What's a birthday party without food? Parties are a great place to try wacky or entertaining food ideas. Although many factors go into making a birthday party memorable, very often it is the food that becomes the topic for conversation of guests as they leave the party and head home. Give them something to talk about with these fun birthday party food ideas.
Make Your Own Pizza
Pizza is a mainstay of birthday parties because nearly everybody eats it and it's easy to get. Instead of dialing up a pizza, however, why not allow guests to make their own? You can buy pre-made pizza crusts, so just add the tomato sauce, cheeses and toppings. The primary problem here is oven space, but since a small pizza only takes about 10 minutes to bake, just cook in shifts of two or three at a time.
Chocolate Fondue
Invest in a chocolate fountain and prepare a collection of foods that can be dipped into the flowing chocolate. Among the more popular dipping items are strawberries, pretzels, marshmallows, bananas and pound cake. These fountains are visually pleasing, offer hands-on enjoyment and make good food even better.
Giant Sub Sandwich
One sure way to capture the attention of party guests when they first arrive is to have a giant submarine sandwich on the table. These enormous subs can be bought at various submarine sandwich stores around the country and range from 3 to 6 feet long. Not only are they conversation starters, they are delicious as well.
Appetizer Buffet
Everybody loves appetizers so why not give your guests a choice. Fry up some hot and mild Buffalo Wings. Younger guests will easily devour pigs in a blanket and chicken fingers. Toss in some popcorn shrimp, egg rolls, potato skins and raw vegetables and offer guests a variety of dipping sauces like barbecue, honey mustard, ranch and bleu cheese.
