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Let little chefs create a celebration feast. Some restaurants accommodate parties and will let children make their own burritos, pizza, sundaes, etc.). Cooking schools may also offer kid-friendly classes for party groups.
Fun Invitation ideas for a Chef Party include:
- designed like restaurant menu
- shape of kitchen gear (stove, pot, rolling pin)
- shape of chef hat
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Fun Decorations for a Chef Party include:
- kitchen gadget center piece (whisks, spoons) or hang kitchen gadgets from doorways and light fixtures
- photos of famous chefs from magazines
- photos of very fancy foods from magazines
Fun Games & Activities for a Chef Party include:
- 20 questions (guess foods and kitchen objects)
- bean toss into jars or candy toss into muffin pans
- missing object (remove one object from a large display of kitchen gadgets)
- hot potato (using real warm potato)
- relay races (using real foods or kitchen gadgets)
- match names and photos of famous chefs
- read food-themed books (Green Eggs and Ham, In the Night Kitchen)
Fun Arts & Crafts ideas for a Chef Party include:
- decorate giant birthday card or banner
- pasta or dried bean collage/mosaic
- picture collage (favorite foods on one half, least favorite foods on the other half)
- personalized pot holder (decorate plain potholder with fabric paints or pens)
- decorate cookies or cupcakes
Fun Foods for a Chef Party include:
- pita bread or english muffin pizzas
- pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, lasagna)
- burritos & nachos
- fizzy fruit punch (juice and soda)
- decorate own cupcakes or cookies
- make-your-own icecream sundaes
- apron cake
- pizza cake
Fun Party Favors for a Chef Party include:
- cookie cutters (their initials)
- recipe cards
- children's recipe book
- food-shaped kitchen magnets
Special Resources for a Chef Party include:
- Celebrate Express
- Kids' Party Fun Directory (entertainment, rentals, and places)
- Funology recipes
- Kids Domain craft "recipes"
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