Do you bake or buy for class parties?

[Phteven]

Thanks for all your input.
I don't feel bad about sending oreos to school now
I don't mind the boys having sugar and processed foods occasionally for parties. I figure that if I want to teach them the difference between sometimes food and everyday food I need to let them have sometimes food sometimes.
I don't mind baking on occasion but I hate baking stuff that won't be eaten so anything I baked would be sugar laden and covered in sprinkles anyway. I thought about the strawberry santas but by the time they had been carried to school and rattled around in a bag they would just be a creamy, strawberry'y mess not cute little santas and I think turning up with a tray that my children can't carry is just a tiny bit precious.

[MamaPan]

dont get me wrong, my kids certainly have sometimes foods sometimes... i bake bc i like to and my kids like to do it with me. i do find the homemade stuff gets eaten, buy maybe bc my kids are still young
hope they enjoy the oreos

[RockingBaker]

I buy. I don't hate the kids so why expose them to my baking?

[MamaPan]

lol RB. that would be one way to not be asked to bring something!

[nothing2lose]

Just got a note from school to provide cake enough for five children for the class party. DD has requested chocolate as it is her friend's favourite. I will be baking five chocolate cupcakes
Now, what to do with the rest....

[Phteven]

Does everyone send in what they're told to? At our school about half of the parents send in food for the parties.

[nothing2lose]

I think they do?? The way the do it is the kids are put into groups of five (within their class) and each is allocated something to bring - fruit, sandwiches, cake, drink, chips/lollies.
In a way it is a good idea because there is less chance of overeating or waste and only catering for five makes it easier/cheaper.

[Laranna]

Does everyone send in what they're told to? At our school about half of the parents send in food for the parties.

The class teacher put a piece of paper up on the wall by the door and the parents had to write their name and what they were going to bring - so we got to choose.

And my homemade sausage rolls went within 5 minutes There was a range of homemade and store bought stuff, pretty much all of it got eaten, even the fruit.

[Boo Boo]

For DD's kinder we are taking a plate for after the Christmas Concert today - I bought a Betty Crocker Choc Chip biscuit pre-mix, normally I would have made the biscuits from scratch but meh, what can I say....yadayada yada, time and all that, and Monday is the last day so we take a plate for that, I am going to take (all going to plan) banana cupcakes with icing and sprinkles...

You do what you do, with the time, resources and everything else you have available to you. I don't hold it against a parent who brings something from the shops, like anything there are loads of reasons why anyone does anything. Mmmm pass me the oreo's please....