This is my kid's first real sleep-over tonight...

[Maddy McCall]

He has a friend from school spending tonight and tomorrow night with him.

I need food advice. What do I feed these boys?

Thanks.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. Healthy or fun?

Pizza is always a good choice...but if you want something healthy that's different.

[Maddy McCall]

18. I think we are doing pizza tomorrow night.

Thanks for the advice.

[slinkerwink]

2. pizza for tonight, and tomorrow hamburgers and fries

they love that kind of food.

[Maddy McCall]

19. Hamburgers sound good...

might do that sunday for lunch. Cook 'em on the grill. Thanks, slink. :-)

[Misunderestimator]

3. Liver and Onions

Then you'll never have to worry about a sleepover again. :evilgrin:

[Maddy McCall]

20. Ooooo...that would be evil...

I wouldn't have to worry about them sleeping in the house, either, since the house would smell horrible. :evilgrin:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. food, not junk

What do they like? Make them pizza-or let them cook. Have them make peanut butter balls (spoonful of pb, honey, powdered milk to make it stick together) to eat. Celery, carrots, if they like 'em. Whole grain chips and salsa.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. Yeah! It's really fun to make pizza

I don't know how old your son and his friend are, but when I used to babysit the kids used to love to make it.

[Maddy McCall]

21. I did tacos tonight...

and chips and salsa. They really liked the tacos...tomorrow night, probably pizza--and I can let them make them. Good idea. :-)

[Rowdyboy]

5. Hot dogs, hamburgers, or corn dogs

pizza, fried chicken

10 year old boys like the kind of food you can get at the state fair.

[Maddy McCall]

22. We are going to a street festival tomorrow...

I am sure they will get corn-dogged out. :-)

State fair's a-coming. Are you going?

[Rowdyboy]

35. Michael and I were talking about it tonight....

If we could go early, while the amateur art is still for sale, the potted plants still on display, and the KKKlan stil handing out fliers for Brother Killian, it could be fun....

[Maddy McCall]

37. LOL! Let me know...I might show up. :-)

[fishnfla]

7. How old are they?

ice cream is always a good one

breakfast is the most important one-our kids really go for bacon or sausage and eggs, pancakes

[Maddy McCall]

23. Taking them to a pancake breakfast tomorrow morning...

a benefit for an organization here. That'll take care of breakfast. Thanks!

They are both 10...and full of piss and vinegar. ;-)

[Fleshdancer]

8. make sure the other kid has no allergies first

when my daughter has a sleep over, we do standard "kid" food: mac and cheese or spagetti, chicen nuggets, fish sticks, etc.

[Maddy McCall]

24. Sounds good...

I know this is crazy, but I am making a list, so that in the future, I will have some variety of "cool food" here for them.

:-)

[eyesroll]

9. How old are they?

If they're teenagers, it doesn't matter, so long as it's in massive quantities and it's not naturally green.

If they're younger...you may have more influence.

[Maddy McCall]

25. LOL!

I stll have a little influence...they had green leaf lettuce on their tacos tonight. Does that count? :-)

[eyesroll]

31. Tacos are a good choice -- most of the food groups are represented

(however half-assed in their representation they may be).

But...green leaf lettuce...you did well! You might have even gotten them 1% of their RDA of something other than fat, sodium and sugar!

[Alleycat]

10. Anything not healthy

Just kidding. Try some pizza for dinner. Breakfast is easy with either cereal or the those french toast sticks you just heat up. Chicken fingers always seemed to please my sleep over guest. Have plenty of snacks on hand. You can mix some healthy stuff such as apples, cheese, peanut butter with some junk food-like pretzels or popcorn. Or nachoes with salsa and cheese. Boys seem to eat anything unlike the picky little girls. Gook luck! Hope they sleep!

[Maddy McCall]

26. Speaking of sleep...

They are in the den watching movies...wonder if I should make myself scarce?

[alphafemale]

11. Pancakes or French Toast in the morning would be a big hit.

Also making your own pizza.

Most stores have Pre-baked shells (crusts) and sauces.

Then you get cheese, veggies and pepperonni.

Or you can pick up a Chef-boy-R-Dee kit which has a crust mix, sauce and parmesean mix cheese for a couple bucks. (Note-These are surprisingly good)

Or...if you are really ambitious, making a pizza dough and sauce at home only takes a few hours. :7

You could also try cookie making.
Nothing kids like better than warm cookies.

And again, you can do this at many skill levels.

There is pre-made dough in tubes in cookie cases, mixes on the cake mix aisle, and recipes on the net.

Have fun!

[Maddy McCall]

27. I forgot that I have some cookie dough in the freezer...

I think I'll make some cookies later. Thanks! :-)

[Donkeyboy75]

12. Don't let hedges anywhere near this thread...

Oops. Reread that, and realized it could be taken a different direction. I meant that he would suggest white castle and booze...

:scared:

[Maddy McCall]

28. LOL!

None of that...I need the booze, though. Kids this age will run you ragged! :-)

[GOPisEvil]

13. How about homemade nachos?

Sprinkle some chips on a plate, cover with refried beans, cheese, whatever...let the kids help.

[Maddy McCall]

29. EXCELLENT idea!

That's exactly what they had tonight...tacos with refried bean dip (that we made) and chips. They ate it like crazy. Do these kids have bottomless stomachs??? :-)

[RetroLounge]

14. Mountain Dew and Ho Ho's

then film the fun!

RL

[Maddy McCall]

30. Egad! They are already hyper enough...

Can't imagine them on a sugar high! :-)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

15. What you feed your kid.

[Maddy McCall]

32. Yeah, but I kinda wanted it to be fun...

My kid will eat anything...and this other kid will too, but, ya know, with it being the first sleep-over, I wanted it to be memorable. They really dug the tacos and nachos. :-)

[Old and In the Way]

16. Enjoy them while you can......

[Maddy McCall]

33. I am having a blast...I am pretty much an adult kid.

I like having kids around. :-)

[Zomby Woof]

17. beer and donuts

And ham hocks!

Oh sorry, I thought you were inviting ME over. ;-)

[Maddy McCall]

34. You so bad!!!

I need beer, though...kids this age are hard to keep an eye on. :-)

[Zomby Woof]

36. I'd like to help

But you really don't need the extra pair of testicles and the testosterone, lol. :hi: