Karaoke party

FOOD AND FAVORS

Food for thought

For meals at children’s parties, what is important is that they eat... so it is best to keep it simple. Pizza bites, chicken fingers, cut fruit and cut veggies are always good choices. Juice boxes and water will round out the meal.

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The cake is your opportunity to get creative, and we have a couple of easy do it yourself ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

The first idea is a star cake. Use a star-shaped pan (available at most party and craft stores) for your cake, and decorate it with a picture of a microphone and add some store-bought candy decorations (stars, guitars, musical notes, etc.).

Another option is a variation of ice cream cone cupcakes. Bake cupcakes in ice cream cones; but instead of decorating them like ice cream, decorate them as if they were microphones! The best combination we have seen is chocolate (brown) cones, with white frosting that is covered with silver sugar flakes. I even seen some with licorice sticking out the bottom as a cord. We opted for the "cordless" variety at our party.

Favor ideas

For favors, the easiest route is to stick with a rock star theme. With that in mind, you can send the kids packing with: 

Inflatable guitars and microphones: these can be used as props during the karaoke

Guitar pick zipper pulls: great for school bags

Rock star bracelets: you may want to hand these out at the lounge

Sunglasses: these could be handed in the dress up room

Temporary tattoos: what would a rock star be without tattoos

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