Farm Theme Party Food!

[noo noo]

Kyle is having a Yogabugs Party for his 4th Birthday and the theme is Farm.

Looking for ideas for party food and for the cake.

I'm planning on getting these PARTY BOXES (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PARTY-BOXES-Farm-designs-Assorted-pack-of-10_W0QQitemZ4468976291QQcategoryZ1275QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem) and the food will go into them along with a carton of juice. Then at the end I'll also use them as party bags - does that sound OK? or will the food make them manky?

So what to put into the boxes? And how to make it a farm these - any ideas? I thought this COOKIE CUTTER (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8292676228&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1) could be good for sandwiches or cookies. Or parhaps they could get a cookie to take home in the party bag/box?

ANy what about a cake? I've never made a birthday cake before! I guess it would need to be a tractor - I've seen these CANDLES (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8227151664&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1) and also these CANDLES (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/6-FARM-ANIMAL-CANDLES_W0QQitemZ9510243553QQcategoryZ26384QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Inspiration required please!!!

[Princess Fiona]

IN Sainsburys they do "pigs in mud" chocolate covered ricecrispies with a little pig stuck on the top!!

[noo noo]

IN Sainsburys they do "pigs in mud" chocolate covered ricecrispies with a little pig stuck on the top!!

Thanks Katy! Thats exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for - I could even make them myself and use those percy pigs you get at M&S. :thumb:

[August Girl]

I love those boxes and candles:nod:

[katkinn]

I was going to say Percy Pigs from Marks!!!

mmm I'll have a think (although I'm not the best at these sorts of things - that's why I come here to people like you for inspiration!! :teehee: )

Those boxes are absolutely LOVELY!!!!!!

Lucky wee lad (and how exciting for you!!!)

katkinn
xxx

[book_lover]

Oooh how much fun! My first thought was a cow cake - don't ask me why! of course the easiest thing to do would be a pretend big pile of manure, but I'm guessing that's not the kind of effect you were after? :teehee:

love the boxes, but let me have a think on other ideas and get back to you.

ps does it have to be a carton of juice, cos those mini cartons with a freesian pattern on them are really funky and fit the theme.

xxx

[book_lover]

cartons of milk, that is. but I'm guessing the freesian bit gave that away!

xxx

[noo noo]

cartons of milk, that is. but I'm guessing the freesian bit gave that away!

xxx

oooh! thats a really good idea!!! But can you actually just buy them at the supermarket? I think I've only seen them in cafes etc Its the Wiseman Dairy's ones. Will investigate :scratchchin:

[book_lover]

hmm that's a point - you might just have to go to tesco cafe or something and bulk buy them...

xxx

[noo noo]

Ooooooh! I can hire this TRACTOR CAKE TIN (http://thecookskitchen.com/browse_6165&big=1?PHPSESSID=49388564342704ad9e6e6c0eb598d2a0) for a week for £5

[book_lover]

that's really cool noo noo, kyle would love that! I take it you just ice pretty thinly so it keeps its shape?

xxx

ETA you must be having so much fun looking on the web for all this stuff! :ellie:

[sersha]

oooh I might pinch that idea and do Leah a teddy cake instead of a bunny!

[parkejm]

My Godmother used to do nests made of chocolate covered shredded wheat (split up into strands) with a dip in the middle and then put cadburys mini eggs in the middle. Then she put some of these chickens around the cakes:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pack-of-2-Easter-Chicks-in-Chenille-2-5cm-Cheap-Cheap_W0QQitemZ8261648238QQcategoryZ57211QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

You could always use cornflakes or rice crispies though, it would still work.

You could always do a normal square cake and ice the top with green rough icing to look like grass and then make a fence out of twiglets or chocolate matchsticks (or you could use a plastic fence from toy farm set). You could do a patch of blue icing for a duckpond and then put plastic farm animals - cows and sheep all over the grass.

ooh I want to do this now!!

janice

[parkejm]

I found a couple of cakes like the one I was trying (badly) to describe!

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/farmcake.html
http://www.thecakefairy.co.uk/pages/geesepage.html

they're so cute!

janice

[book_lover]

oh man, when is Laura 2? this is TOO much fun!

xxx