kiddies grub

[shivvy]

I am feeding 8 kids next weekend and planned to buy the Marks&Spencer mini burgers and mini fish 'n' chips which was really popular when I made them for them last time . However to my horror, M&S don't stock them any longer!
So what I am after are ideas for 'funky/fun' grub for little 'uns (aged from 5 - 11) but not party food (ie not sweets/cakes/crisps etc).
I am happy enough to cook myself but the recipes would need to allow for the grub to be pre-pared or else very quickly cooked on the day.
Thanks

[nickmo]

Cut skins off sausages, slice into oieces, flour hands and flatten the sausage neat - inatsnt burgers....or roll into meatballs....fry, eat...

make cheese straws - cream butter, add grated cheese, add flour - roll out, cut into strips, bake in low oven til crispy...and have a dip on the side of cream cheese with diced peppers....

make fish fingers - cut cod fillet into pieces, dust with flour, fry....

make chicken bits - cut chicken fillets into strips, coat in batter and deep fry or in fliur and shallow fry - serve..

make potato wedges - season with cajun spices or just salt and pepper. Bake til done -

while oven is on - slices white bread - mix cream cheese with diced ham and pinepalle pieces. Season. Spread cheese mix over bread, cook in oven til crispsy..

make sausages in blankets - spread some bread slices with little mustard mixed in some melted butter. Prick a suagase, wrap bread round - buttered side in - secure with cocktail staick. Brush outside with melted butter, cook 30 mins.

pasta, with spinach and cheese, tuna and cream, ham and tomatoe..... for a dish in a bowl...

mini pizzas - make the bases , and top with tomato puree and tomato ketchup mixed together. Season, top with tons of anchovies - or whatever the kids like.....and bake 10 mins...

make an onion flower - if you have one of the onion flower cutters that is - prepare a giant onion, dip in seasoned batter, deep fry and have the time of your life!

Hope these help..