We're finally at a kid age (and house) that we can start inviting other families over. We had some friends over last Saturday and everyone had a blast. The kids (and dads!) danced off on the xbox and we really enjoyed all the laughs with friends we hadn't seen in a while. There are a few things that would make the party function better. Food is definitely one.
We had way too many yummy appetizers (sent DH to the grocery store!) so no one was hungry for dinner. However, I do want some appetizers to tie people over they can visit before diving into dinner. We hit the easy button on dinner and picked up pizzas from the deli and threw a salad together. It's easy and kids (generally) like pizza. Not the best adult food, but again easy.
This weekend we're having another family over. We'll be four adults and seven kids deep. Picked up pictionary and I'm organzing a kiddo dance off. I've decided to post a large sheet with rotating names and starring the person that picks the song. There was some tears and fighting with just one extra friend last weekend. We'll be almost doubling the number of kids (fights) this weekend. So we'll have an active evening too. Should kids eat seperately and then play while adults eat? Sometimes is hard to pull the adults away when the kids are dancing or fighting. Would it be more relaxing to all sit down together? Ideas for feeding a crowd of 11? Chili is always easy, but kids don't like it. Chili and pizza with a chaser of tums?
We had way too many yummy appetizers (sent DH to the grocery store!) so no one was hungry for dinner. However, I do want some appetizers to tie people over they can visit before diving into dinner. We hit the easy button on dinner and picked up pizzas from the deli and threw a salad together. It's easy and kids (generally) like pizza. Not the best adult food, but again easy.
This weekend we're having another family over. We'll be four adults and seven kids deep. Picked up pictionary and I'm organzing a kiddo dance off. I've decided to post a large sheet with rotating names and starring the person that picks the song. There was some tears and fighting with just one extra friend last weekend. We'll be almost doubling the number of kids (fights) this weekend. So we'll have an active evening too. Should kids eat seperately and then play while adults eat? Sometimes is hard to pull the adults away when the kids are dancing or fighting. Would it be more relaxing to all sit down together? Ideas for feeding a crowd of 11? Chili is always easy, but kids don't like it. Chili and pizza with a chaser of tums?
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