Baby shower dessert table food ideas

50 Unique Baby Shower Desserts

1. Strawberry Mousse Cups

A new little girl will bring so much joy. Celebrate her with layers of fluffy pink strawberry mousse resting in shells made of pure milk chocolate. Thanks to Sugar and Soul for this Strawberry Mousse Cups recipe and photo.

2. Meyer Lemon Bundt Cake

Tangy lemon adds just the right pop of flavor to this moist bundt cake, perfect for serving alongside tea at an afternoon baby shower. Thanks to Chef In Training for this Meyer Lemon Bundt Cake recipe and photo.

3. Rice Krispies® Ice Cream Cones

Tempt your guests with this optical illusion. These marshmallow rice treats are molded to look like colorful melting ice cream cones. Thanks to Cute as a Fox for this recipe for Rice Krispies® Ice Cream Cones.

4. Matcha Jasmine Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich

Give your baby shower a delicious Asian twist with ice cream sandwiches featuring the unique flavors of matcha and jasmine flowers. Thanks to Fix Feast Flair for this Matcha Jasmine Ice Cream Sandwiches recipe and photo.

5. Strawberry Milk Whoopie Pies

This festive recipe features pillowy pink cakes sandwiched between layers of sweet cream and topped with sprinkles. Thanks to Sprinkle Bakes for her Strawberry Milk Whoopie Pies recipe and photo.

6. Blue Velvet Cupcakes

Celebrate the news of a baby boy with decadent cupcakes dressed up in blue velvet and ready to party. Thanks to Amy Bites for this Blue Velvet Cupcakes recipe and photo.

7. Roasted Strawberry Marshmallow Milkshakes

Channel a new mom’s inner child with pink milkshakes made a little more grown up with the addition of roasted strawberries. Thanks to The Sugar Hit for her Roasted Strawberry Marshmallow Milkshake recipe.

8. Funfetti® Cheesecake Cookie Cups

Nothing spreads joy like the smile of a new baby, but these luscious cheesecake bites studded with every color of the rainbow will make everyone smile even wider. Thanks to Sally’s Baking Addition for her Funfetti® Cheesecake Cookie Cups recipe and photo.

9. Little Pea Sugar Cookie Pops

Celebrate a new pea in the pod with sugar cookies so cute you will want to pinch their cheeks (we recommend eating them instead). Thanks to Sweetapolita for this Little Pea Sugar Cookie Pops recipe and photo.

10. Mini Cream Pies

Why stick to one flavor of pie when you can whip up a variety of fruit and cream filled minis? Thanks to Created By Diane for her Mini Cream Pies recipe and photo.

11. Coney Island Cheesecake

Make everyone feel like a kid again with this sprinkle-filled wonderland, featuring a crust made out of peanuts, animal crackers and ice cream cones! Thanks to How Sweet It Is for this Coney Island Cheesecake recipe and photo.

12. Blueberry Elephant Macarons

Leave your guests saying “awww” about something other than cute baby clothes with a whimsical parade of delicious elephants. Thanks to Raspberri Cupcakes for this Blueberry Elephant Macarons recipe and photo.

13. Floral Frosting Cupcakes

Bring the new mom a table full of beautiful budding mums, carnations and hydrangeas. Lovely to look at, but even lovelier to eat! Thanks to Sugar and Charm for this Floral Frosting Cupcakes recipe and photo.

14. Blueberry Glazed Earl Grey Donuts

These earl grey infused donuts are the perfect complement to an afternoon teatime baby shower. Thanks to Oh Lady Cakes for this Blueberry Glazed Earl Grey Doughnuts recipe and photo.

15. Salted Caramel Dipped Marshmallows

This ooey, gooey, salty campfire food is the perfect way to celebrate the addition of a new little boy or girl scout. Thanks to Baker By Nature for this Salted Caramel Dipped Marshmallows recipe and photo.

16. Gluten-Free Pretzel Goat Cheesecake Bites

This crunchy pretzel crust is gluten-free, making it a friendly choice for those with dietary restrictions. And with creamy goat cheese filling and luscious berries, there’s no compromising on flavor! Thanks to Hungry Girl Por Vida for her Gluten-Free Pretzel Goat Cheesecake Bites recipe and photo.

17. Oatmeal Cream Pie Carmelitas

No one will be able to resist these chewy treats oozing with sticky-sweet caramel. Thanks to The Domestic Rebel for her Oatmeal Cream Pie Carmelitas recipe and photo.

18. Wild Blueberry and Coconut Ricotta Donuts

A shower for a new little munchkin just wouldn’t be complete without some bite-sized donuts stuffed full of heavenly ricotta cheese and toasted coconut. Thanks to Top With Cinnamon for her Wild Blueberry and Coconut Ricotta Doughnuts recipe and photo.

19. Spring Flower Bouquet Popsicles

These stunning popsicles, almost too gorgeous to eat, will be the perfect refresher at any summer baby shower. Thanks to Marla Meredith for her Spring Flower Bouquet Popsicles recipe and photo.

20. Coconut Panna Cotta with Grapefruit Gelee

The tartness of sweet grapefruit is balanced with a refreshing tropical tinge of coconut in this brightly layered dessert. Thanks to The Kitchen McCabe for her Coconut Panna Cotta with Grapefruit Gelee

21. Almond Lemon Blueberry Pie Bars

Get the comforting taste of a homemade pie, with this vegan-friendly recipe. Thanks to The Minimalist Baker for this Almond Lemon Blueberry Pie Bars recipe and photo.

22. Raspberry Brulee Rice Pudding

Brimming with juicy red raspberries, this creamy dessert is perfect for when you don’t have a lot of time, but want to make a splash at the dessert table. Thanks to Joy the Baker for her Raspberry Brulee Rice Pudding recipe and photo.

23. Blueberry Pie Sundae

Fresh out of the oven blueberry pie swims in a sea of melted vanilla ice cream in these delightful, perfectly portioned treats. Thanks to Wit and Vinegar for his Blueberry Pie Sundae recipe and photo.

24. Strawberry Shortbread Crumble

Sometimes dessert is more fun when it’s shared. Bring out a batch of this yummy and wholesome crumble and celebrate the gift of friends and family. Thanks to Shutterbean for this Strawberry Shortbread Crumble recipe and photo.

25. Peach and Butterscotch Pie Pops

This springtime pie is fun, and portable, when served on a stick. Thanks to Baker’s Royale for her Peach and Butterscotch Pie Pops recipe and photo.

26. Lemon Pie Macaroons

A zesty, fun-sized macaroon bursting with lemon and coconut is the perfect finishing touch for a summer baby shower dessert tray. Thanks to Spoonful of Flavor for this Lemon Pie Macarons recipe and photo.

27. Peanut Butter Cup Peanut Butter Bars

Show your beloved mom-to-be you’ve got her peanut butter cravings covered by whipping up a batch of these scrumptious peanut butter bars stuffed full of peanut butter cups for good measure. Thanks to Averie Cooks for this Peanut Butter Cup Peanut Butter Bars recipe and photo.

28. Blueberry White Chocolate Bundt Cake

Whip up this fluffy cake bursting with vanilla, white chocolate and blueberries to celebrate a new baby boy. Thanks to The Baking Fairy for this Blueberry White Chocolate Bundt Cake recipe and photo.

29. Pecan Pie Truffles

For a sweet Southern treat, these no-bake truffles full of pecans and cinnamon are sure to hit the spot. Thanks to Miss Candiquick for her Pecan Pie Truffles recipe and photo.

30. Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes

Blueberry cream cheese frosting adds a pop of color to this refreshingly light cupcake, a perfect addition to any blue-themed treat buffet. Thanks to Adventures in Cooking for this Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes recipe and photo.

31. Blue Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownie Bars

Blue velvet brownies and a cheesecake Oreo truffle layer topped with chocolate chips and dark fudge—this treat is as good as it looks. Thanks to The Baking Spoon for this Blue Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownie Bars recipe and photo.

32. Rose Water Meringue Kisses With Chocolate

For a sophisticated and elegant party favor, serve up an ornate bowl of these angelic meringues with a hint of chocolate. Thanks to Cooking Melangery for this Rose Water Meringue Kisses recipe and photo.

33. Pretty Rose Popcorn

A subtle hint of rose water adds a gourmet finish to this classic snack food, perfect for a flower-themed baby shower. Thanks to Marla Meredith for her Pretty Rose Popcorn recipe and photo.

34. Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Egg Rolls

This sugary twist on traditional Chinese takeout is fun and delicious. Thanks to Some Kitchen Stories for this Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Egg Rolls recipe and photo.

35. Lemon Creme Brulee Tart

These vibrant creme brulee tarts add a layer of pop of color to any baby shower dessert spread. Thanks to Moonberry for this Lemon Creme Brulee Tart recipe and photo.

36. Pots de Creme with Rose and Pomegranate

The cotton candy hue of these little pots of creamy heaven are complemented by the jewel tones of tart pomegranate seeds — the perfect color palette for a baby girl’s shower. Thanks to Sugar et Al for this Pots de Creme with Rose and Pomegranate recipe and photo.

37. Frozen Blueberry Candy

Celebrate an impending little boy blue with these sparkling tart berries wrapped in sugar crystals. Thanks to The Food Charlatan for this Frozen Blueberry Candy recipe and photo.

38. Swedish Cinnamon Buns

Pay tribute to little buns in the oven with these tempting treats laced with fragrant cardamon and cinnamon. Thanks to Pretty Simple Sweet for this Swedish Cinnamon Buns recipe and photo.

39. Circus Cookies Milkshake

Say cheers to a show-stopping baby girl with these whimsical ice cream drinks chock-full of cookie pieces. Thanks to Salty Canary for this Circus Cookie Milkshake recipe and photo.

40. Rhubarb Tart

For a unique summer baby shower treat, a batch of these tangy rhubarb tarts are sure to make get your guests’ taste buds tingle. Thanks to Baking A Moment for this Rhubarb Tart recipe and photo.

41. Cherry Cheese Hand Pies

Toast to the news of a sweet baby girl with these tart and creamy handheld bites of heaven. Thanks to Foodie Crush for this Cheese Hand Pies recipe and photo.

42. Layered Carrot Cake

For a show-stopping dessert, bake up this spicy cake and top it with a spray of fresh seasonal flowers. Thanks to What’s Gaby Cooking for this Layered Carrot Cake recipe and photo.

43. No Bake Strawberry and Cream Pie

This luscious strawberries and cream cake is super easy to make with this simple no-bake recipe. Thanks to Deliciously Sprinkled for this No Bake Strawberry and Cream Pie recipe and photo.

44. Strawberry Lemon Cream Tartlets

The sweet and tart flavors of strawberry and lemon blend beautifully in bite-size tartlets perfect for any gender-neutral baby shower. Thanks to The Cozy Apron for this Strawberry Lemon Cream Tartlets recipe and photo.

45. Mini Red Velvet Donuts

These tiny donuts are a fun addition to any baby shower’s mini dessert spread. Thanks to Spache the Spatula for this Mini Red Velvet Donut Recipe recipe and photo.

46. Peanut Butter Oreo Trifle

Whether you serve these trifles in fine china glasses or plastic bowls, their crazy delicious mix of peanut butter and OREO® cookies is sure to wow a crowd. Thanks to Crazy for Crust for this Peanut Butter Oreo Trifle recipe and photo.

47. Blueberry Breakfast Cookies

For the ultimate baby shower brunch treat, look no further than these walnut and oat-filled morning morsels. Thanks to Lovin the Oven for this Blueberry Breakfast Cookies recipe and photo.

48. Confetti OREO® Cookies

Boy or girl? There’s no need to know. You can decorate these adorable and bright cookies with any colors you wish! Thanks to Sprinkles for Breakfast for this Confetti Oreos recipe and photo.

49. Pomegranate Ice Cream

Instead of a glass, raise a cone filled with elegant pink ice cream in honor of a new baby girl. Thanks to Sweetest Kitchen for this Pomegranate Ice Cream recipe and photo.

50. Unicorn Bars

Bake up some dessert magic with these colorful cupcake hybrids. Thanks to Cookies and Cups for this Unicorn Bars recipe and photo.

Baby Shower 101

Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a seasoned baker, we’re sure these recipes will be a hit at your next baby shower. No time? No problem. Many of these treats are no-bake and you can easily add decorative touches to them, like brightly colored sprinkles or flowers you can eat.

Feeling inspired? It’s time to get to work planning the perfect party. Let these baby shower desserts help you decide on the theme of the celebration. Keep it relaxed and whimsical—serve ice cream, milkshakes and pie pops to bring out the kid in everyone. Or go classic with a gorgeous cake centerpiece, cupcakes, fruit tartlets and desserts filled with flowers you can eat.

But there’s no need to stop at baby showers. These recipes are great for other celebrations too, like birthdays, housewarming parties, afternoon tea with friends, or even a wedding shower.

Baby Shower Berries

Of course, the easiest dessert of all is dipped strawberries. Our It’s a Boy and It’s a Girl Berries are the perfect way to break the big news and share something sweet.

Baby Shower Desserts – Happiest Baby

Something sweet is on the way! With so many baby shower themes and decorating inspiration out there these days, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. But make sure your baby shower desserts are more than just an afterthought. Given that the mama-to-be is on very little caffeine and off alcohol, her baby shower desserts may just be the most delicious part of the whole nine months! That means you’ll want to think extra-hard about the tasty treats you’re about to serve.

When planning baby shower desserts, first check in with the guest of honor about food allergies or limitations. The last thing you want is a gluten-free or nut-allergic mommy who can’t dig into her own dessert table. Then, you’ll want to feast your eyes on this baby shower dessert inspiration. From customized cookies to decked-out candy tables, here are 21 super-sweet baby shower dessert ideas!

Custom Baby Shower Cookie Ideas

Photo: London’s Cookies & Sweets

There are so many directions and designs you can take on with custom baby shower cookies, but these crowd pleasers are a must for the modern party.

A Naked Baby Shower Cake

Photo: Rose Clearfield Blog

These classy, simple cakes are quickly becoming a staple among birthday, wedding, and baby shower desserts. Celebrate the mama-to-be and her sweet little one with a glamorously rustic “naked cake”—perfect for the boho baby shower.

Pink & Blue Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Photo & To Purchase: Edible Arrangements

Chocolate-covered strawberries are a refreshing and decadent baby shower dessert that are also easy to make (or order via link above). Add a little something special with this layer of pink or blue to make them into the perfect addition to your baby shower dessert table.

Baby Shower Candy Table

Photo: The Cocooning Around the Corner

Oh, how sweet it is! A baby shower candy table with chews, sours, sticks, and chocolates of all varieties in the party’s color scheme will be a huge crowd pleaser -- and double as a favor if you leave out little plastic baggies for guests to pack with their favorites and take home.

Fancy Macaron Baby Shower Dessert

Photo: @pastry_chefs_in_australia

While most of the recipes on this list can be made with substitute ingredients to accommodate food allergies, French macarons are a great idea for a baby shower dessert because they’re inherently gluten- and dairy-free, making them a safe choice for guests with those intolerances. Also, they’re gorgeous and an easy canvas for all your decorating dreams.

Linzer Cookie Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Recipe: Food Network

A classic treat with the taste of childhood, these pretty cookies are easy to make and look great on a baby shower dessert table.

Baby Shower Dessert Pies

Photo & Recipe: Food Network

Giada’s individual strawberry-honey pies look like the most comforting, nostalgic little party bites and are a unique baby shower dessert. Imagine these laid out at a picnic-style party or vintage themed baby shower! Miniature pies for the win.

Cheesecake Parfait Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Recipe: Inside Bruce Wife

You don’t even need to be a cheesecake fan to admit these look delicious. Dessert in a cup is so much easier to serve at a baby shower, and they make cleanup a breeze... not to mention they’re just so pretty!

Onesie Cake Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & How-To: bluprint

If you decide to go the baby shower cake route, make it memorable. This unique onesie cake idea is really pretty for the center of a dessert table and will have Mama beaming. Use her favorite cake flavors and frosting with this totally easy guide to creating a onesie-shaped cake at home.

Caramel Corn Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Where to Buy: RedBarnFarmofMaine via Etsy

Scoop up some “ready to pop” cellophane baggies and fill them with store-bought or homemade caramel corn for a sweet-and-savory baby shower treat guests can eat on site or take to go.

Confetti Oreo Cookie Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & How-To: Sprinkles for Breakfast

Party-perfect chocolate-dipped Oreos cookies are a cheerful and delicious addition to your sweets line up for the mother-to-be and her guests.

Cotton Candy Baby Shower Cupcake Ideas

Photo & Recipe: Cooking Classy

Festive, yummy, and absolutely out-of-the-box! Carnival-inspired cupcakes are a very fun idea for an addition to the baby shower dessert table.

Donut Baby Shower Dessert Display

Photo & Where to Buy Display Board: CelebratedParty via Etsy

That’s a “hole” lotta delicious, and everyone will go crazy for a donut display. This gilded theme is stunning, but you can pull off something incredible in any color scheme.

Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Recipe: Tip Buzz

Individual party desserts are a great idea for a baby shower, and if pink doesn’t work with your theme, you can get creative swapping raspberries for another fruit in the mousse.

Strawberry Shortcake Kabob Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Recipe: Karen in the Kitchen

Sweet, seasonal, and oh-so-simple to make—strawberry shortcake kabobs are easy to pick up and eat on-the-go, making them the ultimate in party snacking for Mama and her pals.

Chocolate Coconut Nest Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Recipe: Eating Bird Food

Anything with “no-bake” in the title is a yes for the busy party-planner. Check out this baby shower dessert recipe for adorable, no-bake coconut nests that will make a decadent and delicious treat and look super pretty on the table. They’re absolutely precious for a bird- or nature-themed shower.

Baby Shower Pastel Peppermint Patties

Photo & Recipe: Sweetapolita

We’re pretty sure you cannot go wrong with these tasty beauties! Not only do they look darn cute on a cake plate, but their sweet and minty, melt-in-your-mouth centers are just the kind of treat party guests want to see (and taste).

Lollipop Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Where to Buy: SpencersSugarShop via Etsy

Take the guesswork—and the kitchen work—out of your baby shower dessert, and display these custom-made lollipops in your baby shower theme of choice!

Ice Cream Cake Shot Baby Shower Dessert

Photo & Recipe: Sugar and Cloth

What is even happening here?! These little treats look almost too good to eat. This baby shower dessert will be the first “shot” Mama’s taken in a while, so may as well make it a special one.

Baby Shower Rice Krispie Treat Cake

Photo & Recipe: Sprinkles for Breakfast

Rice Krispie treats, the classic childhood treat, get a major upgrade with this stunning baby shower cake!

Coconut Fudge Baby Shower Dessert

Photo: @sprinklesforbreakfast

Any under-the-sea or storybook themed shower will get an extra-special sugar rush from gold leaf coconut fudge! Wow your guests—especially the guest of honor—with these beauties.

Think Beyond the Baby Shower Desserts!

Choosing a dessert is great, but even better when you have a great baby shower theme! Make sure to check out our other great resources, including:

Baby Shower Themes
Baby Shower Games
Baby Registry Must Haves

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10 dishes for a children's party

Deciding on a place for a holiday

Before thinking about the menu, you need to think over the plan of the event. There are a lot of options for organizing a children's celebration, and each format requires a different budget.

The most popular option for organizing a holiday is a birthday party at home. Celebrating a celebration in the apartment, it is possible to decorate the room in advance. Children love themed holidays, parties. In this case, you need to decorate the room in the style of the birthday boy's favorite cartoon and prepare holiday paraphernalia for guests.

Some people prefer to have their birthdays in nature. To organize a festive picnic, you will have to think through many details, take care of tablecloths, disposable tableware, napkins, folding furniture, etc. in advance.

Another great choice is a buffet table for children. Here, the space for a flight of fancy is almost limitless. The main part of the buffet table is snacks, sandwiches, canapes, sweets, fruits. This format attracts kids with bright and colorful design, simple presentation. The buffet table does not oblige you to take your seats - for active and restless kids, a holiday is better and difficult to come up with.

Planning a budget

Treats for a child's birthday will cost as much as you are willing to pay for them. Holding any holiday is always reflected in the thickness of the family wallet. To save money, the celebration is organized at home. To do this, it is desirable to include in the menu more salads and snacks from affordable and inexpensive products, without exotics and delicacies.

When organizing a children's party, it is important to understand that the atmosphere of fun and joy is more important for children than salads in plates. In order for the birthday to be remembered by the birthday man and his invited friends for a long time, you need to focus on three points:0006

room decoration;
entertainment and games;
sweet table (cake and desserts).

Main course: cutlets and salad - crabs, hedgehogs and fish

Initially, we agreed that children are not prone to drastic experiments, but they are susceptible to playful presentation of food. This combination makes cooking easier for us and opens up scope for creativity.

Cutlets can be prepared in advance. Just before serving, you will need to make a decoration. And this is quite a feasible task if you are not the only adult at the birthday party. Mom will get the kitchen chores, and it’s quite possible to assign the responsibility of entertaining the children to dad, sister or girlfriend.

So, funny meatballs! Make cutlets according to your family's usual recipe.

Or lighten it up by choosing poultry meat, steamed in a slow cooker, fried without breading. Decorate the cooled cutlets as shown in the picture below. Crab paws can be strips of boiled carrots, zucchini, canned in large rings or canned bell peppers, for eyes - cloves or circles of dark olives:

It is also easy to make hedgehogs from cutlets. The serving of two hedgehogs on one plate will be curious:

Hedgehogs can be different when lettuce settles next to meat. Ideas for creating a salad hedgehog can be found in our article "Children's Hedgehog Salad".

Make portioned animals out of your child's favorite salad and serve the cutlet + salad hedgehog pair on a separate plate for each guest.

Another version of fish cutlet. It can be not only a meat product, but also a potato, the ingredients for which are always at hand even in winter:

Making the main menu

So, what delicious food can you cook for a child's birthday? Treats can be varied: sweets, fruits, sweets, desserts... Kids are madly in love with all this, but when compiling the menu, it is important to consider that children cannot be fed with any food.

Going to the grocery store for children's feast, you need to think through everything to the smallest detail. The likelihood of an allergic reaction in invited children cannot be discounted. To avoid unforeseen consequences and difficulties, it is advisable to find out from parents in advance about the restrictions in the diet of their children. So it will be possible to plan in advance the optimal menu and the amount of food.

Children's birthday treats should not include overly spicy, hot, smoked or marinated dishes. Even if such products are fresh, they can cause abdominal pain and upset stools in children. However, this does not mean that you need to prepare everyday, familiar dishes for everyone. Soup is not the best culinary idea for a children's party. It is better to give preference to a delicious hot dish, choosing meat by age. Usually children are delighted with chicken and turkey. Children will hardly appreciate chop or goulash. An excellent alternative would be light cutlets, meatballs, kebabs baked in the oven.

Fish dishes on the children's holiday table should be avoided. This is a rather dangerous product for babies, because children can choke on small bones. In addition, fish dishes have a specific flavor and not all kids are delighted with it.

Salads for children should be neutral. Kids may not appreciate the variety of ingredients. It is better to choose dishes that include no more than 2-3 components. For example, a salad of Beijing cabbage, carrots and sweet corn. Low-fat tender cottage cheese and fruits are the perfect combination for a snack with which you can start a children's feast. Care and foresight must be exercised when choosing dressings and sauces. Since children often have intolerance to dairy products, salads with different dressing options should be on the table - with vegetable oil, sour cream, yogurt. But mayonnaise is better not to use.

Drinks for a child's birthday are no less important than the main meals. Children love sweet soda, but it is still better to opt for natural homemade fruit drinks, jelly, compotes from berries and fruits. By the way, fruit drinks can be diluted with mineral water, garnished with a slice of citrus, a cocktail umbrella or a straw.

What should be the table

The menu for the table on the birthday of the baby should be special. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the preferences, tastes of the birthday man himself and his guests, their age and possible food restrictions. Everything should be tasty, festive, but at the same time useful.

When preparing hot dishes, it is worth showing imagination. It is better to make everything beautiful and unusual.

The table for children should not contain salty, spicy and too fatty dishes (it is better to minimize everything fried, abundantly poured with mayonnaise, with the addition of garlic and hot pepper).
Do not prepare new salads with an original combination of ingredients, because all children love traditional dishes that they have known for a long time.
If very small children are visiting, then it is better not to put a lot of fruits (especially bright ones), otherwise you can cause allergies.
It is better not to give carbonated drinks to children, they are harmful for a small stomach, it is best to put natural juices and compotes on the table.
If there is fish on the menu, then it is necessary to cut it carefully, getting rid of the bones.

Remember that a children's holiday should not overshadow anything. It is better to find out the preferences and allowed dishes from the parents of the invited children in advance so that trouble does not happen.

Sweet table: the main nuances

The choice of desserts cannot be overlooked. A table of sweets for a child's birthday, as already mentioned, is one of the main elements of the holiday. Despite the fact that today you can buy a variety of ready-made confectionery products in stores, it is better to bake a cake yourself for a children's holiday. So you can be calm, because you will be sure of both the expiration date and the composition of your creation. You can buy cakes and children's desserts for children over five years old, but only if you do not doubt the quality of the purchased products in the slightest. To dispel doubts, first read customer reviews.

If the birthday boy is allergic to egg yolk or milk, mom can choose any other suitable recipe. Home cooking leaves the opportunity to choose the original decoration to your taste. Fruits for a child's birthday must be present on the table, but it is advisable to choose fruits without small seeds.

Table decoration: bright ideas

To make a children's holiday a success, you will have to work hard: the kids need to be entertained and fed with various goodies. What exactly - more on that later. In the meantime, we have an important task ahead of us - decorating the children's table.

If you are organizing a themed children's birthday party, then the table decoration should match: plates, cups, napkins and other attributes for young princesses or Winx fairies will clearly differ from the table accessories of pirates, fixies or smeshariki.

Elegant adult tablecloths are of no use to us - children will obviously ruin them. Bright options from oilcloth, even from paper, are perfect - they can be decorated with appliqué or invite children to draw something as a gift to the hero of the occasion.

It is better to prefer plastic dishes, they are produced in a wide variety of colors.

Children use elegant paper napkins for their intended purpose, and at the same time they are an excellent table decoration.

Candles and vases with natural flowers are certainly beautiful, but we will leave them for adults, and decorate the children's birthday table with bouquets of lollipops and sweets scattered between plates, such as M&M's.

It is better to serve children's meals not in large plates and salad bowls, but to arrange many small dishes with treats on the table, so that it would be more convenient for children to get them.

Favorite sweet treats such as jelly can be served in creatively decorated baby food jars.

The main thing is to decorate the children's table in such a way that it is not only elegant and beautiful, but also comfortable. Let every child be able to easily get out that cheese basket or a funny hedgehog (cutlet in the form of an animal).

Menu for a 1-2 year old birthday boy

At this age, there are serious dietary restrictions for children. You can serve only those dishes that are prepared from neutral products familiar to kids. Any potential allergens should be banned. These include seafood, honey, peanuts, strawberries, chocolate, various spices, etc.

The festive table does not need to be reloaded with salads and heavy meat dishes. Children of this age will like miniature tartlet or cracker sandwiches with chicken pate, light chicken meatballs and mashed potatoes. From drinks, apple compote or diluted juice is perfect.

For babies of this age, instead of a cake with rich cream, it is better to choose a healthy and light dessert that is quickly digested and does not cause digestive problems. It can be sweet soufflé, creamy jelly or baby formula candies. There are a lot of recipes for making dessert from "Baby" or "Baby". Such sweets are completely safe, as they can be treated to the smallest guests. Sweets from baby formula, unlike regular chocolate ones, do not contain preservatives, chemical additives, flavors and flavor enhancers.

Ministry of Health warns!

A festive table can be called an obligatory and invariable attribute of a birthday. However, the choice of menu will depend on a variety of parameters and conditions. In the case of a children's banquet, you need to take into account such important features as the age of the children, taste preferences, as well as the requirements for healthy and safe food.

Useful and informative about delicious — How to organize a buffet for a child's birthday

At the age of two, a child still has quite a lot of culinary restrictions. First of all, the restrictions apply to preservatives, synthetic additives, food allergens, hot spices, concentrates, bitter, sour and salty foods, high sugar content, difficult to digest, fatty foods, foods high in nitrates and other dangerous chemical elements. Be sure to check the expiration date and quality of products, since the digestive system of a child at this age is very vulnerable.

What to cook for a 3-4 year old child

At this age, babies become more demanding. For guests in this age group, more birthday treats should be prepared at home. Children especially love snacks, so you can start with basic sandwiches. For example, canapes with tomatoes and lean meat, skewers with grapes and cheese. To make appetizers have an attractive appetizing look, they can be decorated with half a boiled egg, making a boat, or a cherry tomato, turning a sandwich into a ladybug or a bright mushroom. A variety of ingredients and culinary decor will not leave guests indifferent.

For hot dishes, turkey or chicken is more suitable. And it is better to pay attention to serving portions. For example, skewers baked in sour cream sauce can be garnished with pineapple or apple slices. In the summer season, a meat dish must be served with a salad of fresh vegetables seasoned with vegetable oil.

Of all the sweets for a birthday, a child who turns three or four years old will look forward to cake. Returning to the topic of home cooking, it is worth noting that home-made confectionery usually does not turn out as bright and colorful as factory-made ones. In the confectionery shop, you can order a cake with any figures and images of cartoon characters. The main thing is that the cream in the cake should be airy and not greasy (cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream).

Cottage cheese snack: suns in corn chips

The beauty of this sweet snack is that it can also be chopped on a skewer or glazed straw.

The recipe contains the same cottage cheese that most parents believe in. At the same time, the taste of the appetizer is peach-corn. We are sure that children and their parents will appreciate your ingenuity!

We will need

500 g cottage cheese,
4 tbsp sugar,
6 tbsp decoys,
2 tbsp flour,
2 yolks,
vanillin,
canned peaches - 2 pcs,
corn sticks - pack 200-300 gr.

Preparation

Beat eggs with sugar.
Dice canned peaches.
Combine cottage cheese, semolina, flour, eggs with sugar, vanillin and mix thoroughly.
Form a ball from curd mass by putting 1-2 pieces of peach inside.
Cook the balls in boiling water for 2-3 minutes.

Prepare the breading: Grind the corn sticks in a blender. In this breading, roll slightly cooled cheese balls.

Festive table at a birthday party for a child aged 5-7

At this age, children can eat everything, which means that the list of allowed dishes and ingredients becomes much wider. For the festive table, you can serve several vegetable salads from vegetables and boiled chicken, turkey. As an appetizer, canapes with fruits, melted cheese, vegetables, lightly salted salmon, salmon are perfect.

For children it is better to prepare steamed beef meat rolls with champignons or prunes, and for a side dish - rustic potatoes baked in the oven, croquettes or multi-colored mashed potatoes, which are actually easy to prepare. The recipe is simple: divide the mashed potatoes into three parts, add boiled beet juice to one of them, spinach juice to the other, and leave the third as it is. You can beautifully arrange a portion on a plate with the help of cherry tomatoes, dill sprigs, cranberries, etc. None of the children will remain indifferent to such a side dish.

Sweet treats for a child's birthday should also be considered in advance. The most banal option is a beautiful cream cake. If you want something more dietary, you can cook a honey cake for a child. At a birthday party, even those children who are diabetic or obese can eat it. Honey, unlike beet or cane sugar, contains more fructose than sucrose, so it requires less insulin to digest. You can also serve pudding, fruit jelly, milk soufflé with vanilla and other options for a light children's dessert.

Trick No. 4. Meals - according to the age of the child

A five-year-old child will be surprised by a sandwich with sausage and cucumber, which will resemble a typewriter. It is not necessary to expect the same reaction from a ten-year-old child. Therefore, when thinking about how to decorate a table for a child's birthday, remember some age preferences.

Don't get too carried away with fast food: yes, kids love French fries, but regular baked potatoes can make them just as happy when served appropriately.

Whatever the age of the children, try to put not only sweets on the festive table. Vitamin salads, sandwiches with red fish, vegetables, cold cuts, let them also take their place among the treats.

Birthday for schoolchildren

When organizing a birthday party for a child over seven years old, it is necessary to consult with him/her. Let the birthday boy tell you what plot for the party he likes. As for the holiday menu, it should be based on a variety of salads and snacks. A hot dish can be baked veal medallions with a vegetable side dish, rice or spaghetti with a homemade aromatic sauce.

Today's schoolchildren are crazy about pizza, burgers, hot dogs, a variety of nuggets and other fast food that can be easily prepared at home. For example, pizza with a variety of toppings will appeal to all guests. For decoration, you can use olives, herbs, cherry tomatoes.

For dessert, of course, you can bake or buy a cake. The second option is ice cream with fruits and sweets. For a child's birthday, a sweet table can be supplemented with a variety of cakes, eclairs, cookies, chocolate.

Sandwich appetizer: forming canapés

Choosing canapé rods

For birthday canapés for children aged 3 to 5, choose the dumbest rod options. Take the free ones out of sight so that the children do not start playing active games with them!

An edible version for the rod is a glazed baby straw. However, in this case, a multi-tiered sandwich should be pierced right before serving, after making a hole with a skewer.

Materials and shape of the base

When composing canapes, use curly cutting of ingredients: circle, square, heart, pointed oval, star. If the canapes are very small, you can use molds for squeezing cookies.

Classic ingredients for 3-4 layers are at our disposal: white wheat bread, thick crackers, hard cheese, boiled sausage, boiled carrots and beets, hard-boiled egg, marinated courgette and cucumber.

We warn you against using gray and rye bread. If one of the invited children does not eat it at home, then out of habit it is too heavy food.

Toppings and sauces for children's canapés

May be smeared between layers with sour cream or cottage cheese sauce. Options for the sauce: sour cream and herbs, cottage cheese Activia - with herbs, salted or in half with light store mayonnaise. Do not take risks with homemade mayonnaise: it does not keep well. For viscosity, crushed raw nuts soaked overnight can be added to the sauce.

A thin layer of butter, also with additives, can be applied to sausage or cheese bread. For example, with turmeric - for a bright color. Or grated in a blender with pickled cucumber - for spiciness. Or with crushed salted nuts.

Sandwiches can be made if guests are over 4 years old. In size, this option does not require tattoos, is taken by hand and may well look like a hamburger if you choose the right bread. A cheerful design will give drive to the beginning of the meal.

One of the options for a children's hamburger is the cheese Serpent Gorynych:

How to celebrate a holiday in kindergarten?

When a child's birthday comes, you also have to think about what treats to bring to the kindergarten. A child's birthday at home will be significantly different from a festive event in a preschool institution. The choice of treats for preschoolers is an extremely sensitive issue, so its decision must be approached responsibly.

For example, cakes cannot be brought to kindergarten. All products with cream are banned, so the option with a cake can be immediately thrown aside. In some kindergartens, the administration also prohibits bringing homemade cakes, compotes, juices. Therefore, when planning a celebration, you must first consult with the teacher and find out what you can treat the children to and what not.

The group may include allergy sufferers and children suffering from diseases of the digestive system. In addition, children under the age of 5-6 do not yet know how to brush their teeth well, so you need to select sweets based on their safety for teeth. As treats, you can not use chocolates, caramel, lollipops, jam cookies, chewing gum.

Kindergarten can give children the following types of sweets:

biscuits with a mark on the package “from 5 months”;
biscuit cookies, "Baked milk", "Jubilee";
donuts and croutons;
muesli bars;
fruits and dried fruits, pitted;
Hematogen.

You don't have to worry about drinks: the kitchen of this preschool institution always has compote, jelly, and tea. A limited list of sweets that can be treated to kids in kindergarten is one of the measures to ensure the safety of children's health, and it cannot be ignored.

What to treat classmates?

School is the place with which the childhood memories of each of us are connected. She occupies an important place in the lives of children, so you should not forget about your child's classmates on his birthday. Most children bring treats to school - everyone knows about this tradition. To effectively and originally celebrate the holiday in the classroom, you can use one of the proposed ideas for serving and decorating sweets.

To make the treat not only tasty, but also beautiful, it is not enough just to hand out a few sweets. It's boring and not at all festive. But if the same sweets (Rot Front, Akkond, Babaevskie, Krasny Oktyabr, Yashkino, Kommunarka, etc.) are packed, for example, in a waffle cone, you can surprise all the friends of the birthday boy. It is not difficult to make such a composition:

Pour dragees into ready-made wafer cones or put various sweets, marmalade, gelatins, etc.
Put marshmallows on top of the cone and “glue” it to the wafer with sugar glaze.
Sprinkle the seam with coconut flakes or multicolored Easter cake sprinkles.
Pack the finished treat in festive cellophane with a ribbon.

Instead of waffle cones, you can use transparent plastic cups, jars that are easy to decorate or decorate with cotton candy.

Children's recipes with meat

Meat dishes are served at least twice a day - for lunch and dinner. Modern housewives who want to surprise their family with new tastes every day experiment with different types of meat. Today they serve golden pork schnitzels on the table, tomorrow - cabbage rolls with rice and beef, on Monday - baked chicken, and on Friday evening they have a three-course dinner, where they will solo spinach, rabbit, turkey. There are so many meat dishes that you can hone your culinary skills for the rest of your life and still not grow to the level of French masters. And this is not a problem at all. It is enough that all family members gather at the table at the same time to discuss the past day and try a new homemade delicacy. Meat dishes can be baked in the oven, grilled or pan-fried, constantly coming up with new technologies and interesting combinations. For example, if lingonberry jam is served with a bloody steak, even capricious lovers of the well-done option will be happy to eat it, and the most ordinary boiled broccoli opens up in a completely new way next to a piece of well-beaten pork. Meat is the ingredient that is always ready to come to an agreement. Meat is an indispensable product for those who care about their health and just an ideal component of a good dinner.

The highlight of children's recipes is an interesting presentation and the use of healthy ingredients. Kids may not like meatballs and mashed potatoes, but when mashed potatoes develop green pea eyes and patties become ears, little critics get excited. The balanced children's menu includes a wide variety of soups, fruit and berry compotes, healthy desserts and vegetable side dishes. Delicious recipes for kids require constant inspiration. They should be simple and quick to prepare, but tasty enough that it was impossible to get up from the table without finishing. So, the usual oatmeal has long ceased to be considered a classic school breakfast - today adults eat it with pleasure, adding peanut butter, chocolate or berries to the porridge. Step-by-step recipes for children's dishes on the eda.ru website are especially popular: they can find ready-made ideas for original serving and replace some of the products with more healthy ones.

Search for recipes by selecting a dish category, subcategory, cuisine or menu. And in additional filters, you can search by the desired (or unnecessary) ingredient: just start writing its name and the site will select the appropriate one.

Secrets of culinary decor for a child's birthday

Decorating a children's festive table is an important condition that cannot be ignored if you want your child to remember the celebration for a long time. Both boys and girls are fond of cartoons, serials, movies, they have their own idols.

For example, a child is crazy about a Spiderman cartoon. What can be done in this case? For example, decorate snacks with long thin strips of cheese, imitating a web. On sandwiches, olives resembling spiders will look good. Girls usually like dishes decorated in the form of animals, flowers, fruits (for example, salad "Hedgehog", "Turtle", "Pineapple"). Such dishes look appetizing on the table and delight children.

All kinds of fruit and vegetable canapés are a great way to decorate the holiday table and add bright colors. To do this, you will need multi-colored skewers, colored plates and canapes. The main principle is the harmonious combination of several colors. The brighter the plate, the more appetizing all the dishes on the table will look.

Hot dishes can be beautifully decorated with figures carved from vegetables. It can be hares, kittens, dogs from carrots or cucumbers. To get a clearer shape of the figures, you need to choose dense and sluggish fruits.

Desserts can be decorated with anything - fruits, berries, dragees, whipped cream and chocolates. Rot Front, for example, produces some of the most delicious Russian bars with chocolate and cream flavor. As part of praline, grated peanuts and crispy crushed waffles. Sweets are sweet, but not at all cloying, for which adults and children love them.

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