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Perfect kids’ party food

Need some inspiration for your next kids' party? We've got all the favourites that will help make hosting a bunch of small people a breeze. The kids will love our pizza faces, mini toffees and butterfly cakes. There are even a few healthier options like our sushi sandwiches, fruit kebab dippers and fruity icy poles. But don't worry, we haven't forgotten the fairy bread!

16 Australian kids’ birthday party food recipes

Everyone remembers going to Australian birthday parties; the chocolate crackles, the fairy bread, the sausage rolls, the lamingtons. So why not take a trip down memory lane and make your next bash an ode to birthday parties of yesteryear? Treat your guests to all of their childhood favourites; after all, who can resist a party pie or two?
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Chocolate dip shortbread

Chocolate dip shortbread

Dip chocolate into homemade shortbread and you have a yummy treat for morning or afternoon tea, a picnic dessert or a welcome addition to a school or work lunchbox.
Rice Paper Omelet Rolls

Rice paper omelette rolls

This rice paper roll dish can be served on its own, or with your favourite dipping sauce. Great for lunch boxes, drinks parties and a healthy mid-meal snack.
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Apricot and Walnut Biscuits

Apricot and walnut biscuits

These golden biscuits are delicious and great to make with the kids. Full of crunchy walnuts and chewy apricot pieces, they'll be a sure-fire hit!
Mini vegemite and cheese scrolls

Mini vegemite and cheese scrolls

Perfect for an after school snack or a tasty lunchbox treat - these cheese and vegemite embrace classic Aussie flavours in a delicious baked bread.
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Marshmallow Slice

Marshmallow slice

This Marshmallow Slice takes almost no cooking and minimal preparation. Serve for morning or afternoon tea, take to work to share with your friends, or put a batch together for a children's party.
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Damper and dips

Damper and dips

Served with two simple dips, this homemade damper is a perfect accompaniment ... or make the damper as a stand-alone part of any family meal.
Tray Bake for school birthdays

Tray bake for school birthdays

Makes 20 squares. Note
Teddy bear birthday cake

Teddy bear birthday cake

Tubby the well-rounded bear makes the cutest birthday cake, and there's no baking involved! You could even opt for a fairy-tale theme and make three for a Goldilocks tableau.
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Passionfruit Yogurt Pops

Passionfruit yoghurt pops

You will need 3 passionfruit to make 1/4 cup pulp. If ice block moulds are unavailable, double the recipe and freeze in a plastic food wrap-lined loaf pan for 6 hours or overnight. Scoop to serve. Note
Honey stars

Honey stars

Sprinkled with a light dusting of icing sugar, these pretty biscuits add a celebratory note to your Christmas or birthday festivities. Use your favourite jam to fill.
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Oven-baked kumara chips

Oven-baked kumara chips

Put a healthy swing on hot chips with these beautiful home-baked kumara chips. We've used sweet potato in this recipe to lower the starch content, but maximise flavour. Enjoy!
Tropical fruit with rosewater syrup

Tropical fruit with rosewater syrup

Juicy and delicious tropical fruit with rosewater syrup. You can use pineapple or even watermelon instead of the papaya if you prefer. You could also use 4 cardamom pods and a cinnamon quill instead of the rosewater.
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Bales of Hay

Bales of hay

EQUIPMENT deep 22cm (9-inch) square cake pan 25cm (10-inch) square cake board. While it is cute, it’s best to serve this to older children as the small noodles can be a choking hazard for younger children. Using a small serrated knife cut ‘V’-shaped indents into the middle of each piece of cake. Note
CHOC-DIPPED MALLOWS

Choc-dipped mallows

Chocolate mixture can be prepared a day ahead. Keep covered in refrigerator and reheat just before serving. Note
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bruce platypus CAKE

Bruce platypus cake

Use toothpicks to position paper pattern on cakes, ready to cut out. Assemble cake on prepared board ready for icing. Note
choc caramel mud popcakes

Choc caramel mud popcakes

You need to press the cake mixture into balls using your hands – do not roll as the mixture will crumble. You will need 25 lollypop or paddle pop sticks for this recipe. When dipping the cake pops in melted chocolate, tilt the bowl of chocolate to one side, so the chocolate is deep enough […]
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white chocolate and macadamia muffins

White chocolate and macadamia muffins

Surprise and delight the kids with these delicious white chocolate and macadamia muffins, or better still, get them involved in making them. They're dead easy and ready to be eaten in around 30 minutes.
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arrabbiata muffins

Arrabbiata muffins

These tasty baked arrabbiata muffins are packed full of flavour and texture. Filled with melted, oozy cheese, they will be loved by kids and adults alike. Enjoy them warm as a light lunch or dinner or pop them in your lunch box for work or school.
Chinese noodle box salad

Chinese noodle box salad

This is one way of getting some good raw vegies into the kids. The sweetness of the honey and the nutty crunch of toasted sesame seeds are delicious combined with the fresh vegies and slippery noodles. This is the salad in its simple form, but chicken or other meat can be added to make it a bigger meal for bigger kids.
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team fever

Team fever

Make a cake in shape of a football jersey, ­decorate it with the colours of your child’s favourite team to make him the hero of the day. Note
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day-before muffins

Day-before muffins

If you have overnight guests or friends coming for breakfast, prepare the recipe ahead for a breakfast of muffins fresh from the oven! The muffin batter is partially made the day before and refrigerated overnight, needing only a few more minutes of preparation before baking and serving. Note
a blizzard of snowmen

A blizzard of snowmen

6 serving plates, or a large serving tray Use a mixture of jam and cinnamon doughnuts, mini jam doughnuts and doughnut holes, if you like. Note
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JEWELLED Macaroons

Jewelled macaroons

Cover macaroons with foil halfway through baking time if fruit on top starts to brown. You need about 50g (1½ ounces) of each glacé fruit. Note
coconut sesame crisps

Coconut sesame crisps

You may find it easier to bake just two crisps on a tray at a time. Re-use the baking-paper lining. Store crisps in an airtight container for up to a week. Note
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Vanilla patty cakes with glacé icing

Vanilla patty cakes with glacé icing

You can make glacé icing without butter (or oil) but, a tiny amount of butter will add gloss to the icing and make it easy to cut neatly ­without butter, glacé icing tends to shatter when you cut it. Note
choc-marshmallow squares

Choc-marshmallow squares

Add some extra colour to the marshmallow by tinting half of it lightly with your choice of food colouring ­the range is limitless and can be added to suit the colour theme of your party. Note
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Spotty cookies

Spotty cookies

Colourful, chocolatey and utterly moorish, these tasty spotty cookies are perfect for a bake stall or school fete.
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jam starlets

Jam starlets

Tarts can be made one day ahead; store, in a single layer, in an airtight container. The stars of the day can act all grown-up like their favourite celebrity with a flute of pink fizz in one hand and a canapé in the other. As well, there’s the kids’ all-time favourite jam tarts made into […]
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icy fruit kebabs

Icy fruit kebabs

We used watermelon, mandarins, kiwifruit, mango and strawberries. Use any combination you like. Note
balloon with a view

Balloon with a view cake

Equipment: 30cm x 40cm rectangular cake board You can also use raspberry and vanilla marshmallows, halved crossways, or a variety of chocolate buttons to decorate the balloon. If using butter cream instead of the strawberry frosting, you will need one quantity of butter cream which ­ you can tint pink or leave plain. Note
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dannie dinosaur CAKE

Dannie dinosaur cake

Assemble pieces ready to be iced. Use a palette knife to make scales. Position paper pattern on cake. Note
fruit kebab dippers

Fruit kebab dippers

Try serving the fruit kebabs with chocolate sprinkles and desiccated coconut as well as 100s & 1000s. Note
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teddy bear biscuits

Teddy bear biscuits

The kids will love these delightful teddy bear biscuits. You can experiment with different coloured smarties to have a variety of coloured noses, if you like.
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Easy Florentines

Easy florentines

It is very important to allow biscuits to cool completely before you attempt to remove them from trays, to avoid breaking Note
vegemite pinwheels

Vegemite pinwheels

Unbaked pinwheels can be frozen for up to a month. Bake them straight from the freezer, adding about 10 minutes to the baking time. Note
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double digits

Double digits

8cm x 25cm x 7cm (3¼-inch x 10-inch x 2¾-inch) bar cake pan deep 25cm (10-inch) round cake pan 45cm (18-inch) square cake board. Be careful when cutting the jubes as they tend to stick to the knife. To avoid this, dip the knife in hot water and dry it before cutting. Note
dainty cupcakes

Dainty cupcakes

Have butter at room temperature. Beat butter in a small bowl with electric mixer until very pale. Add half sifted icing sugar and half milk; beating until well combined. Add remaining icing sugar and milk; beat until mixture is smooth. Note
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blast off

Blast off

Equipment 21cm x 32cm number 1 cake pan (see tip) 35cm x 45cm covered cake board. After turning the first cake out of the pan, wash the cake pan and rinse it in cold water, then dry, to remove any residual heat. Note
dreamtime lizard

Dreamtime lizard

Inspired by Aboriginal legend, this striking cake is distinctively an Australian original. Note
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cheesy chicken strips

Cheesy chicken strips

Chicken can be crumbed one day ahead; keep, covered, in refrigerator. Cook chicken just before serving. Note
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butterfly cakes

Butterfly cakes

Equipment: 3 x 12-hole (1/3-cup/80ml) standard muffin pans, 30 standard paper cases. The icing will set quickly, so return it to the pan of water and reheat it gently until it’s runny again. Don’t overheat the icing or it will crystallise. A tiered cake plate is the perfect way to show off these ever-popular patty […]
TaLLeratTwo

Tallerattwo

20cm x 30cm (8-inch x 12-inch) rectangular cake pan; 8cm x 25cm (3¼-inch x 10-inch) bar cake pan; 35cm x 45cm (14-inch x 18-inch) rectangular cake board Note
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Photographer: John Paul Urizar. Stylist: Sarah DeNardi

Spooky raspberry ice-cream cake

You'll get more howls of delight than of fear when you bring this spooky ice-cream cake out! A firm favourite from The Australian Women's Weekly Kids' Perfect Party Book.
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caramel banana pinwheels

Caramel banana pinwheels

Did you know? Children need to eat mini-meals throughout the day. Most children can snack up to 5 or 6 times a day, thanks to their small stomach capacity and large appetites, providing them with a third to a half of their energy needs. Note
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Board shorts

Board shorts

EQUIPMENT 26cm x 35cm (10 inch x 14 inch) baking dish 30cm x 40cm (12 inch x 16 inch) rectangular cake board bamboo skewer. The grommets have gone a-surfing — even fussy teenage boys and girls will want to ‘hang 10’ with this cool pair of board shorts. Use a skewer to make holes for […]
wrapped up like a mummy

Wrapped up like a mummy

35cm (14-inch) square cake board These cute little cakes would also be a welcome treat at a halloween party for younger children. Cupcakes should be decorated the day of serving as the Minties will dissolve if left overnight. Store cakes in an airtight container at room temperature. If you can’t find un-iced cupcakes, use iced […]
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Boris the cLown

Boris the clown

Boris the clown is a fun and delicious cake for children's birthday parties.
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Teddy bear's picnic

Teddy bear’s picnic

Replace toys with caramello koalas or teddy bear biscuits, edible flowers and lollies shaped like picnic foods, such as fruits, hot dogs and pizza. You’ll find lots of toys to easily decorate cakes in variety shops or toy stores. Note
Photographer: Ben Dearnley

Triple choc muffins

When too much chocolate is never enough, take one more step over the line and there you'll find these decadent little triple choc muffins. They make a great treat for the kids, or for you.
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