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Our sweet little baby turned one year old a couple of weeks ago and, dude, I was ALL OVER that birthday party. You know the things you imagine yourself doing as a mother, how you’d do them best of all the mothers and everyone would be jealous of your skills? This was going to be one of mine. This and dressing my kid like a miniature hipster complete with suspenders, tiny Wayfarers and Converse sneakers. I can’t find suspenders, he chews on any sunglasses that come near his face and I can’t get shoes to stay on his feet for the life of me, but I feel like I succeeded to some degree with the birthday party.
And what is a party besides food, really? So the menu was quite important and I began drafting it months in advance. First, I wanted it to represent my son’s American half. Mostly because I only know how to make American food. Also, I wanted to be sure the food I served was child-friendly, easy to eat with just hands and easy to clean up since we were flying to the States the next morning. Oh, and because I’m lazy. So I decided on the following and do believe everything went over well with the crowd.
– Pretzel sticks
– Carrot and cucumber sticks with Holiday dip
– Wafer cookies
– Peanut butter and strawberry jelly sammies – on white bread, cut into quarters so they’re easier to manage
– Cupcakes – I mixed a few drops of blue and green food coloring into the frosting and they looked super cute
– Pigs-in-a-blanket – just prinskorv wrapped with pizza crust and baked, served with ketchup and mustard
– Beer, wine, coffee, saft and sodas – I served Nygårda soda in glass bottles because they’re so much more fun, aren’t they?
So, as that mom with the birthday party skills, I’d like to give you a pointer as you’re planning your own kid’s party menu: keep it simple. Make a few items that you know you won’t screw up (the hard part, for me) and supplement with easy stuff like pretzels or chips. Also, the more food the better. You don’t want to run out and trust me, nobody minds taking home a bunch of cupcakes because you can’t keep then since you’re going on vacation. Nobody except maybe you, who may wish you had frozen a couple ’cause dang, a cupcake sure sounds good right now.
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