When we go to children’s parties, I know there are four kinds of food I can count on: spaghetti with a sweet meaty sauce, hotdog on a stick (with marshmallows at the end as a bonus), chocolate cake and fried chicken. Yum!
This plate I shared with Timmy was super delicious. I passed on the fried chicken but had cheesy fries and ice cream instead. Oh sweet kiddie party bliss.
Growing up, I had and attended my share of kiddie birthday parties. Some of the food I remember fondly are:
- Hotdog on a stick with marshmallows at the end — for display, the sticks would pierce a pineapple or cabbage head. The display would look like a set of hotdog fireworks ready to take off!
- Birthday cake with frosting, sugar flowers, with the celebrant’s name spelled in icing.
- Rainbow bread with filling. Do they still make this? It’s basically white bread with colored swirls and it rocked my Rainbow Brite world.
- Ice cream karito. They have similar ice cream carts from Nestle and Selecta now, but I remember having a party with a Magnolia karito. Er, that was eons ago, yes.
- Lollipops shaped like strawberries. You’d eat them and your whole mouth would turn red. LOVED these. I’d eat one today for nostalgia if I knew where to get one.
- Spaghetti! For long life and for the kids’ sweet palate. Best made with chunks of hotdogs and a hint of ketchup in the sauce.
- Fried chicken of course! Go extra on the drumsticks for the kiddies. Or for a cuter presentation and to make use of the wings, chicken lollipops!
Kiddie party food is a refreshing change sometimes from the adults’ menu. I suppose on the grown-ups’ end, it’s nostalgia that makes the food extra delicious.
What kiddie birthday party food do you remember fondly? What food do you enjoy now when you attend kiddie birthday parties?
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witsandnuts
February 1, 2011 at 12:30 pm (13 years ago)I would always remember the Pinoy style spaghetti and hotdog with marshmallows on stick!
Martine
February 1, 2011 at 7:40 pm (13 years ago)You mentioned all the well-loved Pinoy birthday party treats, hehe! It’s amusing how they’ve remained the same!
These days, when I attend birthday parties, hotdogs with marshmallows, sweet spaghetti, and chicken lollipop are staples. Most of the time, though, there are “adult food” options at parties. I think it’s a great idea to have a kiddie menu and a grown-ups menu!
kayni
February 1, 2011 at 9:56 pm (13 years ago)i miss and love the sweet spaghetti and the grilled hotdogs. someday, i’ll make sweet spaghetti here.
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upto6only
February 1, 2011 at 11:02 pm (13 years ago)i guess its common in every kiddie party spaghetti and chicken or hotdog. Kids are already fine with it.
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sheng
February 2, 2011 at 5:04 am (13 years ago)when my daughter held her 5th birthday, we had hotdogs and stick, and I was surprised even adults loved it!
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Kay
February 2, 2011 at 5:16 am (13 years ago)You forgot ice cream! There has to be ice cream!
Karen
February 2, 2011 at 6:38 am (13 years ago)The best parties were the ones that served dirty ice cream. Yum!
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Mom-Friday
February 3, 2011 at 5:38 pm (13 years ago)Having school-aged kids, I already had too much of kiddie party food and so I only go for the food carts and desserts! It’s also dirty ice cream for me and nachos, hahaha…
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rowie
February 7, 2011 at 7:06 pm (13 years ago)I was always so happy whenever I went to a party with ice cream cake!
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Grette
February 24, 2011 at 1:25 am (13 years ago)Ooh the rainbow bread i remember. I was so surprised to see a bakery (the happy bakery) sell it and it brought back tons of memories and it was great to have my daughter bring it to school as baon
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April 20, 2011 at 3:51 pm (13 years ago)Though I have been staying in the US for most of my years, my mom always had these Filipino kiddie treats during my birthday. So I had grown a fondness for them, and I’m sure when I have my own little tykes, I’d let them experience these too.