OK Family Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I need to bring a child friendly appetizer to a Christmas party this week. Need ideas ! I'm drawing a blank. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Egg rolls Chips & Salsa/Dip - queso or guac Cheese, Meat & Cracker tray Turkey wraps (w/lettuce, tomato and cheese), sliced bite-size Quesadilla bites w/ salsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I brought bacon wrapped sweet potato chunks to an open house a couple weeks ago. The kids were all over them (so were the adults). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 recipe please!!!We doubled it and the platter was empty within 30 minutes in a house full of food of every conceivable variety. They're stupid easy, too.http://www.foodrenegade.com/bacon-wrapped-sweet-potato-bites/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 1 lb uncured bacon from foraged hogs :lol: I wonder if this would work with regular potatoes..... Oh come on, SparklyUnicorn..... don't you have time to go hog hunting when your homeschool day is through? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkermamaof4 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 mini hot dogs in crescent rolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Fruit kabobs on toothpicks? Kids LOVE food on a stick . . . even if it's just cheese cubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Cheese cubes and crackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I've found that kids will eat almost anything put out, even if I thought it would be something the adults were more likely to gravitate towards. Make what your kids like, and you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thanks ladies. Always a big help! I'll go through these great ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Parameters: White or 'normal' whole wheat bread Creamy Skippy peanut butter Grape jelly, no lumps Cut crusts off, then cut in quarters The above moves this into the 'treat' category, while having quarters makes it an appetizer. Guaranteed to disappear and to be very welcome by kids who just want something sort of normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm attempting to make this for a party this weekend: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 That's too pretty to eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 This is called "little piggies" at our house and is a traditional breakfast food for all holidays. Ours are small, cocktail sausages wrapped in 1/3 of a crescent roll from a tube or some similarly shaped dough conjured in the bread machine. The sauce in the photo looks to be red, but we serve three types of mustard. Eggs to order, little piggies, and "fruitsie drinks" (AKA all-fruit smoothies) complete our go to holiday morning offering. I'm attempting to make this for a party this weekend: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I was going to suggest either those mini sausages in crescent rolls (even yummiest with some cheese rolled in as well!) or ants on a log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Corn chips and salsa Pita chips and baby carrots and hummus (with both of these I provide little bowls and a spoon in the hummus and salsa to prevent double dipping by the kids) popcorn in individual cups grapes or apple slices and sliced cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 My kids Ike little BBQ meatballs, esp. If you can eat them with toothpicks. Or little pigs in a blanket, made with those little smokies, cheese cubes, carrot sticks and ranch dip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Hummus and vegetables and/or tortilla chips. Sandwich rolls are always a hit. That mini-hot dog wreath looks amazing!!!!! :001_wub: refried beans, cheese, tortilla wraps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I must be incredibly lazy or boring. To me, a child friendly appetizer is a bowl of chips, maybe some dip. Pigs-in-a-blanket at the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I have never been to a party where pigs in a blanket are served. I have heard of it, but thought it was something they ate back in Mad Men times. I didn't know anyone actually made it anymore. Learn something new every day around here. :001_smile: I am cracking up imagining the looks on people's faces if I served that. I could take pictures and post them here. It would be fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I have never been to a party where pigs in a blanket are served. I have heard of it, but thought it was something they ate back in Mad Men times. I didn't know anyone actually made it anymore. Learn something new every day around here. :001_smile: I am cracking up imagining the looks on people's faces if I served that. I could take pictures and post them here. It would be fantastic! These are fairly common at gatherings around here, though I haven't seen them recently. (I blame Pinterest and all its new, super-cool ideas. :P) We mostly make them for snacks at home... Another suggestion: I make a dip with cream cheese, vanilla and brown sugar. So yummy. Serve with sliced apples or cubed fruit and toothpicks. (Though for me, it falls into the Nutella method of eating -- just use a spoon.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Cheese, crackers and summer sausage, sausage balls, fruit kabobs, finger sandwhiches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 1 lb uncured bacon from foraged hogs :lol: I wonder if this would work with regular potatoes..... Oh. Yeah. I forget about the instructions. :lol: I use applewood bacon from the Amish market. Butter from Trader Joe's (because butter form TJ's or WholeFoods is actually cheaper than the dodgy butter from the regular grocery). Sweet potatoes from our local (conventional) farm where I buy them by the case in the fall... I think mine taste better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 This is a for a homeschool coop. Both parents and children will be there. I think I am leaning on doing individual bags of our holiday Christmas popcorn. No not an appetizer, but easy finger food. We pop simply salted popcorn, let cool. Melt white chocolate chips, drop over popcorn. Sprinkle with mini m&m's and let harden. My kids love it and it's festive. I will still do an actual appetizer just haven't decided yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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