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I'm hosting a friend's birthday party this month. If you want to ask/say anything to me about it, but lack my email address -- post here! PLEASE SIGN UP TO CONTRIBUTE SOME FUN FOOD, or just let me know if you'll be willing to kick in a few dollars and I'll buy.

A note about food: My house is vegetarian (please!) (but not heksher-kosher). The theme of the party is "I'm 10!", and I'm trying to figure out how to reflect that in food :-)

Menu for 10 year olds:
LIGHT DINNER FOOD

• grilled cheese sandwiches! -- take a shift a cooking them?
  
• white bread for the sandwiches -- arranged (A.Z.)(
  
• Cheese for the sandwiches (American or Munster) -- Diana may bring
  
• a Foreman-type grill or two for making them easily, if anyone has -- mini one from M/r
  
• mini pizzas, the frozen kind!
  
• avocadoes + tomatoes (for Dorie to make delicious guacamole)
  
• other main-dish foods? post ideas!
  
• hummus with veggies -- cilantro-y hummus arranged (L.R.)
  
• crunchy pickles
  
• big salad with veggies & garden berries -- arranged (M.W.)
  
  SNACKS
  
• goldfish
  
• chips & salsa w/ bright orange cheese (nachos)
  
• sliced apples
  
• ants on log
  
• Cheetos (or generic brand, as long as they are rounded tubes) Dorie really wants these! -- J.P.
  
  DESSERT
  
• birthday cake -- arranged (D.D.)
  
• ice cream: strawberry, oreo, neapolitan
  
• ice cream cones
  
• pie -- arranged (D.H.)
  
• cookies -- arranged (J.R.)
  
• ice cream sandwiches -- arranged (E.L.)
  
• fairy bread
  
  DRINKS
  
• chocolate milk (or milk + hershey syrup)
  
• OJ, no pulp -- arranged (M/r.)
  
• alcohol that mixes well with those (for after the 10 yr old's bedtime) -- some arranged, more welcome.
  
  STUFF
  
• more cups (already have some plates & forks & plenty of napkins)
  
• ballons -- Dorie will bring
  
• crepe paper streamers -- arranged (S.R.)
  
• pinata & candy -- arranged (S.R.)
  
• kids party games -- arranged (S.R.)
  
• silly party hats -- Dorie will bring
  
  MORE
  
• fun theme music! -- arranged (J/f.), more is welcome
  

Currently expecting between 20 to 30 people.
Please RSVP with what you think you will bring -- I want to know before-hand if there are any glaring gaps (i.e. the dinner-food). If I know of gaps I can fill them and have non-food bringers chip in some cash.


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