lunch menu idea for a kid's party?

[sonrisa]

Small party. 4/5 kids. 9 adults. Some vegetarians. The theme is butterflies / flowers / garden.

For Kids:

Sandwiches cut with the butterfly cookie cutter and some easy fruit like clementines or grapes. PB&J or cream cheese with jarred olive tapenade (DD loves all briny salty things, especially olives. It's her birthday). Juice boxes.

For adults:

Mimosas or sparkling water.

I found pasta in the shape of butterflies and flowers. I was thinking of making a lazy pesto pasta salad for the adults using that pasta, good store bought pesto and cherry tomatoes. 

I coud buy a few premade salads from Whole foods and add jicama slices cut with the butterfly cookie cutters to the top (If they have jicama, otherwise, just the salad).

Maybe I'll throw some of those pepperidge farm butterfly shaped crackers on a platter with some cheese and fruit.

Cupcakes for all.

Does that sound okay? 

[wannabe]

This extreme party planner loves this menu. Butterfly EVERYTHING!!

[sonrisa]

Nov 12, 2013 14:22:45 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

Wow that sounds perfect!

I thought you were looking for ideas when I saw your post title and I came in to say "pizza and cake!"

I should just do pizza shouldn't I? I can't now that the butterfly and flowers shaped pasta sucked me in. lol. I get a little theme happy. 

[wannabe]

Do not drop the butterfly theme!!

[sonrisa]

Nov 12, 2013 14:28:50 GMT -5 wannabe said:

Do not drop the butterfly theme!!

I won't :-)

I have a butterfly pinata, filled with butterfly and flower trinkets (rings, bracelets, stickers)

We have a butterfly garland.

The girls get butterfly wands to decorate or just wave around.

I'll pick up some butterfly and flower shaped balloons from the dollar store on friday.

If I get bored tonight, I'm making crepe paper flowers. 

[sonrisa]

Nov 12, 2013 14:40:11 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I don't really know what jicama is.

It's a white veggie you can cut into shapes easily with a cookie cutter. Not that most people use it that way. Looks a little like a potato but tastes more like celery (crunchy and watery).