21.10.2014
A child's birthday is always a special day in the life of a family. I really want him to remember this memorable day for a long time. In order for the holiday to be a success, you need to take care in advance of both the cultural program (entertainment, competitions, sweepstakes) and the holiday menu.
If you are preparing salads, then before serving, place them in small salad bowls or shortcrust pastry baskets. Salads served in transparent cups look very nice. A great idea is to organize a salad bar. To do this, you need to place the chopped ingredients on separate plates - boiled potatoes, beets, carrots, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, canned corn and green peas, meat, chicken, sausage, boiled eggs, herbs, etc. And dressings for them - homemade mayonnaise, sour cream, butter. The children themselves serve what they like and mix their own salads. It is important to offer small plates for culinary experiments so that too much food does not suffer due to failures.
Fruits and desserts can also be placed in portioned cups or, for example, waffle cones. You can also prepare fruit and berry “kebabs” on skewers.
Canapés are very popular among children. You will need sticks for canapés or wooden skewers for kebabs. And what to string on them: fresh and salted cucumbers, avocados, sweet bell peppers of different colors, raw and boiled carrots, cheese, processed cheese in slices, boiled and peeled quail eggs, meat, chicken, sausage, olives, olives, apples , oranges, cherry tomatoes, grapes, etc.
You can serve ready-made canapes to the table, or you can invite the children to make their own canapés from products prepared in advance.
The table will be complemented by mini sandwiches with ham, herring butter, chicken liver pate and cheese sauce. You can put the filling not on bread, but in tartlets. Don't forget also about pita and eggplant rolls, stuffed eggs and tomatoes.
If the children are already old enough and the capabilities of your kitchen allow them to engage in culinary experiments, then you can invite them to make pizzas for themselves. Children receive ready-made dough bases and fill them with selected ingredients to their taste. The pizzas are baked and everyone gets the result of their culinary research.
Another win-win option is assorted pasta. Most children love them very much. And to make the dish more festive, buy pasta of different shapes and colors, cook them (separately from each other) and arrange them beautifully on plates. You can also serve various dressings - tomato sauce, grated cheese, chopped boiled meat for “pirate-style pasta”.
Of course, no children's birthday is complete without a cake. The cake can be homemade or purchased, at your discretion. We recommend that you serve the cake on a special dish with a leg. Cakes, pastries and fruits placed on such dishes look very festive and solemn. You can buy a dish with a leg in a store, or you can make it yourself. For this you will need plates of different diameters, as well as candlesticks or wine glasses. Glue them together using a glue gun. If desired, the finished structure can be painted with aerosol paint from a can.
Make jelly in portioned cups or on saucers. To make it, it is better to use natural dyes, for example, berry juice. You can make multi-layered, multi-colored, milk or mint jelly.
An interesting idea is to organize an ice cream factory. It sounds big, it's a huge success, and it's very easy to implement. You need to prepare ice cream (preferably the simplest but most delicious ice cream).
And prepare fillings for it: ground nuts, candied fruits, sliced fresh or canned fruits, berries, waffles and cookies, chocolate, coconut flakes, syrups and jam. It is important not to forget beautiful glasses (or bowls) and special spoons for forming ice cream balls.
As for drinks, we advise you to serve homemade dried fruit or berry compote, homemade lemonade or milk-fruit-berry cocktail instead of store-bought juices and sweet soda. It is also better to pour any drinks into individual glasses or bottles in advance.
Children's menu. Festive table for birthday video
Good day everyone! We all love to celebrate holidays. But you always want to make a holiday for a child something special, especially when it comes to the birthday of your unique and adored children.
After all, a child’s birthday is the most important day in every family. Little guests always bring fun, laughter, joyful smiles, funny photos, chores into the house and create such an attractive atmosphere throughout the day.
And therefore, no one will argue with the fact that for all this you will need a children's festive delicious table. On which there will definitely be a big beautiful cake, and definitely something creative from different products. And of course, everyone wants to decorate the table with various decorative items in a special way, with a creative approach.
In this article I will share ideas for children's dishes. A child's birthday is first and foremost a holiday for our bellies. 🙂 therefore, the menu needs to be simple, but at the same time tasty and healthy.
I would like to note that the menu for a child’s birthday has its own characteristics, primarily age-related. The menu for a 1-year-old and the menu for a child aged 3 or 7 years will, of course, be fundamentally different from each other.
1. Under no circumstances should smoked, too fatty, or salty dishes be present on the children's table. Try to exclude fried foods and try to use mayonnaise, pepper and garlic to a minimum.
2. Don't get carried away with experiments. Remember that children love most those dishes that they know and those that taste familiar to them.
3. If the children are still very small, then remove fruits and vegetables that can cause allergies and those that can leave strong stains on clothes.
4. If you are preparing fish dishes for the children's table, carefully remove all the bones.
5. Eliminate soda. Carbonated water is an enemy for a child's body. It is better to prepare berry fruit drinks, compotes, natural juices, and tea.
Features of creating a menu for the birthday of a child 1 year old, 2-3 years old, 5-6 years old
Menu for a 1 year old child
Often, many parents do not know what menu to create for a birthday when the child turns 1 year old. Due to the fact that the child is still very small. There is no need to invent something, it’s better to give the child what is useful and what he loves. For example, this could be his favorite cottage cheese and fruit juice with children's cookies. And also make assorted fruits from purees. Well, for dessert you can bake a light sponge cake coated with baby cottage cheese.
Menu for a 2-3 year old child
This menu should also be simple. After all, a child of 2-3 years is still too small to eat any delicacies. Exclude from the menu all kinds of smoked meats, fish, overly fatty and salty dishes, and of course recipes with mayonnaise. You can prepare some kind of vegetable salad, mashed potatoes and meatballs, snacks with cottage cheese and raisins, uzvars or jelly. You can offer your little guests natural juice from fruits or berries.
Menu for a 5-6 year old child
For this age, it is much easier to create a menu, because children of this age are allowed to eat almost all ingredients. But still, it is better to serve chicken or lean beef as a starter. You can use pasta or mashed potatoes as a side dish. A salad would preferably be made from vegetables, such as tomatoes and cucumbers. Drinks can be used in various types of fruit drinks and juices. Well, for dessert there is a sponge cake soaked in cottage cheese and berries.
The best and most delicious recipes for children's birthdays
How can you make sure that all the children are happy and well-fed? The answer is simple, use your ingenuity and imagination and beautifully decorate your holiday dishes. Even the simplest ones, such as mashed potatoes with sausages, simple buckwheat porridge or pasta, can be decorated in an original and fabulous way, here are the options I have selected:
In order to make your birthday bright and unforgettable, I offer this menu for a child's birthday:
Salads for children, recipes with photos, simple and tasty for birthdays
Parents are always ready to feed their children not only tasty food for the holiday, but also to make the dish very bright and original.
I bring to your attention 2 options for children's salads.
Option No. 1 Simple and tasty salad for a child’s birthday
We will need:
- Boiled chicken - 150 g (fillet or breast)
- Boiled potatoes - 200 g.
- Tomato - 1 pc.
- Kiwi - 2 pcs.
- Boiled carrots - 1 pc.
- Boiled eggs - 1 pc.
- Natural yogurt or sour cream - 2 tbsp
- Salt - to taste
- Greens - to taste
Cooking method:
1. Boil potatoes in their skins. Peel it and cut it into cubes.
2. Chicken meat should be boiled and cut into cubes.
3. Cut the kiwi into small pieces.
4. Now all that remains is to cut the tomatoes, chop them into cubes too.
5. Add salt, add natural yogurt and mix well.
6. Well, now you need to decorate the salad in a unique way. Like I did, for example. Quite simple and beautiful at the same time! Grate the carrots and place them over the entire surface of the salad. Make funny bunny parts out of eggs. Well, make some grass from the greens. Bon appetit!
Option No. 2 Simple children's salad for a child's birthday
We will need:
- green apple - 1 pc.
- carrots - 1 pc.
- egg - 1 pc.
- corn - half a can
- sour cream for dressing - 2-3 tbsp
Cooking method:
1. Grate carrots and eggs.
2. Apples need to be cut into small cubes.
3. Mix all products together. Or you can put this beauty on the table unmixed. And when there is a dinner party, mix everything well and add sour cream.
And now, I suggest watching this video “Salads for a children's party. Top 5 recipes for children's salads"
Sandwiches for the holiday table, simple options for children
You can come up with many options for decorating children's sandwiches, just take the usual ingredients and invent some cartoon character or animal using cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, cottage cheese, radishes, bread and any other products, for example like this:
Option No. 1 Sandwiches for children “Ladybug”
To keep your little guests happy, please them with cool sandwiches in the shape of ladybugs.
We will need:
- toaster bread - 10 pieces
- cheese - 200 g.
- Cherry tomatoes - 5 pcs.
- garlic - 1 clove
- olives - 6 pcs.
- sour cream - 4-5 tsp
- greens for decoration
Cooking method:
1. Take the cheese and grate it on a fine grater. Add just a little garlic to it. Pass the garlic through a press. Mix the cheese and garlic together, adding sour cream.
2. Coat pieces of bread with this mixture.
3. Cut cherry tomatoes and olives into halves. Cut off a little from the stem. You will need to put half of the olives in this place.
4. In order to create wings, make small cuts in the tomatoes.
5. Now place the tomatoes and olives on the spread bread. Make black dots by chopping the olives into very small pieces. The eyes can be made in the form of dots using sour cream. Use greens instead of grass. And this is what should happen. Beauty! And delicious!
Option No. 2 Sweet quick children's sandwich “Rozhitsa”, step-by-step recipe with photos
This type of sandwich is quite quick and easy to assemble)))
We will need:
- white bread
- orange
- prunes
- butter
Cooking method:
1. Dry the bread. This can be done in a toaster or oven.
2. Take butter and spread it on the bread pieces.
3. Peel the orange and cut it into circles. Place the circle on the butter.
4. Cut out the eyes and mouth from the prunes.
Important! Don't forget to rinse the prunes well!
5. Now decorate our funny sandwich! The sweet and tasty sandwich is ready! Treat your kids to health!
You can offer many options for decorating children's sandwiches, the main thing is to think of who or what you want to decorate the dish as. Here's another video of sandwich decorations.
Children's sandwiches "Lion and Bunny"
Chicken kebab in the oven on skewers
Another option is to prepare chicken shish kebab and colored potato balls. If you are celebrating a children's party outdoors, then you can easily prepare pork kebab for older children.
We will need:
- poultry meat - 700 g
- sour cream - 3 tbsp
- olive oil - 2 tbsp
- lemon juice
- onion - 1 pc.
- pepper and salt
Cooking method:
1. Cut boneless chicken pieces into pieces.
2. Prepare the marinade. To do this, mix sour cream, lemon juice, pepper and salt.
3. Pour marinade over chicken pieces. Add onion cut into half rings to the ingredients. Stir. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
4. After the meat has been marinated, place the pieces on skewers. No need to wear a bow! Wrap each skewer in foil. Place in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes. The kebab is ready, remove the foil.
Potato colored balls “Traffic light”
This first hot dish will be completely natural, both girls and boys love it, it can be consumed either at home or in the playroom! You can prepare it in winter and summer.
We will need:
- potatoes - 1 kg
- butter – 50 g;
- cream – 200 ml;
- carrot juice – 3 tbsp. l.;
- beetroot – 3 tbsp. l.;
- spinach juice – 3 tbsp. l.
Cooking method:
1. Make mashed potatoes from potatoes. Add cream to the puree.
2. The potato mass should be homogeneous and airy.
3. Now divide the puree into 3 parts. Add carrot juice to the first, beet juice to the second, and spinach juice to the third.
4. Form each type of puree into balls. Place the balls on a baking sheet greased with vegetable oil and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees. These colorful balls will be a very beautiful addition to the holiday table.
You can make puree in the form of flowers. Looks great and simple!
Sweet table for birthday, menu
Fruits, cookies and, of course, cake are suitable for a sweet table for children.
Fruits can be arranged in an original way and with a twist, for example like this:
Tartlets for children's birthday with filling
I suggest making children's sweet tartlets.
We will need:
- shortcrust pastry baskets - 15 pcs.
- condensed milk - 1 can
- cream - 1 tbsp.
- gelatin - 2 tbsp
- nuts, kiwi, chocolate for decoration
Cooking method:
1. Following the instructions, soak the gelatin in water.
3. Fill tartlets with the resulting mixture.
4. Then put the tartlets in the refrigerator so that the cream hardens.
5. Decorate with fruit and chocolate. Crush small nuts on top. It turned out superbly delicious! Cook with joy!
Children's birthday drinks at home
Among the drinks, you can offer natural compotes brewed at home, juices, uzvars and fruit drinks.
Or you can make milk jelly. This is a very tasty and healthy drink, especially for children. There are children who do not like to drink milk, but milk jelly will be a salvation for most, because it can be cooked not only for a birthday, but for example for an afternoon snack.
We will need:
- fresh cow's milk – 600 ml
- sugar – 60 g
- potato starch – 40 g
- cold water – 120 ml
Cooking method:
1. Pour milk and place it in a saucepan for cooking. Put it on the stove to cook.
2. While the milk is boiling, make the starch. Pour water into the starch and mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps.
3. As soon as the milk has boiled, add granulated sugar. Mix well until it dissolves and there are no sugar grains.
4. Now carefully, very slowly pour the starch into the milk in a thin stream.
Important! When you pour in starch, you must always stir the milk so that clots do not form.
5. Cook the jelly for about 1-2 minutes after the milk boils again. And then be sure to remove from the stove. Cool. Give it to your child. You can pour it into a sconce and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Or you can decorate with slices of tangerines, which will evoke strong emotions and a desire to quickly eat this delicious dish.
This is the kind of interesting holiday menu you can get for a child. The main thing is to want to please him! and decorate everything beautifully.
Make your child's birthday unforgettable! Give him your love, care and attention and then you will see that the child will reciprocate your feelings! What dishes do you usually prepare in your family, and how do you decorate them?
Treat your guests to delicious dishes and, as they say, bon appetit, friends!!!
R.S I think that when a child has such a significant day in his life, and even if he is a preschooler, then you will definitely take the treats to kindergarten. I have an interesting idea on how to beautifully pack treats for kindergarten. This can be made in the form of a cake. More details on how to make one like this may be covered in a separate article on this blog.
Children are always non-standard individuals. Typically they are:
- prefer sweets to other foods;
- delighted with the beautiful food, which is like something out of a fairy tale;
- they love to have fun and learn new things more than to eat;
- won't pretend to like something if they don't.
Based on these points, we will create a menu for a children's birthday party.
Of course, parents and other adult family members want, first of all, to feed the child healthy and nutritious food, and sweets only after that. And this also has its own conditions, because no one will deny that food should be:
- from quality products;
- if possible, not fried;
- with a minimum amount of different spices.
In addition, when children gather in a group, they will not behave as adults do in such situations: talk peacefully (or not so peacefully) while serving each other the dishes that are on the table. Because of this, it is best to serve food that you will treat your little guests to, dividing it into portions. Menu for a children's party with photos
Children's holiday menu recipes
Pizza for childhood
Pizza is perfect for the main course! Is there really anyone who doesn't like pizza? It is unlikely that there will be such people! Therefore, pizza is the best option for a children's birthday. It can be cut into all sorts of pieces and then distributed to the children as they please. Vegetarian pizza may be a good option. She must be:
- without mayonnaise;
- with good quality cheese;
- with colorful vegetables.
That being said, if you have organizational skills, making pizza with your kids would be a great idea! Most likely, little cooks will get dirty on themselves, so you should notify your parents about cooking and stock up on small aprons.
children's party menu at home
The impressions after such a master class will be indelible! So:
Of course, what the child made himself, he will eat with pleasure.
And an excellent solution would be small pizzas that look like flowers! They look impressive, and are also a size suitable for children's hands. To find out how to cook such a delight, you need.
A la pizza
Many children love pasta. And you can also make portioned pizzas from them! This dish looks like pizza because of the cheese and vegetables, and not because of its preparation, but it tastes very similar! The preparation is as follows:
All this must be done without slowing down so that the cheese can melt from the hot spaghetti and make the dish undivided.
In this version of pizza, you should use fully prepared products, since the formed dish will not be subject to heat treatment:
- fried or boiled mushrooms;
- sausages cut into mugs or boiled sausage cut into thin strips;
- pickled cucumbers (you can use baby cucumbers) and everyone’s favorite corn;
- rings of tomatoes (cherry ones will look good) and sweet peppers.
Baked vegetables in a pot
Not at all difficult to prepare. At your discretion, you can bake vegetables with or without meat. But the design should be as unusual as possible! Form the dough into a circle and thin sausages - this will be an octopus, which should be used as a lid. For such a dish it is better to use small pots - it is unlikely that children will eat everything. This food serving option is perfect for the Sea Pirates holiday theme.
Another option for decorating baked vegetables is with cream cheese sauce. You can lay out the top in the form of faces made from fresh vegetables - here you should try and use your imagination. To ensure that your art remains the way you intended it, you should decorate the finished dish.
Garnish and sausages
Definitely, the side dish also needs to be made festive. For example:
- deep-fried potatoes;
- colored pasta;
- boiled corn and green peas from a jar;
- mashed potatoes.
To make it interesting, we don’t just boil the sausages, but serve them in the form of octopuses. Making them is very simple, you just have to look at the photo. Of course, you need to buy the highest quality and freshest sausages!
Mashed potatoes
Basically, children love mashed potatoes. And if it is prepared according to all the rules with good butter and natural milk, then even more so. And of course, it also needs to be presented beautifully and creatively!
Vegetable trains
A good idea might be to cut bell peppers into train trailers. Children are unlikely to eat the trailers themselves, but it doesn’t matter - after the holiday, use them for cooking or.
Fly agaric eggs
Such “fly agarics” can be served either on skewers or simply placing them on a plate, as an independent dish or as a decoration for mashed potatoes or the same trains. To make these mushrooms for children, quail eggs would be preferable - they have more benefits and look more childish.
Tartlets with filling
There are a myriad of fillings for these dough baskets, both sweet and savory. The most important thing is that the dough in the tartlets is very tasty and tender. Here is the link to an incredible assortment of fillings -!
Children's sandwiches
There is plenty of room for your imagination to run wild here! But for the sandwiches to be beautiful, you need to cook them slowly and carefully.
Let's consider those types of canapés that children are likely to like. A good option would be to place the sandwiches separately as a buffet.
Ladybug sandwich: loaf, spread, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, black olives. The spots on the back are also from olives.
This option is best offered to older children to ensure they don't drop the food.
Sandwiches in the shape of hearts will be wonderful for a little princess's birthday. Girls will appreciate it!
Sandwich boats
These boats are just super!
Option 1: Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scrape out the pulp and fill the cucumber with the prepared salad (at your discretion). Use a vegetable peeler (or a grater with the appropriate side) to cut a whole cucumber into thin slices. After this, we attach the sail slices to the base of the boat with skewers. These boats look great!
Option 2: Here you need bread with a dense texture. Butter is spread on it, cheese is on top, and red fish is on it. We attach the sails from cheese to skewers.
You can also put a cheese and sausage plate on the table, where the products will be laid out in the form of an animal or something else on the theme of the holiday. Of course, parents who care about their children should carefully choose cheese and sausage for their child. And, of course, this idea is not suitable for kids.
Original cheese plate
You can build more than one of these Christmas trees using different types of cheese. But keep in mind that children do not always like cheese, so don’t go too fast if your holiday is for younger children.
Layered salad with mice
The layered salad will also be interesting for children, and we will also decorate it in a childish way! You can lay out any salad that is laid out in layers in the form of a cheese head - just keep in mind that all products must be suitable for children. And mice of different sizes will delight your guests!
Fruits for children's birthday
Serving sweets requires special care. After all, it is a well-known fact that children have a special place with sweets. No one will argue that fruits are much healthier than cake, pastries and other industrial sweets. And beautifully presented fruit makes you want to try it faster.
Bananas in the form of pirates. You can make a bright bandage from large paper napkins or 
small pieces of thin fabric. Draw faces, eye patches and various facial hair with a marker. This pattern will be absolutely safe - because it will be on the peel.
The theme with pirates is the simplest, because almost everything can be played out in it.
The following games can be used for competitions:
- draw an SOS signal on the surface strewn with semolina (as a rule, this idea goes well);
- picking bananas tied to a “palm tree” (without hands) so as not to starve on a desert island;
- look for treasure in a bowl of flour, semolina (or something else suitable for this, use your wits).
Homemade ice cream for the children's table
Making your own ice cream requires a little work, but the results are worth it. There are also different options for decorating it.
A butterfly-shaped cake would be perfect for this scenario. The base should be cut out of a sponge cake, covered with your favorite cream on top and various fruits should be beautifully placed on it. Very bright, beautiful and original!
The festive table can be called a mandatory and unchangeable attribute of a birthday. However, the menu choice will depend on many parameters and conditions. In the case of a children's banquet, it is necessary to take into account such important features as the age of the children, taste preferences, as well as requirements for healthy and safe food.
At the age of two years, a child still has quite a lot of culinary limitations. First of all, restrictions apply to preservatives, synthetic additives, food allergens, hot seasonings, concentrates, bitter, sour and salty foods, high sugar content, difficult to digest, fatty foods, foods high in nitrates and other dangerous chemical elements. You should definitely check the expiration date and quality of the products, since the child’s digestive system at this age is very vulnerable.
Taste and dietary features of baby food
By the age of two, a child should already have a certain number of baby teeth, but in most cases he still cannot chew fully, since the main molars form after 24 months. This means that the holiday menu should not contain hard and tough foods.
It is also necessary to monitor the ratio and norms of protein products, fats and carbohydrates. For example, the daily intake of meat should not exceed 90 grams, fish - 30 grams, bread and pastries - 100 grams, vegetables - 250-300 grams, dairy products - 500-600 grams.
Based on these requirements and calculations, you should create a menu for the festive table. Another feature worth paying attention to is the colorful design of the dishes: the more attractive they look, the more willing children will be to eat them.
Liver- a very useful product for the child’s body. The advantages of pate are that it is not only tasty, but also quite soft and tender.
Grocery list:
- chicken liver - 500 gr.
- chicken egg - 3 pcs.
- carrots - 3 pcs.
- fresh cucumber - 1 pc.
- onion - 1-2 pcs.
- wheat bread
- butter - 100 gr.
- vegetable oil - 10 gr.
Cooking technique:
1) Boil the eggs hard.
2) Lightly fry the liver in vegetable oil.
3) Peel the onions and carrots, simmer over low heat together with the liver until tender, then pass through a meat grinder.
4) Melt the butter, add to the pate and mix thoroughly.
5) Cut the bread into slices and spread with pate.
3) Boil 1 carrot, cut into slices, also chop the cucumber and decorate the sandwiches with them.
Canapes- These are mini sandwiches held together with skewers. They are prepared easily and quickly, and eaten just as quickly.
Grocery list:
- wheat bread
- salmon or trout, salmon (or other red fish)
- lettuce leaves
- sour cream
Cooking technique:
1) Cut the bread into small triangles, brush with sour cream.
2) Cut the cheese into triangles, place on bread, and cover with salad.
3) Place the fish on top of the canapé and secure the layers with skewers.
Tartlets- a convenient and popular snack for the holiday table. There are a huge variety of fillings for tartlets, but not all of them are suitable for children. This recipe was created specifically for children.
Grocery list:
- ready-made tartlets (you can buy them in the store or bake them yourself)
- cottage cheese - 500 gr.
- banana - 2 pcs.
- orange - 2 pcs.
- chocolate - 50 gr.
- sour cream - 200 gr.
- raisins - 60 gr.
- powdered sugar - 20 gr.
Cooking technique:
1) Mix cottage cheese with sour cream, add powdered sugar, banana, mix thoroughly with a mixer.
2) Add raisins, stir the resulting mixture, fill the tartlets with the mixture.
3) Cut the peeled orange into pieces and place on tartlets.
4) Grate the chocolate and sprinkle on the tartlets.
Milkshake
A very tasty and healthy drink, quite easy to prepare, with a lot of different options. Considering that the composition includes ice cream, you need to make sure that the drink is not too cold. It is recommended to drink the milkshake through a straw.
1) Milk banana.
Grocery list:
- milk - 500 ml
- ice cream - 200-250 gr.
- banana - 1 pc.
2) Milky-fruity.
Grocery list:
- milk - 500 ml
- ice cream - 200-250 gr.
- natural juice from berries or the berries themselves (cherries, raspberries, currants)
3) Strawberry-coffee.
Grocery list:
- milk - 500 ml
- ice cream - 200-250 gr.
- cocoa - 1 tbsp. spoon
- strawberries (fresh or defrosted) - half a glass
- 1-2 tsp. honey
Cooking technique:
The principle of making milkshakes is simple: the ingredients are crushed and whipped using a mixer. It is not recommended to add pineapple, orange, kiwi, lemon to milkshakes - the juice of these fruits destroys milk enzymes and can negatively affect children's digestion.
Menu for holding a children's birthday party at home.
Many parents strive to make their child's birthday unforgettable. That is why they look for interesting dishes and decoration methods. Organizing a children's party is fundamentally different from an adult birthday. After all, there will be a lot of children at the party who need to be entertained.
In general, the menu for celebrating a children's birthday differs from an adult's in the minimal content of harmful products. Therefore, it is better to season all mayonnaise salads with fresh yogurt, and smoked meats with boiled meat. In the summer, the easiest way to organize a sweet table is with a lot of fruit. This can be a variety of salads, slices, baked goods with berries and fruits.
List of sweet dishes:
- Watermelon salad
- Pineapple baskets
- Open pie with apricots and jelly
- Strawberry soufflé
- Natural compotes
- Ice cream with fruits
List of salads and main dishes:
- Caesar salad"
- Vegetable salads with boiled meat
- Mashed potatoes with baked cutlets
- Sandwiches with red fish
- Gefilte fish
In winter there are not many fresh fruits and vegetables. Basically everything is imported and quite expensive. That is why in winter, potatoes and meat, as well as pickles, become the basis of any table.
Sweet options:
- Milk jelly or soufflé
- Cottage cheese casseroles or cheesecakes
- Ice cream
- Cakes with protein cream or condensed milk
- Cupcakes with jam or jam
Main course and appetizer options:
- Potatoes with mushrooms and baked meat
- Chicken chops with cheese
- Beet salad with beef
- Cabbage salad with corn
- Seafood salad
It is quite difficult to prepare meals for such young children. The thing is that many people are allergic to citrus fruits and honey. Such children should not be given food from the common table. That is why you will have to cook separately for adults and children.
Sample menu:
- Mashed Potatoes with Chicken Meatballs
- Chicken chops stewed in sour cream
- Pumpkin puree
- Liver pate
- Curd soufflé
- Baked apples with cottage cheese
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 1 - 2 years: ideas, menus, tips 
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 1 - 2 years: ideas, menus, tips
At this age, children can already eat food from the common table. But still, you shouldn’t put a lot of junk food on the table. Try to replace mayonnaise salads with some kind of dressings. It could be butter or homemade yogurt, sour cream. The main task of parents is to make the holiday fun. Children of this age are very active, so if possible, use the services of animators. It is best to take a group of children to a children's entertainment complex, where they can jump on trampolines, run in mazes and take part in interesting competitions.
Sample menu:
- Cupcakes with cartoon characters
- Cheesecake
- Cupcakes with cream
- Ice cream
- Assorted cakes
Although at this age you can please children with French fries from McDonald's and delicious McFlurry. In any case, the main task of parents is to make the holiday fun or active. Children this age love themed birthday parties. That is, you can arrange a day with fixies. In this case, all the kids put on caps with fixatives, and on the cups, balls and plates there are also images corresponding to the theme. You can complement the holiday with a penata with sweets and surprises.
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 3 to 6 years: ideas, menus, tips 
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 3 to 6 years: ideas, menus, tips 
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 3 to 6 years: ideas, menus, tips
This is a rather difficult age, since the child has a certain circle of friends and hobbies. When organizing a holiday, you should pay attention to the child’s preferences. For boys, you can take the idea of Ninja Turtles, Minions, Madagascar. Girls will appreciate the theme of princesses or My Little Pony. Be sure to ask your child how to organize the holiday. Unlike younger children, schoolchildren can sit for a while. Accordingly, the holiday itself may be half in motion. The rest can be spent at the table and be intellectual. These can be games of erudition or desires.
Menu:
- Fruit pizza
- Yogurt ice cream
- Dessert with fruits and jelly
- No bake cakes
- Homemade sweets
- Cupcakes
- B-B-Q
- Grilled vegetables
- Vegetable salads
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 7 to 11: ideas, menus, tips 
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 7 to 11: ideas, menus, tips 
What to cook for a children's birthday for boys and girls aged 7 to 11: ideas, menus, tips
A buffet table implies a huge variety of food and a large quantity of it. However, most often children are not provided with chairs. Usually a buffet table is combined with active games and competitions. Therefore, dishes should be as varied and interesting as possible.
Sample menu:
- Homemade sweets on sticks
- Cupcakes
- Cakes
- Marshmallow
- Lemonade
- Smoothie
- Variety of drinks
- Cheesecake
Most often, a sweet table is organized for children. These can be a variety of lemonades and drinks. In addition, sweets are welcome. This could be a homemade cake or jelly. Homemade sweets would also be appropriate.
Menu:
- Fruit jelly
- No bake cake
- Cupcakes
- Fruit skewers
- Fruit salads
If you plan to entertain children for a long time, then you should feed them thoroughly. A hot dish is suitable for these purposes. It could be potatoes with a meat dish. It all depends on the time of year. Older children will appreciate the barbecue. If your birthday is in winter, then prepare a roast.
Roast in pots
Ingredients for 8 people:
- 2 kg potatoes
- 1 kg meat
- 0.5 kg mushrooms
- 100 g cheese
- 150 ml sour cream
- Spices
- Bouillon
- 3 onions
Recipe:
- Cut the meat into strips and fry them in a hot frying pan
- Add the onion and fry a little more
- Add mushrooms and simmer for 3 minutes
- Divide the meat mixture among the ramekins and place the potatoes on top.
- Pour in the broth and place in the oven for 40 minutes
- Remove from the oven, add salt, spices, sour cream and sprinkle with cheese.
- Keep in the oven for another 5-7 minutes
Children's hot dish for children's birthday: ideas, recipes 
Children's hot dish for children's birthday: ideas, recipes
It is best to prepare salads that are dressed with oil. Ideal if it is a mix of vegetables and meat.
Summer salad
Ingredients:
- 2 tomatoes
- 3 cucumbers
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 pickled onion
- 100 g boiled chicken meat
- 100 g hard cheese
- Mustard
- Oil
Recipe:
- Cut the vegetables into pieces and place them in a large bowl
- Cut chicken fillet and cheese into cubes
- Mix mustard with oil and salt
- Season the salad with the mixture and add greens
Children's salads for children's birthday: ideas, recipes 
Children's salads for children's birthday: ideas, recipes 
Children's salads for children's birthday: ideas, recipes
The ideal snack option is dishes in tartlets or pita bread. Canape sandwiches are also suitable.
Snacks in lavash
Ingredients:
- Grated carrots
- Canned fish
- Yogurt
- 5 eggs
- 2 pita breads
- Greenery
Recipe:
- Crush the sardines in the oil with a fork and stir in the greens.
- Place the pita bread on the table and add the fish puree.
- Cover with another sheet of pita bread and top with grated carrots, eggs and yogurt.
- Roll everything up and leave it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Cut into thin pieces
Children's snacks for children's birthday: ideas, recipes 
Children's snacks for children's birthday: ideas, recipes 
Children's snacks for children's birthday: ideas, recipes Children's pizza: ideas, recipes
It is best to prepare children's pizza with fruit. The basis can be purchased shortbread dough. For more information on how to make pizza for children, watch the video.
VIDEO: Children's pizza
A great idea for serving salad is tartlets. They can be fruit or vegetable with meat.
Tartlets with meat
Ingredients:
- 10 tartlets
- 300 g boiled chicken meat
- Can of corn
- 3 cucumbers
- Yogurt
Recipe:
- Boil the breast until soft and cut into cubes
- Wash and peel the cucumbers, cut into cubes
- Mix chicken with vegetables and corn, top with yogurt
- Place the salad in tartlets and garnish with herbs
Tartlets for children's birthday: ideas, recipes Sweet tartlets
Ingredients:
- 10 shortcrust pastry tartlets
- Whipped cream
- 300 g seedless grapes
- Handful of strawberries
- 3 peaches
Recipe:
- Cut the peaches into cubes and separate the grapes into berries
- Mix peaches, strawberries and grapes
- Fill tartlets with assorted fruits and decorate with whipped cream
Tartlets for children's birthday: ideas, recipes
You can prepare both fruit and meat canapés.
Canapes with shrimps
Ingredients:
- A handful of large peeled shrimp
- 0.5 kg cherry tomatoes
- 200 g cheese
- Skewers
- Sour cream
Recipe:
- Cut the tomatoes into two halves
- Cut the cheese into thick slices
- Brush each tomato half with yogurt
- Place cheese and shrimp on top of one half
- Cover with the other half and secure with a skewer
In terms of their composition, sandwiches can be very ordinary. You'll have to mess with the presentation. It's best if you make decorations in the shape of birds or hedgehogs. Below are interesting sandwich options for the children's table.
It is best to initially choose a holiday concept and stick to it. Often they use store-bought children's glasses and plates with images of cartoon characters. This will help save time on decorating dishes. If you are preparing salads, take the time to put them in tartlets or decorate them to make it interesting and fun for the children. Below are some interesting design options for children's dishes.
To make your children's party unforgettable, don't be lazy and spend a little time organizing the fun. Invite animators or prepare several competitions.
VIDEO: Children's birthday party at home
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