Teenagers' Party!

[Barmaid]

Help, I have around 20 teenagers descending at the weekend for a 13th birthday party. I need a few inspirational ideas on what to feed them.

I was thinking of doing a barbeque for mains - other than the ubiquitous burgers and sausages - is there anything that teenagers might like?

What about dessert? I was thinking chocolate brownie, millionaires shortbreads and ice creams.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Unfortunately, every suggestion I put to birthday girl results in a shrug of the shoulders and a curl of the lip. She is a fussy madam, so I am hoping not all teenagers are the same............

[bobjugs12]

Teenage boys are most definately not fussy when it comes to eating!!

[boxtops]

Lots of teenagers are aspiring vegetarians or dieting, so you might want to think about wraps and fruity things too!

[jb190281]

either that or order a load of pizzas!

[Eve]

I'd be tempted to keep it quite simple (unless fussy madam is keen on appearances and all that and wants to impress with something posher?).

Burgers, sausages, sauces...ooh are there any veggies?

You could make it easier for you and just get a big birthday cake for dessert?

You could always make it a bit more birthday like with a drinks reception but with non-alcoholic cocktails with fancy umbrellas and such as she is turning 13.

[Eve]

Oooooh chocolate fountain!

[annie0000]

Chicken wings
Hot dogs
Fruit kebabs and a chocolate fountain
Garlic bread

[Barmaid]

I have already asked whether there are any vegetarians. Apparently there are not. Which puts my mind at rest somewhat.

As it is, ordering pizza and ice cream was a considered option, but that has been discounted on the basis of cost.

I am considering ordering a crate of pinot and leaving them to it!!!

[Barmaid]

Am already doing a choccy "novelty" cake, but apparently we have to have dessert and THEN cake!!!!!!!!

Cocktails sounds like a good idea - I could easily knock up a non alcoholic fruit punch.

Am liking the chocolate fountain idea, how do I do that?!

[boxtops]

You can hire them barmaid, do you have local catering suppliers?

[Eve]

I'm trying to think a bit SATC (not that I watch it) with it being so in at the moment, do they watch stuff like that at that age???

You could always go for a kind of theme, maybe do it a bit arabian like with lanterns (will it get dark before they leave?) and cushions and such, non alcoholic cocktail on arrival, maybe do more of a kebab theme on the BBQ with say rice, roast veggies and salad on the side then a chocolate fountain then birthday cake?

[Barmaid]

Yeah, I've just seen the prices!!!!! £350 was the first one I found. It might be cheaper to buy my own. They

[Barmaid]

retail at less than £50 so I might just buy one. Think she would love it.

No, they are going while it is still light. Next door has babies so we don't want to disturb them too late.

I may however had to kill the BF. Here I am trying to knock out an advice and arrange this party and all he is doing is suggesting cars he might hire for the weekend which his daughter might like. Yeah right.

[Eve]

Ouch! Maybe hire is more for weddings and such. A friend of mine had one at her wedding reception and I'm sure it came with a person who set it up and looked after it, I assume made all the chopped up stuff to stick in it and all that.

Maybe you should just go wild then hand boyfriend the bill :)

[Barmaid]

Lovely idea Jenna - unfortunately, he is currently out of work so it is ME who pays all the bills!!!!!!!!!!

[Eve]

Ahhhh!

Just had another thought, how about those lovely chinese paper lanterns you can light and send up? I know it won't be dark but it's still a lovely idea though, I saw some in one of the pound shops round here and always meant to get some.

They freaked me out a bit on New Years Eve until I realised what they were! Looked like we were being invaded round here :)

Or you could do pretty balloons, get them to blow them up and write messages on them then let them go.

[welshlibranr]

have a look online for the chocolate fountain, I got one for about £20, the instructions that came with it were really good, you need lots of chocolate to make it work well, but it's really good! we had strawberries, marshmallows, brownies, and bananas, and just dipped them in!..Lovely dessert!...............

[Barmaid]

I really do like the chocolate fountain idea. If I can find one cheap enough which I can get by Sat, we will definitely do that - she will love it!!!

We did the paper lanterns for Dad's birthday last year, so nice idea but I wanted something different. I reckon the choccy fountain is a good one.

[boxtops]

We're not allowed to use the paper Chinese lanterns round here, they float off out to sea and confuse the Coastguard (no, seriously) - they look like Very light distress flares from a distance, the lifeboat has been launched on several occasions.

[welshlibranr]

Have a look here Barmaid, I know that time is short, but they may be able to get a Chocolate Fountain to you in time, and there are some at less than £20! Worth a try!
http://shop.ebay.co.u...at=See-All-Categories

[jack daniels]

Here you go Barmaid

http://www.argos.co.u...ms=CHOCOLATE+FOUNTAIN

Anna xxx