Do you bake or buy for class parties?

[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.

[wysiwyg]

Is this food for end of term an Australian thing? I don't remember it at school in UK at all (maybe that is why am against it), here seems everywhere is obsessed with it. Maybe is because had school dinners in UK (I wish had here, I am a big believer in proper meal in middle of day and not looking forward to lunch boxes for school)

[nothing2lose]

Just an end of year thing WYSIWYG.

I remember having it at primary school (30+ years ago ) so it's been around a while...

[Phteven]

I regard it as their office Christmas party - the classroom is their 'office' after all.

We had it when I was a kid but it wasn't just a classroom thing. All the parents came too and everyone bought a plate and we had a huge buffet full of party food. That was at a small school in the country so all the parents wasn't a huge crowd.

[nothing2lose]

I regard it as their office Christmas party - the classroom is their 'office' after all.
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Minus the photocopied bum pics.

[Phteven]

That's only because they don't know how to use the photocopier - if DS2 knew such things were possible wild horses wouldn't drag him away from the photocopier

[briggsy's girl]

haven't come across this with DD yet, but our team at work are notorious for "spur of the moment" morning teas, with a plea for all of us to bring morning tea - and 9 times out of 10 people don't eat! we're too bloody busy helping people to eat! occassionally i'll bake (if we want to bake for us) but generally it's packet food that can be stored and brought out again the next time morning tea is requested! i guess i'll be the same when it comes to things for DD

i know with baby buddies meets i've baked - and done both sweet and savoury - i'd prefer savoury food any day, so i'm not averse to putting my hand up to supply the sausage rolls at a get together lol

[nothing2lose]

That's only because they don't know how to use the photocopier - if DS2 knew such things were possible wild horses wouldn't drag him away from the photocopier

My DD would be right there with him....

[Tegam]

I bake as I know 90% of the parents will buy and I like to involve my kids

[Rouge]

This year I'm cheating. I'm making oreo reindeers. Oreo's dipped in chocolate. With m&m's for nose and eyes and broken pretzels for antlers. No baking necessary. So I'm in between. Cheating but kinda not.

[Tegam]

This year I'm cheating. I'm making oreo reindeers. Oreo's dipped in chocolate. With m&m's for nose and eyes and broken pretzels for antlers. No baking necessary. So I'm in between. Cheating but kinda not.

I like I between very clever.

[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....