Children are very special guests, and very demanding! Therefore, they must be the best pampered. A good way to do so is with a children’s menu for quality weddings, that they’ll have a great time… and lick their fingers at your wedding reception!
Yes, during the organisation process of your big day it is very important that you take into account that the children have different needs to adults, for this you need to take control of certain details to make sure that the smallest guests enjoy such a special day to the maximum. And amongst them there is, logically, a children’s menu for weddings.
If you want some advice to get it right with the menu for the little ones on your big day… keep reading!
Simple dishes
Unlike the menu for adults, with which you will surely want to surprise, the children’s menu should be as simple as possible and free of protocols. With delicious dishes for children, but simple. Above all, parents should not have to get up to cut the children’s food.
Foods that are easy to eat
This is a very important point: do not chose for the children a plate of prawns that they won’t know how to peel or squid that they may have difficulty digesting. Opt for simple foods that are easy to eat, that you hardly have to cut and that they can easily put in their mouths. It’s more convenient for everyone!
They are more attracted to smaller things
Apart from opting for these small sandwiches it will prevent them from swelling too much, the children are going to love trying mini hamburgers, mini sandwiches or mini pizzas. It is not a regular lunch session for the children, so that serving them smaller foods will make them more willing to eat them. Children’s food is between their eyes!
Attractive drinks
Drinks are a very important thing. We know that children are big fans of fizzy drinks, but if they drink too much, they can feel ill throughout the afternoon or the evening. This is why there has to be a limit.
Water is something that can’t be lacked and there has to be plenty of it. Go for attractive drinks such as mini bottles with colourful straws, glasses with their preferred drawings… Your wedding’s children’s menu must include different flavoured juices for an afternoon snack.
Don’t forget the sweet treats!
We are at a day of celebrating, for that it doesn’t matter if you eat more sugar than other days. For this, there shouldn’t be a lack of desserts. How about different flavoured ice creams, or a slice of tart or a chocolate mousse?
Think about allergies and intolerances
When picking a children’s menu for weddings, you have to take into account that between the young guests there may be an allergy or an intolerance. Catering has to be adapted to the needs of each guest. Ask the parents to confirm if their children have any special dietary requirements!
Play it safe!
Even though the objective is that the children do not become hungry, least of all that they waste lots of energy playing, the best is to relax with a menu that they are going to enjoy. How? Very simply, by using quick food, as well as fruit and vegetables as a part of the wedding reception.
In this way the menu will have a healthy touch, but with the guarantee that it will be eaten. For example, mini hamburgers, cheese croquettes, fruit pots, spinach canapes or fish fingers.
Starting with the service for the children
Children dream of eating early, and in a wedding, the reception dreams of starting late, after the aperitif. So don’t hesitate to ask the contracted venue or caterer to serve them the food first.
Think about how waiting is extremely boring for children… and that they can start to become nervous if they are hangry. Although you can always set aside a corner of the aperitif for delicious temptations just for them: potato chips, stuffed olives, croquettes, homemade pasties, chicken nuggets, calamari, nachos and guacamole.
Candy Bar
You have to take into account the appetite of the children a lot of times are unpredictable. If you count on sweet tables throughout the wedding celebration, the smallest come whenever they want to get the food they like the most: jelly beans, cakes, biscuits or pastries – a great option for your snack!
Children’s entertainment
It won’t hurt to have some professional children’s entertainers to liven up the dead time during these long meals. This will help to calm them down and get them back to the meal with more enthusiasm. Similarly, consider setting up a children’s table, including brightly coloured crockery and glasses, along with notebooks and crayons so that they can entertain themselves without leaving their seats.
Im sure that now you will have a clear ideas as to how to choose your children’s menu for your wedding reception!
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