

good idea

Party Poppersz said...

Given Information is interesting & informative about kids birthday party planning. Thanks for sharing your ideas about birthday party celebrations. This will be definitely useful for birthday party organizers when they are offering their services to people.

Unknown said...

glad i read this post...was very cnfused for my daughters bday party..but now i think m sorted :) thx :)

Chitra said...

Thank you :)

Unknown said...

Thanks for whoever had posted this

chithra nagarajan said...

super ideas, my daughter first coming nov 13th, i am followed this manu ,thanks. pls any anther manu ideas.

chithra nagarajan said...

super ideas mam, my daughter first birthday coming nov 13, i am followed this menu, pls any anther ideas

Chitra said...

Hi, Thank you. I will share another party menu soon.

Chitra said...

Thank you :)

Party Poppersz said...

Thanks for sharing the post...

Chitra said...

Thanks

Shaun said...

Thanks for sharing this informative post,Chitra.like u,I also get tensd when I think of throwing a house party. Bt after reading your blog I think I shud go for my sons birthday celebration at Home.tips in ur blog are important yet simple to follow. Thank you so much :-)

Shaun said...

Thank you so much Chitra,for sharing your experience. Tips are important yet simple to follow. Now I think I should celebrate my sons birthday at home by throwing a kiddo party :-) :-)

Anonymous said...

Hai chitra mam, pls suggest me some easy menus to organise veg dinner for my son birthday party.

Chitra said...

Glad its helpful. Thank you so

Chitra said...

Hi, I am planning to make a post this week. I am sure it will help you.

Unknown said...

Nice. Please suggest me in non-veg variety to birthday party

Chitra said...

Thanks. I have shared a list of birthday party recipes in a separate post. This is vegetarian blog. So I have shared only veg recipes. You can make the same with chicken, egg etc. Hope the list helps to get some idea. http://www.chitrasfoodbook.com/2017/09/kids-birthday-party-menu-list-indian.html

Vijayalakshmi said...

Your plate looks yummy! But try to avoid Plastic Spoons, Plats and Cups etc. Imagine if you invite 50 members, how much plastic you are leaving on earth just for one day party!

Chitra said...

I agree and try to avoid it.