Photo: alvaradofamilydentalcenter.com Instead of heavy and fatty dishes, after which you just want to get a good night's sleep, we suggest trying these 20 snack recipes for your children's birthday! A quick, beautiful and healthy snack - and now the birthday boy and his friends can have fun with games and competitions!
Zucchini appetizer with cream cheese
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You can’t imagine such a simpler and healthier snack for the holiday table for children!
You will need:
1 zucchini, 1 cucumber, 150 g of cottage cheese, herbs, spices.
Preparation:
Cut the cucumber into small cubes, chop the greens and mix them with curd cheese. Cut the zucchini into thick slices and fry on the grill or non-stick frying pan. Place the filling on top and, if desired, decorate with nuts, grated cheese or cucumber strips.
Ladybug on a cracker
A simple recipe for a cute dish. Bright “ladybugs” are a light snack for the holiday table.
Ingredients:
- Cherry tomatoes
- Pitted olives
- Green onions
- Cottage cheese
- Cracker round
Preparation:
Spread cottage cheese on a cracker. Cut the tomatoes into 4 slices. We place 2 parts of tomatoes on each cracker, spreading them slightly to form ladybug wings. We place the olives on the cracker - they will be the “head”. We make “antennae” from onions and stick them into olives. We make the black dots on the “wings” from small pieces of olives.
The dish is ready for the children's party!
Colorful meat snack
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Such a cute mosaic can be made from different types of meat.
You will need:
300 g pork, 200 g beef, 2 eggs, spices, 2 tbsp.
green olives, half a red bell pepper. Preparation:
Grind 200 g of meat into minced meat, add spices, olive slices and pepper cubes. Cut the remaining pork into small pieces and add it there. Mix the minced meat with the eggs and put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Using film, form several tight loaves and boil for an hour and a half over low heat. When cool, leave in the refrigerator overnight.
Angry Birds Sandwiches
"Angry Birds" is extremely popular among children and teenagers. Therefore, their appearance on the table will delight young guests.
Ingredients:
- Butter
- Round buns
- Sausage
- Cheese
- Olives
Preparation:
Spread butter on the bun halves. You can replace it with cottage cheese if you wish. We make “bird plumage” from cheese and sausage, which we put on sandwiches.
We make the eyes from butter and olives. Don't forget to make black eyebrows a "tick" - this is the main thing in the Angry Birds look.
You can experiment and cook “angry birds” from different products. For example, red or green cheese, tomatoes, boiled beef or any other yellow, red or green products will come in handy.
Vegetable appetizer with lemon sauce
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The best snack is a healthy vegetable snack!
You will need:
2 zucchini, 1 head of cauliflower, 5 cherry tomatoes, hazelnuts, bunch of basil, 1 lemon, 1 tsp.
Dijon mustard, 5 tbsp. olive oil, spices. Preparation:
Divide the cauliflower into florets, cut the zucchini into large pieces and boil them in a steam bath until soft. Cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters and mix the vegetables. Chop the basil, add oil, mustard, spices, lemon juice and zest, and add vegetables.
Cones with a surprise
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This snack is perfect if your child has a winter birthday.
You will need:
1 cup red beans, 1 handful of almonds, 1 onion, 2 tbsp.
olive oil, 100 g chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, herbs, spices. Preparation:
Chop and fry the onion, boil the beans and puree them in a blender along with peeled almonds and spices. Separately, chop the boiled chicken and add chopped herbs and tomatoes to it. Make a bean cake, place a ball of filling on it, pinch the edges and make slits with a pine cone knife.
Festive appetizer with fish
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A little red fish is good for everyone, including children.
You will need:
150 g red fish, 20 quail eggs, 1 large cucumber, 200 g cream cheese, 2 tsp.
red caviar. Preparation:
Boil the eggs, cut the fish into thin slices, and the cucumbers into slices. Wrap the eggs in a thin strip of fish, put a little cream cheese on the cucumber and place the egg on top. Garnish the appetizer with caviar.
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Sandwich Minions
The snack is prepared quickly - even children can handle the recipe. Unusual sandwiches are made in the shape of cartoon characters - mischievous minions.
Ingredients:
- Bread
- Cheese
- Olives
- Cucumber
Preparation:
“Cut out” mugs from bread and cheese using a cup. We make sandwiches out of them.
Cut the olives into rings and half rings. We put them on sandwiches like glasses and mouth. Cut the cucumber into thin strips, which will become the temple of the glasses.
Cute minion sandwiches are ready!
Tomato and mozzarella appetizer
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The classic appetizer is very bright and beautiful, so children will definitely like it.
You will need:
6 cherry tomatoes, 250 g mozzarella, 16 basil leaves, olive oil.
Preparation:
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and the mozzarella into small circles. Place basil leaves between the pieces of cheese, tomato halves around the edges, and place on skewers. You can drizzle olive oil with herbs on top.
The best and most delicious recipes for children's birthdays
How can you make sure that all the children are happy and well-fed? The answer is simple, use your ingenuity and imagination and beautifully decorate your holiday dishes. Even the simplest ones, such as mashed potatoes with sausages, simple buckwheat porridge or pasta, can be decorated in an original and fabulous way, here are the options I have selected:
In order to make your birthday bright and unforgettable, I offer this menu for a child’s birthday:
Cheese snack
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The usual cut can be prepared for a child’s birthday in the form of such cute boats.
You will need:
100 g cheese, 100 g cream cheese, 1 tbsp.
chopped sun-dried tomatoes, a handful of walnuts, herbs, 0.5 tsp. lemon juice, 4 tbsp. olive oil. Preparation:
Mix cream cheese with tomatoes and spices. Separately mix chopped nuts, herbs, lemon juice and oil. Cut regular cheese into slices 10 cm long and 2 cm wide. Fold the pieces into drops, fill with cream cheese and place the nut mixture on top.
Introduction
The first option is to put sweet sparkling water, baby sausages and a cake with cream on the table. Dubious option? This means that you care about your baby’s health and keep in mind that some products contain preservatives and additives, and refined and highly allergenic foods can overload children’s immunity.
Sometimes these products can be circumstances that influence the occurrence of ARVI and other infections.
In this case, we choose option two - more simple and healthy dishes that can be eaten without using cutlery, that is, with your hands.
Chicken and pineapple appetizer
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A combination that almost everyone without exception likes!
You will need:
300 g baked or smoked chicken, 800 g canned pineapples, 6 cucumbers, 2 lemons, 1 bunch of mint, olive oil, spices.
Preparation:
Whisk olive oil with chopped mint, 2 tbsp. Add lemon juice and zest to this mixture and marinate the cucumber slices in them. Cut the pineapples into pieces and mix with spices, and chop the chicken. Place everything on skewers, place in a beautiful dish and drizzle with the remaining butter.
Fruit kebab with marshmallows
You can improvise when preparing this sweet snack by choosing any fruit ingredients. This recipe is simple and versatile.
Ingredients:
- Marshmallow
- Strawberry
- Grape
- Cherries
- Or any fruits and berries
Preparation:
You will need long wooden canapé sticks. All ingredients must be threaded in any order onto skewers. If the dish will be served to small children, you can first remove the seeds from the berries and fruits so that the kids do not accidentally swallow them.
Place the finished kebabs on a large platter.
The kebabs can be topped with melted chocolate or glaze.
Mushroom soufflé
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Perfectly diversifies a dish with cheese and cold cuts!
You will need:
500 g of mushrooms, 2 onions, 1 carrot, 6 eggs, 3 tbsp.
corn flakes, spices. Preparation:
Chop onions, carrots and mushrooms, fry, season and blend with a blender. Add corn flakes and eggs to this mixture, mix with a whisk and place in a baking dish. Bake for half an hour at 180 degrees.
Fruit and vegetable salads
Think about an attractive original design in advance. Take into account the gender of the child. For example, a boy will be interested in eating a mixed vegetable or a sandwich in the shape of a pirate ship. It is better to offer the girl something more elegant.
For dressing, use only low-fat sour cream or yogurt from trusted manufacturers. Remember, you can include mayonnaise in a child’s diet (occasionally!) only after 10 years, when vital processes are more or less formed.
Salads for children under 3-5 years old
Nutritionists do not recommend feeding children of this age dishes with the addition of fatty sauces. It is much healthier and easier to serve vegetables in their pure form.
- Skewers are a brilliant invention that allows you to quickly and beautifully decorate the table with healthy foods.
- Canapes are an original way to make cute, varied mini-sandwiches with any arrangement. In addition, this is a wonderful budget solution in a situation where a lot of people are expected.
- Tartlets are convenient and tasty. The filling can be anything, use your imagination! For example:
- finely grated carrots with semi-sweet apples;
- cottage cheese, dill and rice, seasoned with semi-sweet yogurt;
- tender omelette with cottage cheese and spinach.
Salads for children over 5 years old
At age 5, children should consume more calories. Therefore, various sauces and additives made from natural products can be safely introduced into the diet. This is a significant factor that will help to significantly diversify any, even the most inexpensive menu. There are a huge number of ingredients to choose from:
- Potatoes, cucumber and peas, seasoned with sour cream.
- Beans, chicken breast, onion and parsley, flavored with neutral-tasting yoghurt.
- Tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, green peas (canned), sprinkled with sunflower oil.
- Cheese cheese, tomatoes, bell peppers, parsley in olive oil.
- Cucumbers, radishes, potatoes, dill with sour cream sauce.
Salads for children over 10 years old
At the age of 10, you can already eat more complex vegetable compositions with the addition of various medium-fat sauces: from Olivier to Caesar. We offer a photo with a recipe for a hearty and inexpensive salad.
- Chop into cubes: eggs, herbs, cucumbers, ham (or pre-boiled chicken fillet).
- Add mild spices to sour cream or low-fat mayonnaise.
- Combine the shredded products with the resulting sour cream dressing. Place portions into tartlets and decorate to taste.
Vegetable bruschetta
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Another interesting recipe for a healthy vegetable snack for a children's birthday!
You will need:
2 zucchini, 1 tomato, half an onion, 1.5 bell peppers, spices, olive oil, 1 tbsp.
balsamic, 40 g feta, greens. Preparation:
Slice the zucchini diagonally and marinate in 1 tbsp. oil with spices for 15 minutes, and then lightly fry on both sides. Chop tomatoes, peppers and onions, add balsamic, add spices and stir. Grease each zucchini circle with cheese, sprinkle with chopped herbs and lay out the vegetables.
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Features of creating a menu for the birthday of a child 1 year old, 2-3 years old, 5-6 years old
Menu for a 1 year old child
Often, many parents do not know what menu to create for a birthday when the child turns 1 year old. Due to the fact that the child is still very small. There is no need to invent something, it’s better to give the child what is useful and what he loves. For example, this could be his favorite cottage cheese and fruit juice with children's cookies. And also make assorted fruits from purees. Well, for dessert you can bake a light sponge cake coated with baby cottage cheese.
Menu for a 2-3 year old child
This menu should also be simple. After all, a child of 2-3 years is still too small to eat any delicacies. Exclude from the menu all kinds of smoked meats, fish, overly fatty and salty dishes, and of course recipes with mayonnaise. You can prepare some kind of vegetable salad, mashed potatoes and meatballs, snacks with cottage cheese and raisins, uzvars or jelly. You can offer your little guests natural juice from fruits or berries.
Menu for a 5-6 year old child
For this age, it is much easier to create a menu, because children of this age are allowed to eat almost all ingredients. But still, it is better to serve chicken or lean beef as a starter. You can use pasta or mashed potatoes as a side dish. A salad would preferably be made from vegetables, such as tomatoes and cucumbers. Drinks can be used in various types of fruit drinks and juices. Well, for dessert there is a sponge cake soaked in cottage cheese and berries.
Corn waffles
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Take molds or cut the finished waffles into pieces and use them as a base for canapés and sandwiches.
You will need:
1 cup corn flour, 1 cup rice flour, 3 tbsp.
sugar, 3 tbsp. oil, 1 orange, a pinch of soda and salt, 2 glasses of water. Preparation:
Mix both types of flour, add sugar, salt, soda, butter and water until consistency is achieved. Add orange chopped in a blender, mix everything until smooth and bake in a waffle iron.
Seashell
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To make this children's snack look neater, choose smaller buns.
You will need:
500 g shrimp, 5 buns, 1 egg, 5 quail eggs, 1.5 tbsp.
red caviar, 3 tbsp. mayonnaise. Preparation:
Cut the caps off the buns, remove the crumb, chop and fry until golden brown. Boil the shrimp and chop them with a boiled chicken egg. Mix with crackers, caviar and mayonnaise. Fill the buns with this mixture, place a boiled pearl quail egg on top and garnish with red caviar. Top with the tops of the buns.
Lacy pancakes
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Even if you don’t always make beautiful pancakes, you can definitely handle these!
You will need:
180 g flour, 150 ml milk, 1 egg, 2 tbsp.
butter, 100 g crab sticks, 4 boiled eggs, 1.5 tbsp. sour cream, lettuce leaves. Preparation:
Beat the egg with milk, slowly add the flour and finally add the butter. Fry the pancakes, pouring the batter randomly in lacy patterns. Chop crab sticks and boiled eggs, mix with sour cream. Place a leaf of lettuce on each pancake, then the filling, and roll into a roll.
Chocolate covered bananas on skewers
This recipe is very simple. Every child will love this dessert.
Ingredients:
- Bananas
- Crushed nuts (peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts) or coconut flakes
- Chocolate (without filler)
Preparation:
You will need liquid chocolate. Therefore, we melt the tiles in a water bath. Cut each banana into 4-6 equal parts. The slices should be quite large. Prepare a large shallow plate or dish and place parchment on the surface.
Pierce a piece of banana with a toothpick or skewer and dip it into melted chocolate. You can immerse the slice in chocolate completely, or only halfway. After this, immediately roll the banana in nuts (or coconut flakes). Place on a plate.
Place the dessert in the freezer for 1.5-2 hours. Serve chilled.
Cheese and apple snack
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Take juicy sweet and sour apples to make the play of flavors even brighter.
You will need:
2 apples, 100 ml mayonnaise, 2 tbsp.
nuts, lettuce, 250 g cheese, 1 tsp. zest, mint, spices. Preparation:
Peel the apples and grate them along with the cheese on a coarse grater. Add chopped mint and nuts to them, mix with light mayonnaise and spices to taste. Serve the appetizer in fresh and crisp lettuce leaves.
Sweet table for birthday, menu
Fruits, cookies and, of course, cake are suitable for a sweet table for children.
Fruits can be arranged in an original way and with a twist, for example like this:
Processed cheese tangerines
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Even an ordinary processed cheese salad can sparkle with new colors.
You will need:
2 processed cheese, 100 g hard cheese, 3 eggs, 3 carrots, 2 tbsp.
mayonnaise, spices. Preparation:
Grate boiled eggs, processed and hard cheese, mix with spices and mayonnaise. Boil the carrots and grate them on a fine grater. With wet hands, roll the lettuce into balls and roll tightly in the carrots. Place in a dish and make leaves from the greens.
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“Chickens” from quail eggs
A funny appetizer will decorate the holiday table: kids will definitely like bright and cute chickens.
Ingredients:
- Quail eggs - 4-5 pcs.
- Sour cream - 3-4 tablespoons
- Grated cheese - 2-3 tbsp. spoons
- Boiled carrots and fresh herbs for decoration
Preparation:
Boil eggs, peel. Using a small knife, cut each egg in half in a zigzag pattern. Remove the yolks and place them in a bowl. Cut off a small piece at the bottom of the whites to give the shapes stability.
Add cheese and sour cream to the yolks and mix. You should get a homogeneous mass. We make small balls from it. We put them in whites, which will be “shells” for the chicks.
We cut out scallops and beaks from carrots for “chickens”. Place finely chopped greens on a dish. And we release our chicks onto the “grass”.
The eyes of the “chickens” can be made from small balls of black bread or olives. If you prepare such a dish for an adult table, then you can use peppercorns for the eyes.
Cold chicken for appetizers
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An excellent substitute for ham and sausage for children's snacks on the holiday table.
You will need:
2 chicken fillets, 2 tbsp.
soy sauce, 1 tbsp. rice vinegar, 0.5 tsp. dry garlic, spices. Preparation:
Cut the fillet into 2 parts and lightly pound it, marinate in sauce, vinegar and spices, leave for an hour in the refrigerator. Wrap the spiced chicken in foil and place in the oven for half an hour at 200 degrees. Without unwrapping, cool and put in the refrigerator overnight.
conclusions
Thus, as you can see, there are a lot of options for dishes on the children's table. You should not force kids to eat potatoes, meat and sausage, because they can eat this in everyday life. It is unlikely that every day they try natural fruit desserts and, moreover, beautifully decorated ones.
Advice! Before you start creating a menu, ask the parents of the invited children if they are allergic to any product. This way, you can adjust the list of dishes so that everyone is comfortable.
Cabbage rolls
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Another quick and healthy recipe for crispy snacks.
You will need:
1 head of cabbage, 3 carrots, 3 tbsp.
soy sauce and vegetable oil, 1 tsp each. salt and sugar, spices, 1 liter of water, 3 tbsp. wine vinegar, 1 bay leaf, 7 peppercorns, 2 tbsp. salt and sugar for brine. Preparation:
Boil the cabbage leaves in salted water for a couple of minutes. Grate the carrots on a Korean grater, add salt and sugar, mix. Heat the oil, add spices to it, stir and pour over the carrots. Add soy sauce there and leave for 20 minutes.
Divide the cabbage leaves into triangles, wrap some carrots in each and place in a bowl. Boil water with bay leaf, pepper, salt and sugar for brine, add vinegar and pour this over the rolls. Cool, put in the refrigerator overnight, and in the morning, drain the brine and serve.
Potato strips
A delicious side dish that can compete with French fries. Eating food with a small amount of calories brings pleasure and benefits to the body.
Necessary:
- 5 potato tubers;
- 3 chicken proteins;
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
Cooking algorithm:
- Sprinkle the whites with salt and pepper and beat lightly with a fork.
- Divide the peeled potatoes into cubes, mix with the beaten egg white, and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment and greased with butter.
- Bake the potatoes at 190 ℃ for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
Present the side dish with any meat dish or vegetables.
Liver pate cakes
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Use a pastry bag to beautifully place the pate on the base.
You will need:
6 slices of bread, 6 quail eggs, greens, 300 g chicken liver, 1 onion, half a carrot, 60 g butter.
Preparation:
Fry the liver with onions, boil the carrots and puree them in a blender with butter and spices until smooth. Cut out circles of bread, fry on both sides and beautifully place the pate on top. Garnish with boiled quail eggs and herbs.
Mushroom stumps
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An interesting alternative to regular sandwiches for a children's birthday!
You will need:
250 g of mushrooms, baguette, 1 onion, 1 bell pepper, 100 g of cheese.
Preparation:
Chop and fry onions, peppers and mushrooms with spices. Cut the baguette into thick slices of 2.5 cm, partially remove the pulp and crush. Place the vegetable filling inside, sprinkle with grated cheese and place in the oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes.
Nuggets
The favorite chicken nuggets, like those from a famous fast food restaurant, combine tender meat, a small amount of spices, gooey cheese and a crispy crust.
Components:
- 500 g stripped fillet;
- a pair of eggs;
- 100 g Dutch cheese;
- 150 g salted cracker;
- salt at discretion.
Step by step cooking method:
- Beat the eggs with salt, finely chop the chicken into pieces.
- Grind the cracker until crumbly, grate the cheese and mix with the salted cracker.
- Dip the slices into the egg mixture, sprinkle with breading and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake crispy nuggets at 200℃ for about 30 minutes.
Place the snacks on lettuce leaves and serve with cheese and yogurt sauce.
Turkey ham
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Cream, apple juice and spices - and here is an amazing recipe for cold cuts for children.
You will need:
1 kg turkey fillet, 30 ml butter, 150 ml apple juice, 75 ml 35% cream, 70 g paprika, 2 tbsp.
cilantro, black pepper, 5 star anise, coriander, sugar and salt. Preparation:
Make a marinade from apple juice and spices, bring to a boil and reduce by half, and then add cream. Poke holes in the fillet with a fork, roll in the marinade and leave in the refrigerator overnight. Wipe the breast with napkins, grease with oil and roll in paprika and salt, put in the refrigerator for another hour. Bake the turkey in foil for 20 minutes at 250 degrees.
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Buffet as an idea for a children's party
We recommend that you organize a children's birthday buffet based on the buffet principle. Everything should be small and portioned. Variety and beautiful presentation of dishes are welcome.
If you are preparing salads, then before serving, place them in small salad bowls or shortcrust pastry baskets. Salads served in transparent cups look very nice.
A great idea is to organize a salad bar. To do this, you need to place the chopped ingredients on separate plates - boiled potatoes, beets, carrots, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, canned corn and green peas, meat, chicken, sausage, boiled eggs, herbs, etc. And dressings for them - homemade mayonnaise , sour cream, butter.
The children themselves serve what they like and mix their own salads. It is important to offer small plates for culinary experiments so that too much food does not suffer due to failures.
Fruits and desserts can also be placed in portioned cups or, for example, waffle cones.
Chicken skewers on skewers
For main course, we advise you to prepare chicken skewers on skewers.
You need to take 1 kg of chicken fillet and cut into neat pieces. We put them in the marinade: 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 3 tablespoons of sour cream, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste and large onion rings.
The bowl should be placed in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or better yet, for a day. Thread the marinated pieces onto wooden skewers, removing the onion from them.
Take a large frying pan and fry our fillet directly on skewers in a small amount of vegetable oil until golden brown on all sides. No need to bring it to readiness! We just add a beautiful color to our kebabs. Place the semi-finished products on a large sheet of foil.
Now all that remains is to wait for the guests. When everything is assembled, wrap the skewers tightly in foil and cook in a hot oven (180-190 degrees) for another 30 minutes.
Chicken skewers turn out beautiful and juicy! Don't forget to cool slightly before serving.
Canapes for kids
Canapés are very popular among children. You will need sticks for canapés or wooden skewers for kebabs.
And what to string on them: fresh and salted cucumbers, avocados, sweet bell peppers of different colors, raw and boiled carrots, cheese, processed cheese in slices, boiled and peeled quail eggs, meat, chicken, sausage, olives, olives, apples , oranges, cherry tomatoes, grapes, etc.
You can serve ready-made canapes to the table, or you can invite the children to make their own canapés from products prepared in advance.
The table will be complemented by mini sandwiches with ham, herring butter, chicken liver pate and cheese sauce. You can put the filling not on bread, but in tartlets. Don't forget also about pita and eggplant rolls, stuffed eggs and tomatoes.
