Birthday Party Food That's Kid Friendly and CHEAP

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Hot dogs or corndogs would be just fine. Sloppy Joes can get...well sloppy :) an easy clean up is always nice! If you go to Sam's club you could get pizza, ground beef, hot/corn dogs or anything else needed for the party in bulk and pretty cheap. Almost every grocery store also has pigs in a blanket on a stick that would be easy for breakfest too, probably cheaper than dounuts. I bet this party will be a blast no matter what you feed them!!

Have fun,
N.

Hello B. have you tried Little Caesar's Pizza. There cost $5/large single topping pizza.

Hey B. my name is M. we did this idea for my little brothers birthday and the kids thought it was super cool...and it's Cheap!
Make up some taco meat with seasoning. then buy some of those 69 cent bags of fritos and plastic spoons. crunch up the bag of fritos a little then open the bag and dump in some taco meat. From there you can add sour cream cheese or whatever. throw in a plastic spoon and wa-la. Easy for you, cheep, and best yet easy clean up! Good luck.

I would agree with papa murphys, cheap, good and easy to bake yourself. Great thinking about doing half/half but having two pizzas, that way some of the kids arent waiting for their fave flavor to cook.
I have no idea how much it costs but Canes in Applevalley has large orders of FRESH chicken fingers that you can order to go, I think it might come with other goodies but you would want to check on that since I am not really sure!
I would do the doughnuts and juice, maybe add some grapes to go with it, you can usually get them on sale or Sams club sells them in a big container.

Good luck and have fun!

Hot dogs, tater tots and good ol' watermelon. Kids love simple and tasty. You can't go wrong with water balloons either. Fill up a ton the night before and put them in a laundry basket.
Breakfast is fun with pancakes and probably cheaper than doughnuts. Good luck and have fun too.

B.,
I just had a 4th birthday party with 9 little girls (ages 14 months - 5 years). We had a Hawaiian theme. Each girl got a lei and a hula skirt when they came into the house. They also did a treasure hunt at the end of which they found Hawaiian fans. I ordered everything from Oriental Trading.

I served hotdogs, turkey burgers and blackbean burgers, pasta salad, fresh fruit and potato chips. We had lemonade to drink and cake and ice cream afterwards, of course. it was very simple, but the kids really didn't care about the food. They cared about the piñata, treasure hunt, and other games. I think that you can do ANYTHING and as long as there is a cake at some point, they'll be content.

Last year I did an elaborate 'Little Mermaid' theme replete with shell shaped pastries stuffed with chicken salad, a watermelon cut to look like a crab (and filled with fruit), and a homemade cake that looked like a rock surrounded by ocean waves with an Ariel doll perched atop it. NOBODY CARED. The kids ate NOTHING except cake. They just wanted to play. More kids ate this year, but were not even noticing the fresh pineapples I had decorating the table, nor the grass skirt around it with pretty hybiscis flowers.

Worry not about the food. They will be content with hot dogs and chips. It is we adults who worry about themes and fussy foods. Offer unlimited beverages and chips and they will think you walk on water... :)

How about a taco in a bag. Buy Dorittos in either the $.99 bags or the smaller ones. make some taco meat. cut up lettuce, onions, tomatoes, black olives or any other veggies or fixing you like on tacos like cheese sour cream and sauce. cut the bags along the whole side to make like a bowl and through the fixings in the bag. easy clean up too. As far a breakfast what about an egg bake they are easy and quick you can make the night before.....(you could even use the left over taco fixings and make a taco egg bake....

All kids love pizza - how about Papa Murphy's take and bake? You can get a family size (REALLY BIG) for between 6 and 8 dollars with a coupon (google or look through your paper.) One cheese for the no-meat eaters and one pepperoni? I have done this for all my kid's bday parties and the kids have always liked it. You can bake only one at a time so I usually order two pizzas, each one half cheese half meat.

Sam's club has HUGE cakes and/or packages of doughnuts in their bakery section for much cheaper than grocery stores too. If you don't belong a friend who is a member might be willing to take you???

Hope that helps.