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I thought I’d write about toddler birthday food ideas with my daughter’s third birthday quickly approaching!
We will soon be celebrating our daughter’s third birthday (SO wild!), and the planning process can feel like a lot, especially if you’re planning to have other kids attend. I probably don’t have to tell you just how important food is. Keep those little bellies happy by preparing a variety of fun food. We all want to avoid hangry kids! And hangry adults too.
I am all for healthy eating. But I do look forward to indulging in sweet treats for birthdays. Don’t we all? I think you will find that this list includes birthday party foods that are almost too cute to eat. ALMOST!
This unique roundup of toddler birthday party food ideas offers plenty of fun options for your little one’s birthday party. Picky eaters, adventurous eaters, and adult guests will ooh and aah over these adorable party foods.
So let’s jump right in!
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Delicious Toddler Birthday Party Food Ideas
Fun Bites
1. Homemade Pizza Rolls
Pizza will forever be a hit with every age group. I don’t know about your toddler but mine LOVES pizza. Pizza nights are a weekly occasion in our house. We love to play around in the kitchen and make a variety of pizzas. Your kids will 100% love and want more of these pizza rolls.
Pizza rolls are a fantastic party food. If you were hoping to find easy homemade snacks for birthday parties, this is a simple recipe you’ll want to make.
They are made with typical pizza ingredients plus whole wheat dough, spinach, and red peppers. So yummy!
2. Cheese Straws
No preservatives or artificial ingredients in these delicious cheese straws! Just the way we like it.
These tasty finger foods can be prepared using just 8 ingredients. Enjoy them in straw form or use a cookie press to eat them like traditional cheese crackers.
Toddlers love a good cracker and I can confidently say that these will be gobbled up in no time. So making a double batch is a wise idea.
Now for more birthday party food ideas!
3. Birthday Cake Overnight Oats
How fitting is birthday cake overnight oats? These are loaded with vanilla cake batter flavor. Everyone will be talking about these. Of course this had to make the list of kids birthday party food.
Enjoy them when celebrating birthdays or on any other day of the year. Oatmeal contains protein and fiber, so this is a great healthy choice to serve your guests. The other ingredients included in this recipe are healthy too.
Another benefit is that you can make these in just 5 minutes. So, if you’re prepping a lot of food, this is an easy one that tastes great, looks beautiful, and is perfect for the occasion!
4. Bunny Jello Jigglers
These bunny jello jigglers are perfect for the “some bunny is turning 2” theme. Replace the number and use this theme for any age. I just think these are so precious.
They’re also a great treat for Easter. Such a great Easter basket filler.
If you’re feeling really fancy you can decorate the bunnies with cocoa powder.
5. Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls
These healthy chocolate peanut butter energy balls can be easily made in 10 minutes. This is a fun one to make with your kids.
If you are searching for recipes that do not require a lot of ingredients, these are made of 5 ingredients.
6. Birthday Cake Pancakes
What a fun birthday breakfast! We go a little crazy on birthdays. We celebrate the guest of honor all day long. So of course, my toddler is all about waking up to these birthday cake pancakes!
Traditional pancakes are the best and these take breakfast to the next level.
Fruit & Veggies
7. Rainbow Fruit Board
How beautiful is this rainbow fruit board? Buy blueberries, strawberries, pineapple, mandarin oranges, kiwis, purple grapes, and happy decorating!
The bowls of dip are essential since they look like clouds at the end of the rainbow. They’re the perfect touch!
8. Loaded Cheesy Cauliflower Bites
Ditch boring steamed cauliflower and make these loaded cheesy cauliflower bites instead. These are great for both young and older kids. Adults will love them too.
My favorite part is that kale is hidden in this snack. I feel really great watching my daughter eat these up since they include a superfood. She would never eat Kale in its usual form. Forget about it.
You can also swap the kale for chopped spinach. It is yummy either way.
9. Healthy Homemade Jello With Fruit & Veggies
If this isn’t a show-stopper, I don’t know what is. This homemade jello with fruit and vegetables is free from food dyes and refined sugar.
If you are planning a toddler birthday with a sweet theme (sweet one, two sweet, etc.) this is the perfect snack!
10. Homemade Berry Nutri Grain Bars
Yep, these look way better than store-bought Nutri Grain bars. And they taste so much better too. These healthy homemade berry nutri grain bars are sugar-free and gluten-free.
They are excellent snacks to have on hand and serve at parties!
Let me tell you, kids and adults will devour this homemade filling.
Our family likes to make extra jam to smear on top of these bars and on top of toast too. Chef’s kiss!
11. Black Grape Gummies
These black grape gummies are addictive. They’re so delicious. They will without a doubt make all your party guests happy.
Grab your silicone molds, grapes, syrup, and agar agar powder, and you’re all set.
There are plenty of fun silicone mold shapes out there so it will be easy to find one that goes best with your kid’s birthday theme!
12. Simple Tropical Fruit Salad
This is not your usual fruit salad. This tropical fruit salad tastes so good when you make it in advance and let the flavors sit. The coconut milk and pineapple juice are the perfect duo. This is a super simple and tasty option.
13. Sugar-Free Monkey Tails
These sugar-free monkey tails are great for a safari-themed birthday. Your party guests will be crazy about this treat.
I swear chocolate-dipped bananas are magical. This healthy recipe calls for coconut oil, cacao powder, honey, and protein powder.
If you are planning a party for younger toddlers, you may want to slice the banana before freezing and dipping.
Sweets
Cupcakes & Muffins
14. Funfetti Cupcakes
Here is a popular birthday treat everyone will gravitate to. These funfetti cupcakes are gluten-free and quite honestly they are better than a boxed mix.
The colorful sprinkles and funfetti inside will have your party guests coming back for more.
15. Chocolate Chip Fairy Cakes
If you don’t know fairy cakes are mini cupcakes. Such a fitting name right? These chocolate chip fairy cakes are a wonderful option for your kid’s birthday party. They’re just the right size for little hands.
Bite-sized vanilla cupcakes with chocolate chips will make everyone’s mouth water.
16. Healthy Chocolate Brownie Muffins
These healthy fudgy chocolate brownie muffins are super duper delicious. No refined sugar here! Instead, they are made of natural sweeteners and packed with protein.
17. Mini Raspberry Yogurt Muffins
We love anything with raspberries. These mini raspberry yogurt muffins are almost too cute to eat.
I really love that the Greek yogurt makes these muffins so moist. I had never tried Greek yogurt in my muffins before and it is pure genius.
Eat these for breakfast, snack, or serve at parties.
These nutrient-packed snacks are too good to pass up.
Brownies & Cookies
18. Funfetti Blondies
If your littles love funfetti and blondies, these funfetti blondies need to be added to your birthday party menu! Every bite is soft and chewy. Your party guests will definitely be tempted to have more than one!
These are gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free.
This irresistible dessert can be made in one bowl. It’s always nice having an easy clean up.
19. Oreo Ball
This is for all the Oreo lovers! These Oreo balls can be made for every occasion. Birthdays, Halloween, Christmas, you name it! They are easy to decorate for any celebration.
If you’re planning a Fall birthday, the pumpkin Oreo balls are a great pick.
20. Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
These oat flour chocolate chip cookies look like the classic cookies you know and love. Like the name says, they’re made of oat flour as well as other simple ingredients.
As soft cookie fans, we LOVE how soft these are. Yum yum!
21. Lucky Charms Cookies
I was OBSESSED with Lucky Charms as a little girl. These Lucky Charms cookies are such a fun treat for any kids’ party. The colorful Lucky Charms will catch everyone’s eye.
Make these ahead and enjoy them throughout the week or store them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
22. Lemon Raspberry Cookies
These lemon raspberry cookies are such a fun party cookie. Especially if you’re planning a summer party.
Everyone is familiar with chocolate chip, oatmeal, and sugar cookies. These cookies are very unique, fluffy, and amazing.
The great news is that this is a drop cookie recipe. Instead of rolling the mixture into balls, you will use a cookie scoop to scoop and drop them onto your baking sheet.
Donuts
23. Fruity Pebbles Donuts
Here is another treat that reminds me of my childhood. It’s always fun to share something you loved as a child with your kids.
Another bonus is that these fruity pebbles donuts are easy to bake.
I never thought to include my favorite cereals to make tasty desserts, but we are so glad we came across this recipe! These donuts are super soft and fluffy.
24. Baked Strawberry Lemon Donuts
If your little darling is all about lemons and strawberries, you need to bake these strawberry lemon donuts. The lemon glaze icing is like no other.
Why buy donuts from a shop when you can make these creative unique and insanely flavorful treats yourself?
25. Gluten-Free Baked Cinnamon Donuts
The cinnamon-coconut topping is phenomenal.
I love that you can enjoy these baked cinnamon donuts as is, or customize them and add fun toppings kids will love—toppings like marshmallows, chocolate chips, melted butter, or chocolate sprinkles.
Next time we bake these we will definitely be adding marshmallows on top!
Popsicles
26. Homemade Sugar-Free Fruit Popsicles
Are you planning a summer birthday bash? This is such a refreshing treat everyone will love.
Trust me when I say you need to forget shopping in the freezer aisle and make these homemade sugar-free fruit popsicles.
You just need popsicle molds, lemon juice, honey, and frozen fruit!
27. Ocean Blue Raspberry Popsicles
This is another perfect snack for a summer birthday party. Ocean blue raspberry popsicles are great additions to ocean, beach, sunshine, or shark-themed parties.
You and your little one will adore the recipe variations.
If you love these popsicles, you’ll also love the seacreature pops made with sweedish fish!
Cake & Mousse
28. Easy Cake Bites
Here is a birthday party must-have! These remind me of the birthday cake pops from Starbucks. They are so good and understandingly popular, but these cake bites are way better if you ask me.
There is no stick involved and we’re obsessed with the frosting on the inside.
29. Neapolitan Cake
Can’t decide on a birthday cake flavor? Go with this neapolitan cake! Besides the fact that it is so beautiful, this is a really fun dessert to bake with your kids. They will really enjoy decorating this elegant cake.
30. Smooth Blended Chocolate Chia Mousse
This insanely easy to make chocolate chia mousse is such a crowd-pleaser. Not only is it super simple to throw together, but it is such a smooth chia pudding.
My family loves chia seeds, but we prefer them to be blended very well. Smooth please!
Ice Cream
31. Rainbow Ice Cream
My daughter’s third birthday party will be ice cream themed. We are serving this rainbow ice cream. It looks fun, pretty, and most importantly tastes great!
You do not need an ice cream maker to make this.
This is a brilliant party food for our 3 scoops of fun theme!
Drinks
32. Pink Punch
A party punch is a necessity! I’ll also be preparing this pink punch for my daughter’s birthday party and I just know it will go quickly.
It’s eye-catching, tasty, and fizzy. I will be adding sherbert to the punch for some extra yumminess.
33. Peach Water
This is a fantastic summer drink your littles will love!
This peach water is a great way to ensure your kids stay hydrated. So it’s also a good idea to prepare this drink just because.
We love adding mint to our peach water pitcher. It’s a game-changer.
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