https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:35:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879717 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 05:41:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2879717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good morning! So I figured out what to put with those straws...Target dollar spot hit the spot.</p> <p>The little kids will get the silly straws, bug or space bandaids and light up spikey ring.</p> <p>The big kids (ages 5/7/9/12) will get the straws, rings and a magic trick.</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: so my brother uses that plastic dispenser all the time- it’s borrowed from my mom and says it leaks a little. So I’m going with juice boxes and mini water bottles. Raspberry ice dreams dashed for now lol! </p> [attach=3033/19/ppn1pu.600x450.888300C9-6DD5-45AD-BB0B-0F2DC6B1A020.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879546 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 22:04:57 +0000 Foodnerd81 2879546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: you could still do the raspberry ice<br /> In plain water! But that’s not easier :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879542 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 21:20:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2879542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m going to test out the straws with the cup size &amp; lid I plan to get. If need be I can always cut them. Or if it’s just too much work then opt for smaller paper “water” cups. I’m pretty much set on bringing cold Spring water with me and using that in the dispenser and buying Trader Joe’s Apple juice that ranked high on taste and nutrition for the kids to drink when lunch is served. </p> <p>When LO is a little older and we’re all more relaxed about what the kids drink- this is what I’m doing limeade with raspberry ice!! </p> [attach=3033/19/ppip5l.400x600.4D0987D5-4D5E-4C8F-853A-D5A3D7DC540A.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879529 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:23:33 +0000 Petitduck 2879529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: my 3 year old loves plain soda stream water too. It’s a special treat. But I can see a lot of kids getting upset about carbonation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879525 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:12:05 +0000 Foodnerd81 2879525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: ha- if my kids put down an Izzy drink and refused to drink it I would totally just finish it myself. 😂 </p> <p>But yes. Skipping it is totally fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879519 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:06:05 +0000 Mrsbells 2879519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the straws. I think for kids water would be good option or a very watered down lemonade. I personally love izze drinks but my kids arent allowed carbonated drinks. Plus kids would waste drinks like that anyway </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879487 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:27:52 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2879487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: Oh boy! LO makes soda stream plain water with his dad and had sparkling cider this past New Year. He loves the fizzy. I’d hate for a kid to try an Izze for the first time just dislike it and waste the drink. </p> <p>Back to KISS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879481 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:03:30 +0000 kiddosc 2879481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I would stay away from fizzy drinks for the kids actually. I never give my kids seltzer or soda at that young age and when I let A try a sip at 3 years old, she freaked out because the bubbles hurt her tongue. I'd imagine most of the kids aren't used to carbonation and wouldn't like the fizzy drinks. </p> <p>I'd just put water in the dispenser and some juice in a cooler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879480 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:59:12 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2879480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misolee:<br /> 5 kids- older 2 years old &amp; my 3 year old<br /> 4 kids- age 5-12</p> <p>I found this and it kind of gets me excited, but it’s 8 oz of fizzy goodness. </p> [attach=3033/19/pphtmo.398x600.0FBFA1DE-98E2-43CF-B0AF-D8157E9CFEB6.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879477 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:51:12 +0000 graceandjoy 2879477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I would be fine with water for everyone. Small bottled water, and water in dispenser, maybe add some lemon/cucumber/etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879468 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:03:55 +0000 misolee 2879468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m all about minimizing cleaning after bday party so I would personally do...</p> <p>Juice boxes for kids<br /> Water bottles for kids/adults<br /> Tea for adults in container but water should be fine. It’s a kids party. </p> <p>Straw in goody bag bc I agree the kids will just throw it everywhere. How old are the kids that are coming? Those straw things are fun and my kids love them but if the cup isn’t tall enough, it doesn’t work that well and they get frustrated (esp younger kids)there’s a lot of tilting involved to get the water out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879450 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:37:16 +0000 Foodnerd81 2879450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I love izze drinks. I don’t think most kids do, somemight, and I think it’s fine for them to drink it (unlike tea). I think that would be good in the cooler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879448 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:11:52 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2879448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always have a large dispenser of lemon water but then offer the kidsa juice box with the meal because it’s a big treat for my kids and they look forward to that at parties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879445 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:37:58 +0000 Petitduck 2879445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: the lemon slice water thing sounds great!</p> <p>The watered down juice boxes are also great. I love those. </p> <p>I’m excited to see a post about this party because I feel like you have put a lot of thought into it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879444 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 02:23:51 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2879444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Petitduck: I agree with you everyone now has a cell phone in one hand a personal water bottle in the other.</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: what’s your take on Izze drinks? Good for both adults and kids? I don’t like seltzer water or LaCroix and would hate to get stuck with a bunch of that as leftovers. </p> <p>@DesertDreams88: This would be my ideal- serve one drink and use the straws. Whole lemons could go on the bottom for even more decoration. </p> <p>Thank you everyone for your input. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879443 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 02:14:32 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2879443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First, I totally forgot why iced tea and kids don’t mix- caffeine!! I do not give my kid iced tea. The only reason iced tea was even a drink consideration was I have a completely unopened package of Lipton mix that I bought as the non-alcohol beverage awhile ago for something I was doing. All my guests drank alcohol or opted for water.</p> <p>@irene: totally here you that the cooler drinks would keep things super simple for me and reduce spills. I’m covering the picnic tables in craft paper and a spill would ruin the covering. I will say I envisioned being a little Starbucks Barista and labeling all the kids cups beforehand to mitigate mix ups and needing a new cup &amp; new straw.</p> <p>@bhbee: I ended up deciding not to give out favors besides the diy plastic egg maracas. Would silly straws (I have enough for 2-3 per child) be a lame favor by itself? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879433 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:27:55 +0000 bhbee 2879433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think @irene: has a good point about the straws will end up all over - can you make them the party favor? They look so cool but once all those cups get mixed up they’ll end up thrown away at best.<br /> I’d go with water in the dispenser. Kids LOVE a dispenser and just filling it up themselves will be a huge treat. We had a bake/lemonade stand with a couple 7yo girls a couple weeks ago and they were fighting over who got to dispense the lemonades they were selling 😜 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879430 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:17:01 +0000 irene 2879430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a parent I am not sure about iced tea as it has caffeine in it. </p> <p>If it were me I'd just put small water bottles in a cooler, and maybe some prepackaged shelf-safe milk too (in the cooler). If I were to offer lemonade or juice they would also be juice box in the cooler. </p> <p>Assuming this is for a birthday party I'd say spend your energy on the birthday cake presentation, color-coordinated balloons and other decorations. I just can imagine all those fancy straws get left out everywhere in the park. Personally I won't offer a bunch of fancy twirly straws to a bunch of kids it is invitation to spilled drinks (straws are quite long and will be more likely to tip the cups), chaos, crying and tantrums because some of them will bound to drop their straws on the ground and they can't use it anymore. Then all these kids would put down their cup at some point and no one knows whose cups belong to who. Ends up everyone wants a new straw + new cup, but you don't have enough straws. And they cry. I don't know, I guess I am weird... :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879427 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:21:40 +0000 DesertDreams88 2879427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do water with frozen lemon slices as a decorative touch. I think the silly straws will make the drink experience special enough without needing lemonade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879426 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:01:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 2879426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think water in the dispenser to use with thensilly straws. The kids will like the novelty of the straws and hopefully drink more water if they are running around. I would definitely NOT want iced tea because my kids would beg for it and it usually has some caffeine in addition to sugar (although- I really like iced tea). Most parties I’ve gone to have the healthier juice boxes or pouches, like honest ade or whatever- basically it’s already pre watered down. My kids do expect that at parties but know they can only have one each. It would be harder to keep them from refilling from a dispenser. </p> <p>So I would say water in the dispenser with the silly straws, and if you want, lower sugar juice pouches. You could have seltzer’s our for the grown ups if you want another offer that the kids probably don’t want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879424 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:42:51 +0000 Petitduck 2879424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d put water in a big dispenser and anyone who wants it can get it in a cup. From my own parties and ones I have attended, we have water available (not bottles) and we put out a few juice boxes. Pretty much no one drinks the juice boxes and no one would care if something sugary wasn’t available. I bring my kids’ water bottles everywhere with me and so do a lot of parents and I would prefer them to drink water if they’re at a party with other treats like cake and stuff anyway. Also, people often bring their own water bottles too. I think this is in a bid to be more environmentally conscious and also because kids usually drink out of their familiar containers reliably. Any future parties we have I’ll maybe have a large container of something sweet if at all and just a jug of water/ tap water available. We don’t buy bottles because I don’t like to so I don’t know if people would want those or not. But if there is no sugary drink available no one would care or ask about it. In my opinion. And it seems wasteful because kids often drink only part of a juice box and then leave it or lose it or they’re too busy having fun. </p> <p>Just my thoughts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/drinks-what-to-serve-and-how#post-2879422 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:33:52 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2879422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Venue: outdoor park pavilion</p> <p>What I have so far: silly straws, 3 gallon plastic drink dispenser, cooler</p> <p>Drink options:<br /> Water in dispenser<br /> Water bottles<br /> Lemonade in dispenser<br /> Lemonade in boxes/ pouches<br /> Iced Tea in dispenser</p> <p>I’m struggling with the best set up because a) anything besides water is a serious treat for LO and I just don’t know if how other parents feel the same about sugary drinks and b) the silly straws will look best in clear plastic cups with lids.</p> <p>Total #firstworldproblem over here, but help me out.</p> <p>The cups I would buy are 12 oz and ideally I would pre-fill them with ice and make ice available for additional refills. For the adults I would just need to buy striped paper straws.</p> <p>Should I put lemonade or iced tea in the dispenser and put small water bottles in the cooler? Do kids drink iced tea?</p> <p>Should I put water in the drink dispenser and put lemonade boxes/ pouches in the cooler? I haven’t tested if the silly straws will work well with the boxes/ pouches.</p> <p>[attach=3033/19/ppgscg.450x450.D4D785CC-AB60-4E4D-BA97-A48F87037B72.jpeg]</p> <p>[attach=3033/19/ppgsfi.425x425.CD133275-3516-408A-AF12-8CDF16A99FED.jpeg] </p>