I have a party planned for my son's birthday at The Little Gym next month. Is it ok to just serve cake and ice cream? Seems like most parties now-days have pizza or some other type of meal. I usually have food if the party is at my house and time is not a factor. Do you think it's "politically incorrect" (for lack of a better term) or cheap if only cake, ice cream, and juice are served? Do you expect to be fed at these type of parties? The party starts at 3pm.
If that's what you want to do, that's fine....
the invitation can state "Please join us for cake and ice-cream to celebrate Johnny's birthday..." or something like that.
That way, people will not "expect" food and to be fed.
And time the party for a non-meal time. Not lunch time or dinner time.
all the best,
Susan
If you want to serve only cake and ice cream, that is up to you! However, make sure you set the time for 2 or 3 pm, etc...a time when people will not expect to be served lunch or dinner. And, make sure you indicate on the invitations that "Cake & Ice Cream will be served" so that it is absolutely clear. Other than that...don't worry about it and have a blast!
It's really going to depend on what time the party is. If it's at 2 in the afternoon then you can certainly get away with cake and ice cream but if the party falls during a meal time you need to have something a bit more substantial than just cake and ice cream. Cake and ice cream on an empty stomach might not be pretty.
Absolutely not! That's all we have!
I guess I'm kind of old fashioned, but what happened to parties where the kids play and have ice cream and cake and the parents don't need to spend a fortune and entertain and feed the masses!
If it were at lunch or dinner time that's one thing, but 3pm is cake and ice cream time for me!!!!
I think it is fine, if you feel you should supply more just do chips and dip or veggies and dip. We do snacks and dessert at our daughters because we usually have the party inbettween lunch and dinner time. Plus the kids are gonna be so busy pkaying they wont want to stop and eat
Cake & Ice cream is just fine! The party is at 3pm so everyone should have had lunch by then and will have dinner after.
nope! I think it is fine if the party is at 3pm. I think it's a bit wierd when it's lunch time or dinner time and there is no meal, but not in the middle of the day. I just sent invitations out for my son's birthday today and wrote on the bottom, "Pizza, cake and snacks to be served" so families knew what to expect. Maybe just write on the invitation, "cake and ice cream to be served" so people know to give their little ones a snack before they come.
L.
I agree not to have it during meal hours. I also agree to state it clearly on the invite. This way the mom's know to feed their child first. The only time it bothers me is when they have my children during dinner. I feed the rest of us and that child comes home cranky and on a sugar high!
I totally agree with the other responders. It is perfectly fine not to serve food at the party. It is at 3 too and not a meal time anyway. And no I don't expect to be fed. I might think more about food if it were from 12-2 or something but not at 3. And I personally don't think it is cheap at all. And most kids hate to leave playing to come eat anyway. I would just put on the invite something like "join us for cake and ice cream to celebrate...." If you want something for the parents to snack on while the kids are playing that's another story but I wouldn't worry about nothing but cake and ice cream. Have fun at the party.
just write on the invite that cake and ice cream will be served. then they won't expect anything else.
I agree with Wendy T. One of the reasons, to date, (my son will be 6 in Sept) that our parties are for family and a couple of VERY close friends only. Those coming know what to expect and I am not spending a fortune. My son has always had a great time and looks forward to his birthday just as any other child his age does.
If the party is not at lunch or dinnertime, you don't need to serve pizza. You're paying for the time there, don't use it up eating. Little kids tend not to eat much of the pizza anyway. Honestly, this is a pet peeve of mine, serving meal foods like pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs as snacks as parties. This is one of the reasons so many kids are obese/overweight - they are eating meal foods as snacks. Pizza is a meal, if the party is not at mealtime, you don't need to serve it.
