bday party menu advice

CHI-06

So we will be having a Nemo birthday party for my daughter.  I was thinking of buying fish patties/sticks and then rolls and lettuce and tartar sauce to make fish sandwiches...and then a salad and side.  What do you think though?  Would most people eat this?  It's sounds good to me but maybe not everyone eats fish?  Thoughts?  Also, is it fitting or weird to serve fish at a Nemo party?

Stephanie2167

I think I'd be surprised to go to a birthday party that served fish. What about doing little sandwiches and using a fish shaped cookie cutter?

Stephanie2167

I think I'd be surprised to go to a birthday party that served fish. What about doing little sandwiches and using a fish shaped cookie cutter?

Smootchy

LOL... I sorta think it's 1% morbid to serve fish at a nemo party! But mostly I wouldn't do it because that doesn't sound too tasty to me. I don't care for tarter sauce... But seeing as I'm not invited to your party

If you want to do sandwhiches I like what pp said, cookie cutter would be good. (any kind of sandwhich, pb&j or lunch meat... whatever)

or if you just wanted to do something "fish" because of nemo, you could have cookies or decorate the cake as fish or fish shaped.

(food 'shaped' like fish at fish party cute. Actually serving fish... it's like you're the one who caught his mom.. .Don't do it)

CHI-06

Stephanie2167:

I think I'd be surprised to go to a birthday party that served fish. What about doing little sandwiches and using a fish shaped cookie cutter?

I had already thought of that...but feel like you waste so much food doing that.  There is a lot per sandwich that will be the scraps after I cut out the fish shape.  When it's just my kids I do that and I eat the scraps...but for a whole party???

2mommiesinoh

I would stick with fish shaped crackers and things. Also they make fish shaped bread now...from the same people that make the goldfish crackers. Then you really are not wasting buy some lunch meat and make the sandwhichs that way...

MrsSR

I don't know.  I wouldn't do fish.  I don't know many people who like fish, especially kids.  And your house would stink.

I find it odd too to have fish at a Nemo party.

But I'm a vegetarian, so don't ask me.  LOL

MrsMommyQ

MrsSR:

I don't know.  I wouldn't do fish.  I don't know many people who like fish, especially kids.  And your house would stink.

I find it odd too to have fish at a Nemo party.

But I'm a vegetarian, so don't ask me.  LOL

I agree. My DD has never had fish and if that was the only option at a bday party, we'd be a little stuck. 

Like PP said, buy the bread in the shape of a fish and do sandwiches. Or get fish shaped pasta or something.

MrsMommyQ

MrsSR:

I don't know.  I wouldn't do fish.  I don't know many people who like fish, especially kids.  And your house would stink.

I find it odd too to have fish at a Nemo party.

But I'm a vegetarian, so don't ask me.  LOL

I agree. My DD has never had fish and if that was the only option at a bday party, we'd be a little stuck. 

Like PP said, buy the bread in the shape of a fish and do sandwiches. Or get fish shaped pasta or something.

Kaley28

It's a cute idea, but I agree that the average party goer isn't going to fired up about a fish sandwich.

Tea sandwiches cut into fish shapes would be cute, or using the goldfish bread.

I saw a really cute idea on pinterest. It was a "goldfish" bar, and there were glass fishbowls of varying sizes on the table, each filled with a different type of goldfish cracker and an unused fish net for scooping. It was adorable, I hope I explained it well enough. Great functional decor. The table cloth was blue with netting thrown over the top. 

choppinbroccoli22

I love the thought, but in practice, I agree that it is probably a) harder on you and b)harder to have them come out tasty and c) not a huge crowd pleaser.

I did a curious george themed party and wanted to have make-your-own pizza like in one of the books...until my husband gently reminded me that "we're not all 5 years old". I made paella and lots of other non-George dishes, but did "Man with the yellow hat tortilla chips" and had chocolate monkey favors and a monkey cake. There are some GREAT ideas above from PP's, I would think any of those would help carry the theme for you! It's OK to have something non-theme related for the main course, I guess is my point. Have fun!!

Lilly167

I don't think u should take the theme so literal the food does not have to match your then for example my DD bday was Minnie mouse the only thing that matched her theme was the cake I seced lasagna and rolls easy n not messy I wouldn't even do the cookie cutter thing not everyone likes it