Hot Doggies! – combine 1 pkg of Hot Dogs (sliced), 2 cans of Pork ‘n Beans, 4 to 5 Tbsps of B-B-Q sauce and 1 Tbsp of Brown Sugar together and heat. Serve over Fritos.

 Sandwiches & Cookies – Use cookie cutters shaped like cowboy boots, horses or cactus.

 Grilled hamburgers –

 Cowboy Casserole – Cook together 1 lb ground hamburger and 1 chopped onion, salt & pepper to taste. Drain.

Add 1 can Pork n’ Beans, 1 can Corn, 1 Tbsp Catsup, 1 Tsp Mustard & 1 Tsp Brown Sugar. Simmer 10 minutes.

Put into cast iron skillet; top with cornbread mix (prepared according to directions on the box) and bake as directed. Serve from the cast-iron skillet.

NOTE: The pan will be EXTREMELY hot when removed from the oven.

Hay Hash – Combine ½ cup Milk, 1 square of semisweet chocolate and 1 stick of butter or margarine in a sauce-pan.

Heat on medium-high heat until it reaches a rolling boil. Boil 75 seconds. Add ½ cup coconut, ½ cup 1-Minute Oatmeal, 1 tsp vanilla and ½ pkg of Chow Mien Noodles (optional – ½ cup chopped pecans).

Stir until all ingredients are mixed well and “shiny”.

Spoon tablespoons of the hot mixture onto waxed or parchment paper; allow to cool.

Ranch Salad – Combine 1 bag of prepared Salad, 1 can of Ranch-Style Beans, 1 cup grated Cheese (cheddar or jalapeño-jack are good choices) and one bag of Fritos. Mix well and serve.

Quesadillas – For each quesadilla, melt a dot of butter in the bottom of a frying pan.

Place 1 tortilla in the pan and cover with cheese.

Top with 2^nd tortilla.

Heat slowly, allowing cheese to melt. Flip and brown other side. Cut in quarters or eighths with a sharp knife or pizza cutter.

Serve with sour cream and guacamole.

 Supplies:

• Small plastic tubes with a hole for yarn or necklace (in craft or hobby stores) or small plastic containers with a screw-on top (bulk or whole-sale stores and catalogues)

• Pixie sticks (enough for each person to have 5 for the small tubes, no more than 10 per person)

How To Do It:

Pass out the containers and remove the tops.

 Hand out 1-2 of each color of pixie stick and cut off the tops.

 Have the kids alternate each color to create layers of color, which look like sand art, but it’s edible, tastier and a bit healthier than using decorative sugar.

 This works great for an Artsy Party theme. You may however have another use for it with a small group of kids or preschoolers.

Ingredients:

• 2 packages of frozen phyllo/Fillo dough (found in your grocer’s freezer near pie dough and whipped topping/there are 20 sheets in a package) or,

• Sugar cookie dough or,

• Pre-made pie dough

• Baking or cookie sheet

• Melted butter or 2 whisked egg whites and 2 Teaspoons of sugar (whisk until sugar is dissolved and this used for the phyllo dough only)

• Natural bristle brush for baking or a clean sponge brush

Instructions:

Phyllo dough: Phyllo dough is extremely delicate so as soon as it is pliable, work quickly; if it starts to dry out, it will crack and tear. Thaw them overnight in the package, in your refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 350 F or according to instructions on back of the box.

Unfold the phyllo and place one sheet on a non-stick baking sheet.

Lightly brush a thin layer of melted butter over the surface and place another sheet on top, and repeat.

Use three-four sheets of phyllo dough and use a pastry cutter, a pizza cutter, or a sharp knife to cut the dough into fourths or in half, depending on age and budget.

Bake until slightly golden brown around the edges and crisp.

Keep away from moisture until kids are ready to paint on them.

They are best if used the day of the kids party.

 or you may use;

Sugar cookie/Pre-made pie dough:

Preheat the oven according to the instructions on the package.

Roll out the dough to 1/4-1/5 of an inch thick.

Use a decorative pastry roller or cookie cutters to cut out a 4X4 or 4×6 size ‘canvas’ for each guest.

Place on non-stick cookie sheet or parchment lined baking sheet, with at least half an inch on each side.

Dock or poke the dough with a fork so it won’t puff up while baking.

Bake until crispy or until golden brown.

These can be made 2-3 days in advance and stored in a dry, sealed container.

• White chocolate or cheesecake pudding mix, or a white yogurt

• Milk, if you are using pudding

• Food coloring

Preparation Instructions:

Mix the pudding according to the instructions on the box, or if you purchased pre-made pudding cups or yogurt, the work is almost over.

Separate the pudding into jars or plastic containers and drop the food coloring in each container, as you like. If you want spring colors, add only one or two drops of each to keep the color muted. The more drops you add the darker and more intense the color. These can be covered and saved in the refrigerator up to a week in advance.

What is required for this Kids Party Food:

• Canned beets

• Frozen carrots

• Canned sweet potatoes

• Frozen spinach

• Frozen blueberries

• Frozen strawberries

• Apple or White Grape Juice

• Mini chopper, food processor or blender

Preparation Instructions:

Drain or strain the liquid off all the canned items and set aside in separate bowls. Thaw all the frozen items and drain or strain any excess liquid and place each in a separate bowl.

Take each separate ingredient and blend them until it makes a puree. If it needs to be thinner, add a little apple juice or white grape juice at a time.

Tip: If you don’t want to completely wash out the blender or processor, fine. Just start with the lightest ingredient, then do blueberries, then beets and last, the frozen spinach.

If you want to make the edible paints sparkle, check your local cake supply, or cake decorating shop, or the craft section in major stores. Look for the edible glitter. Mix a small pinch in with the paint as a little goes a long way. This can be saved for a week, covered. Or, it can be frozen for a month.

Also, if you want the paints to be smoother, strain the puree to get the colored liquid without the chunks of food. Another way to enhance the edible finger paint is with a Thickener. The recipe is as follows:

Thickener

Ingredients:

• Cornstarch, Arrowroot flour or Tapioca Flour

• Water for the cornstarch, or clear juice for the Arrowroot or Tapioca flour

• Medium saucepot

• Whisk

• Wooden spoon

Preparation Instructions:

(Cornstarch is the most readily available. Arrowroot and Tapioca flour can be found down the nutritional or diet aisle of most grocery stores and are a bit more stable in acidic sauces and mixtures. So you can use your own discretion when choosing the starch)

The ratio is 1:1, or 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to one cup of water. The same ratio applies if you choose arrowroot or tapioca powder.

Pour the cornstarch in a small bowl and add a tablespoon of the water and stir to make a paste. Slowly add another tablespoon until it becomes thin enough to pour and has no clumps.

If you don’t get the clumps out before you cook it, you will either have to strain the mixture or live with those clumps.

Next, add the cornstarch mixture to the rest of the liquid and pour in the saucepot and place on a medium flame.

Continue stirring or whisking until it begins to come to a low boil. It may seem like it will never thicken but watch carefully, as it goes from complete liquid to a thick sauce in mere seconds. Once it starts to thicken, you may want to only use the whisk and as soon as it resembles the consistency of pudding and is no longer runny, it is done.

Immediately remove from heat and allow to cool or you can add a tablespoon at a time to the edible paints to add a thicker consistency. If you opted for the arrowroot or tapioca, you may notice that it has a nice glossy appearance.

What You Need To Make This Childrens Party Food:

• Carmel Popcorn, Crunch N’ Munch or similar
• White chocolate bars, or White chocolate used for baking
• Small saucepan
• Large serving bowl
• Large spoon or laddle

Place small saucepan with small pieces of white chocolate bars or white baking chocolate on stove top on a very low heat.  Stir regularly.

Dump carmel popcorn/crunch n’ munch in large serving bowl or several bowls to desired amount.

Stir melted white chocolate until thoroughly melted. Once melted, remove from heat.

Use laddle or large spoon to lightly drizzle or pour creamy melted white chocolate on carmel popcorn in bowls to desired amount.

Then stir carmel popcorn in bowls to allow white chocolate to be mixed with melted white chocolate.

Let popcorn sit while white chocolate cools and hardens.

Serve & Enjoy!

Chocolate Dipped Banana Bites:

What you need for this simple & delicious kids party food/treat:

• ripened bananas
• milk chocolate chips or milk chocolate bars (the best for melting & taste)
• waxed paper
• simple knife
• platter or tray

Take a small saucepan and on a low heat setting slowly melt milk chocolate chips.  Peel skins off of bananas and section or cut them into medium sized pieces.

Use a pair of tongs or other utensil to dip the banana in the melted chocolate in the saucepan. Place the dipped banana on to a sheet of waxed paper. Allow it to cool and harden.

Place cooled chocolate dipped banana pieces on a serving tray and keep cool until party time.  Then serve!

ENJOY!

What you will need for this kids party food and childrens snack idea:

• Celery
• Knife
• Cheeze spread (Cheeze Whiz etc.)
• Platter

Wash, cut and trim celery to desired sizes. Using knife, scoop and spread ‘cheeze spread’ (Cheeze Whiz) onto celery to fill trenches.

Place neatly on to a serving platter for party.

ENJOY!

*This is a healthy kids party food that is filling and extremely easy to make.

Here is an unusual  kids party food idea that you can try for a healthy & nutrious option for kids. This kids party food idea is called “Ants On A Log”.

ANTS ON A LOG:

You will need the following items for this simple kids party food idea:

• Celery
• Peanut Butter (creamy)
• Raisins
• Serving platter & knife

Wash & cut celery and trim off leaves as you see fit. You then simply fill the lengths of celery with peanut butter using a knife.

After filling the celery trenches with peanut butter, simply apply raisins to stick in the peanut butter filled trenches.

This gives the effect of “Ants On A Log”.

Enjoy this simple nutrious kids party food and healthy snack idea for children.

*This kids party food idea may go well with a kids party theme idea like a ’summertime kids party theme’ or a ‘pirate party theme for kids’.

Ok, many of the childrens party foods found in this section are going to be the more common, more obvious ones that most people will already know about. Still, have a look around, you may not know about all of these party food ideas for children.

Vegetable Platter:

1. Pick an assortment of colorful vegetables.
2. Carrots, cucumbers, celery, cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, radishes, green peppers, yellow peppers and more. (The colorful selection makes it more appealing to kids!
3. Cut up the vegetables into small strips and pieces (remember we are feeding kids not adults-keep those pieces smaller *this will help prevent choking)
4. Find a nice large platter or a couple nice sized plates. Place veggies on the plates/platters in a bright colorful combination.
5. *In addition-you can add a nice pre-made veggie dip from your local grocery store, or make your own vegetable dip.

So, this of course is a more common idea for typical party food. We will remeber be adding many more childrens party food ideas to this website.

Enjoy!