Taco Cups
This snack is a hit for kids’ birthday parties as the recipe is from Delish, and taco cups are easy to make! All you need are:
● 12 Tortillas
● 1 lb of ground beef (or beef substitute if Vegan)
● 1/2 of a chopped onion
● 1 cup of chopped cherry tomatoes
● 2 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese (or substitute)
● 1 cup of shredded lettuce
● Sour cream (or substitute)
● 2 tbs of taco seasoning
● Ground pepper that is freshly ground
● 1 tbsp of olive oil
● Kosher salt
● Cooking spray for the muffin pan
Then all you need to do is preheat the oven at 350 Fahrenheit (180 Celsius) and then grease the muffin pan. Place the tortillas in each holder and leave that for the time being. Then what you will want to do is take a skillet and put it on medium heat on the stove. Put the olive oil and onions in it so it softens up Then after that, start cooking up the ground beef or the beef substitute until it is brown and well-cooked. And while you are cooking it put the salt, pepper, and taco seasoning in it.
Once that is done, which will be about 11 minutes in total, take a spoon and use it to put the beef mix into the tortilla cups, and put some of the shredded cheddar on top. Place it in the oven for 10 minutes, or until the tortilla shells are golden brown and the cheese is melted. Then when you take it out, put the rest of the cheese on it, as well as tomatoes and lettuce, and drizzle some sour cream on it. Then voila! The tortilla cups are done and they will be a big hit for the kids!
Mac And Cheese Bombs
Mac And Cheese Bombs
This snack, the mac, and cheese bombs are another hit for a kids party and this recipe is also derived from Delish. This one is a little more time consuming than the taco cup recipe. However, kids will love it and if you square away 3 hours to make it, you will make those kids very happy. In order to make this happen, you will need the following ingredients:
● 1 package of No Yolks Broad Noodles which come in 12 oz
● 2 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese
● 1 cup of shredded mozzarella
● 1 cup of panko bread crumbs
● 1/2 of a cup of Parmesan cheese
● 1 cup of all-purpose flour
● 3 beaten eggs
● 1/4 cup of melted butter
● 2 cups of milk
● 4 tbsp of butter
● 4 tbsp of flour
● Kosher salt
● Ground pepper that is freshly ground
● Chopped chives for garnishing
The first step is to cook up the noodles and be sure to follow the instructions for that. And the next step is to take a large pot and put it over medium heat on the stove. Then put the butter in and melt it, then add the flour. Beat it by whisking it until it has a smooth texture. Let it cook for 2 minutes and add milk by whisking it in the mix until the texture is smooth, and let me cook for another 2 minutes. After that, be sure to add the mozzarella and Cheddar cheese until it is completely melted. Then add the noodles that are cooked until each of them is covered. Then add some salt and pepper to it.
Take a baking sheet and add parchment paper. Allow the mac and cheese to cool off and put a thin layer of it on the parchment sheet. Then take an ice cream scoop so the mac and cheese will be formed into balls. Put a second parchment sheet on to place the balls, and then freeze for 2 hours.
After that put the oven on 425 Fahrenheit (220 Celsius) to preheat, and in the meantime, take out a medium bowl and add the panko bread crumbs, the butter, and the parmesan cheese and mix it together. Put the macaroni balls in flour, then add it into the eggs and then the bread crumbs. Put it on the baking sheet and bake it for 15 minutes. Flip them and bake them for another 15 minutes. Then they will be done and add the chives for garnishing. It is a delicious snack if you have the time and patience to make it.
Lunch Kebabs
If you are wanting to provide a lunch for the kid’s party in addition to snacks, this recipe from Delish is a hit because kids will not resist this fun way that lunch is made. Besides kids will think this lunch is super cool which it is. And with the prep time of only 15 minutes, that is super cool for the parents as well because it takes little time to prepare. And the ingredients are easy to use. All you need in order to make this party lunch are:
● White bread
● Deli ham
● Cubed yellow Cheddar cheese
● Lettuce
● Bread and butter pickles
● Kebob sticks
Cut up the bread into 4 pieces and stick the ham and lettuce between 2 first cut slices, and then stick the cheese and pickles in the bottom half. Then put the stick through it the same way as you would do with a shishkabob. You want to make layers as you would do with a shishkabob.
That is the ham and cheese lunch kebab. There are other options as well if you think that you would want to make it even more exciting for the kids. They may like the salami lunch kebab idea. The ingredients for that other than the bread would be:
● Salami
● Sliced cucumber
● Cubed cut string cheese
● Romaine lettuce
You would do the same with these ingredients by putting them in layers. And the last cool lunch kebab idea would be the turkey club lunch kebab. The ingredients would be:
● Cherry tomatoes
● Lettuce
● Cooked bacon
● Deli turkey
● Cubed Colby jack cheese
● Avocados cut into cubes
And you will not know how many servings each child will want so you will want to make a lot of these lunch kebabs, or have a variety of the 3 types available. The kids may want different things! Let’s check out another recipe that is easy to make and that kids will love to have at a party!
Grilled Cheese That Pulls Apart!
It is no secret that kids love grilled cheese. It’s not a surprise that grilled cheese would be a perfect party snack for kids. In fact, it would be the type that you can easily pull apart. This is another winning kids party recipe from Delish that is fast and easy. The prep time to make it is only a half-hour, 10 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to bake. The ingredients for this party snack would be:
● 1 French bread or baguette, whichever you choose
● 10 halved slices of mozzarella
● 10 halved slices of Cheddar cheese
● 4 tbsp of melted butter
● 1 tbsp of chopped up parsley
● 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
● 1/3 of a cup of Parmesan cheese that is freshly grated
● Ranch dip only for serving
● Marinara dip only for serving
The first step is to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius), and then take a bread knife and begin to slice up the bread or the baguette. Be sure to slice it diagonally and do your best to not touch the crust at the bottom. The cuts should be from 1 to 2 inches spaced apart.
In between the cuts, put Cheddar in one opening and mozzarella in the other opening beside each of the sliced bread. Be sure to use up all of the cheese. Then take the parsley and mix it with the melted butter. Take a brush to ‘paint’ the loaf with the butter-parsley mix on top. And bake it for 10 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted and it’s a golden brown colour. Then once it is done, put some parmesan around it and let the kids enjoy it after it has cooled off just a little. They can dip it into the ranch or marinara sauces! Now let’s go over the last meal snack idea that kids will love that is easy!
Pizza Snack Roll-Ups
A party would not be a party without any pizzas in the mix! That is why this snack idea is a winner plus its a doddle to make. This recipe from Delish is a great one. All you need is about a half-hour of prep time (15 to 20 minutes of that would be baking time). The ingredients you will need are:
● 1 Crescent roll tube
● 1 cup of shredded mozzarella
● 1/2 cup of small pepperoni pieces
● 1/4 of a cup of marinara sauce
Then preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 Celsius). Get your working surface prepared as you will want to make sure it is floured so you will want to roll the crescent rolls out so they create a large rectangle. You will want to pinch the seams together and then add the marinara onto the surface and spread it. Then throw the pepperoni and mozzarella cheese on it and make sure it is covered.
After that you will want to tightly roll up the rectangle-shaped dough from the bottom and then roll it into 4 rolls, the same way cinnamon rolls appear. Take out a glass baking dish and put the rolled-up dough on it, then bake until it is golden crisp brown and puffy which would be between 15 to 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Of course, you will want to have the other party snacks available for the kids at a party such as:
● Potato chips
● Cheese puffs
● Pretzels
● Buttered popcorn
● Chocolate chip cookies (or you can bake cookies of any kind with premade cookie dough with any type of shaped-cutters that match the theme of the party)
● Sugar cookies
Do you now notice how the snack types are changing as before it was meal-like party snacks for kids parties and now we are getting a little sweeter? A party would not be complete without the sweets, and of course, the cake is a big part of it! However, before we get to the cakes, let’s look at some easy and fun dessert-like snacks that will be big hits at any kids’ birthday party!
Even though buttered popcorn was just mentioned as a simple party snack idea, kids would love the popcorn more if it was more exciting! If it was dressed up!
Princess (or Prince) Popcorn
This snack is extremely easy to make! All you need to have is:
Popcorn, whether it is already prepared or the kernels which you will pop.
White chocolate
Sprinkles (if it is a Prince-themed party for boys, then stick with blue sprinkles.
If you have to prepare the popcorn, just pop it as you normally would! Then go ahead and melt the white chocolate in the microwave. After you are done, drizzle the white chocolate sauce on the popcorn. After that, sprinkle the sprinkles on top and put the dressed-up popcorn in the fridge to set for a few hours. Then voila! The kids will have another amazing snack to add to the party mix.
If you are looking for other ideas for fun dressed-up popcorn, here is a good resource! Now let’s check the next delicious snack idea!
Jelly Oranges
Kids will love the novelty of jelly oranges, this cool party snack is fun and delicious, and so incredibly easy to prepare. This is what you will need:
About 5 to 10 oranges depending on the number of little guests and not to forget whether some will want seconds!
1 to 2 packets of jelly crystals, and follow the instructions on the packets on how to boil them up properly in hot or cold water.
Once you boil up the jelly crystals, then you will want to cut up the oranges in half from top to bottom so that there are no holes cut that could cause the jelly to drain out. Then scoop out the oranges (here is a hint, put the insides of the orange out for the kids to snack on as well because it is healthy, sweet, and a great source of vitamin C) while leaving the skin intact with a paring knife.
Again, just be cautious about not poking holes while you take out the fruit. Then once all of the orange half-shells are empty, put it on a tray and then pour the jelly liquid mixture into each cavity of the shells leaving a few millimetres to avoid having a liquid jelly flood to mop up!
Place the tray with the jelly oranges into the fridge to set for a few hours which will then be ready to be served! This snack is deliciously fun with an unconventional look that will make your party stand out from the crowd. Let’s now go over another fun and easy sweet snack idea!
Birthday Party Snack Mix
The birthday party snack mix is so fun and easy, and it is a great option to a trail mix since with trail mixes, there are nuts. And many kids have nut allergies. What you will need to prepare for this fun snack is:
● 2 cups of pretzels
● 3 cups of rice cereal
● 2 cups of M&M’s
● 10 to 12 Oreo cookies smashed up into pieces
● 1.5 cups of chocolate chips
● Sprinkles
The first thing to do is to take the chocolate chips and microwave it for 15 seconds so it melts. While you are doing that, take a large ziplock bag and put the pretzels and rice cereal in it and mix it together.
Take the melted chocolate out and then drizzle it into the bag of cereal and pretzels. Seal the bag and shake it well so that all of the cereal and pretzels are covered, and open the bag back up. Pour the sprinkles, M&Ms, and broken up Oreos in it and seal the bag up again. Keep shaking it until everything is completely mixed.
Take out a cookie sheet, and then put parchment paper on, and then pour the contents from the bag onto it so it cools down. Be sure to make sure it is in a thin layer. It won’t take more than a half-hour to cool down and set. And there is another sweet idea that the kids will love for a party which is why they will want s’more of it after they have just one piece of that snack. That should give you a clue what this one is!
S’mores Tacos
Who doesn’t love s’mores? Adults and kids go crazy for s’more and this had to be a perfect party snack idea as well! These are s’mores tacos which is another recipe from Delish that is easy and fun! This one will take an hour to prepare, but it is well worth it. What you will need for this are:
To make the cookie dough, you will need:
● 2 cups of all-purpose flour
● 1 large egg
● 1/4 cup of softened butter
● 1/2 cup of sugar
● 2 tbsp of milk
● 1 tsp of vanilla extract
● 1 tsp of baking powder
● 1 tsp of kosher salt
First, take out a large bowl and add the flour, salt, and baking powder. Then take another large bowl and put in the sugar and softened butter, and stir together until it is completely smooth. At that point, add the egg, vanilla, and milk into the butter bowl and keep mixing until it is fluffy and completely smooth.
Then add the mixture in the flour bowl to the butter mixture so they are combined and keep stirring until the batter is smooth and is a dough. After that, you will roll the dough into a ball. Then put it in the fridge for half an hour to an hour to chill. Once that time is up, you will want to preheat the oven to 325 Fahrenheit (160 Celsius), and then put some flour on the surface.
You will need glass to cut circles out of the dough so they become dessert-taco shells. Then will be the time to roll out the taco ingredients which are:
● 2 bars of chocolate
● 1 cup of mini marshmallows
● 1/4 of a cup of graham crackers crushed
Have those taco ingredients ready. Then you will need to take out your aluminium foil and cut them in a rolled-up shape. The way you do that is to put the foil over a paper towel roll and then cut it in half because you are going to need to use them for folding the cookie dough tacos over the foil holders. And when you do that, you will put them in the oven for 10 minutes to bake. After that allow them to cool off slightly.
Then take the taco shells out, and put the chocolate, mini marshmallows, and crushed graham crackers inside, and then flip the shells over. They will need to be put back into the oven and bake until they are golden which will take about 2 minutes. After that, take them out, let them cool a little and enjoy!
Now you know about some fun party snack options for when your little nipper(s) birthday comes back around! Of course, don’t forget the birthday cake!
The birthday cake is usually time-consuming to make which is why pre-made cakes are ordered. The best birthday cake ideas usually go with the theme of the party. For instance, if a little boy is having a sports-themed birthday party, then the birthday cake would make the most sense to be a sports-themed one. Below, you will find links to some fun birthday cake recipes for different themes or just in general if you prefer to make your own:
