Birthday party menus

picklesx

DS' birthday is in just over 2 weeks (wah wah). Same as last year, I am stressing about food for his "party". It's a small gathering at our house with just immediate family. There will be a total of 12 people altogether. We've scheduled the party for 3pm, so I don't think that a full meal would be appropriate because it's right in between lunch and dinner, or would it be? Should I order pizza? Should I make some baked ziti or something? Or should I just stick with finger foods and cake? What would you expect if you were going to a birthday party at that hour?

I always stress so much when it comes to having company and feeding them...even if it's only immediate family!

How is everyone else's party planning going? Are you having a big affair or small gathering for LO's 2nd?

ebl2

I fully agree with PP. If it were my family they'd be staying through dinner time so I would first serve finger foods and then a full meal. Or you could just do finger foods and a heavy finger food like chicken strips or wraps. You can get chicken strip/wrap platters at a bunch of different places so you wont actually have to prepare them yourself. 

bellelamb

If it was us is still do a full meal like others said they would stay more than 2hours so then it's dinner time. But if it's a set end of say 5 then just snacks is fine, but I'd do cake earlish in the party since you don't want to feed them cake right before dinner time!

GromMom

I'd do cheese and crackers, cut fruit and veggies with dip and then cake :-)
lo's party is at lunch so I'm doing sandwiches, fruit and cake