When preparing children's parties, it is better to try to get away from the standard olivier and herring under a fur coat on the table. If the invitees are more than 3 years old, they will undoubtedly be interested in serving the dishes: it is better to focus on an interesting appearance. Do not be afraid that because of the decoration of the dishes, preparing for the holiday will take you a lot of time. These are children, they will not sit for several hours at the table, so it’s enough for them to cook meat or even pizza, a couple of
light salads, fruit dessert and, of course, cakes or cake. Better pay special attention to entertainment. By the way, it would be nice if a specially invited animator takes care of this.
If you are worried that the guests do not stay hungry, then the salad for children on their birthday should be nutritious. For example, the dish “Hedgehog” will not leave indifferent any child, everyone will want to know what this animal is made of. And to create it you need chopped carrots, potatoes, chicken, cucumbers, onions, cheese, eggs, olives and mayonnaise. When laying out the layers, do not forget to give the salad the desired shape: the first layer is boiled potatoes cut into small cubes (it is better to cook tubers in their skins), then fried onions, chicken fillet, cucumbers and only after them mayonnaise. Salad is sprinkled with cheese on top, the hedgehog's body is covered with carrots. With the help of olives, the eyes and nose of the animal are made. It turned out a rather original salad for children on their birthday. By the way, for a greater effect, the back of the hedgehog can be decorated with mushrooms. If you do not approve of the use of mayonnaise for preparing children's dishes, you can safely replace it with slightly salted fat sour cream.
According to the same recipe, you can make the head of a tiger, and indeed any animal, the main thing is to give the dish the necessary shape and properly decorate it. So, with the salad, everything is clear. Separately, you can serve your favorite potato, deep-fried, or mashed potatoes, if you adhere to the principles of a healthy diet. Do not forget to cook and capture a fruit salad for children. Photos of such an interesting colorful dish will probably want to see many parents. For its preparation, you can use any fruit: apples and kiwi, oranges and bananas, peaches and grapes, mango and melon, strawberries and pineapple. Cut prepared fruit into cubes, mix and pour over yogurt or pour over with whipped cream. Remember, the most important thing in preparing a dish such as a salad for children on their birthday is decoration. Any food, whether it is meat or dessert, will be much tastier if it is beautiful and interesting to decorate.
If you have a “summer” birthday, then you can cook a whole
fruit basket in a melon or watermelon, and at other times of the year you can use a large pineapple. True, not everybody can serve this dish beautifully the first time, so if possible, practice. And we decorate
salads for children, made in the form of fruit baskets, like this: for example, grapes can be stringed with toothpicks on a basket handle, beads can be made from mountain ash or viburnum clusters, and animal figures can be added. By the way, they can either be cut independently from vegetables or purchased ready-made. In the latter case, do not forget to warn the guests that the animals are inedible.
If your baby is already confidently in control of his hands, then take care of the preparations for the holiday together. Since you are preparing a salad for your children’s birthday, give the future birthday party the opportunity to decorate the dessert of her own discretion. Perhaps he will do something not quite perfect, but the child will be happy from the realization that he took an active part in preparing for the celebration.