Mystery dinner party
and sample menu
Fun and crazy
birthday idea for kids, tweens and teens! The guests are served
dinner - but don't know what they have ordered until the food
arrives.
First - make
a list of the food that you will be serving.
When we
do this we usually serve - 2 kinds of pizza, 2 - 3 kinds of
soda, chips, dip, goldfish crackers, and salad. Give
each food item a crazy name - cheese pizza = round moo, pepperoni
pizza = dotted round moo, coke = bubble brownie, sprite =
light sparkle , chips = flat crunchy, goldfish crackers =
swimmers etc. Include the fork (spear), spoon
(dipper), and napkin (thin square).
Make up a menu for
each tween using only the made up names. Place
three boxes on each side of the items (you'll be giving them
back their menus three times) so that they can check
off what they want each time. Tell them they can only
check off three items each time.
Don't give guests any
clues to what the menu items mean. The fun is to
see them slowly (usually after the second round) figure out
what to order by laughing and asking what everyone else
ordered.
Keep the food hidden in the
kitchen so they can't see it before or during the dinner.
Be creative - this idea works with any menu (taco's,
hamburgers & fries, hotdogs) and with any number of food
items.
Tips: Write the guests names on their
menus so they can order from the same menu 3 times.
Grab some helpers (older or younger children) to help
deliver the food and turn in orders.
Mystery
Food Dinner Sample
Menu
This is the
sample menu for the Mystery Food Dinner listed in our
party
food ideas
section.
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Translation -
Don't print this on the menu! |
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swimmers |
Goldfish crackers |
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thin square |
napkin |
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round moo |
cheese pizza |
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bubble brownie |
cola |
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dipper |
spoon |
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dotted round moo |
pepperoni pizza |
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spear |
fork |
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light sparkle |
sprite |
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flat crunchy |
chips/td>
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green toss |
salad |
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slimy brown |
chocolate pudding |
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little blocks |
croutons |
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pants and shirts |
dressing |
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red section |
tomato slice |
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orange flats |
nachos |
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formal toss |
bow tie pasta salad |
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