Disposable tableware for children's party

When planning a children's party, you need to pay attention to any little things, including dishes for the birthday person and his guests. Often the choice falls on disposable products, as they have many advantages.

Features:

Disposable tableware that can be used during children's parties includes:

a variety of plates, differing in depth, shape and size;
spoons, knives and forks with rounded edges and prongs;
cups and cups;
containers and trays used to transport food.

The kits can also include other items, such as paper napkins, sandwich skewers, plastic tablecloths, straws, garlands, cup holders, umbrellas, and so on. Disposable tableware for a children's party must meet certain requirements. First of all, it is safety for babies, as well as durability and ease of use. The composition of the festive dishes should not contain substances harmful to the child's body. Besides, it must be resistant to external influences, for example, if a child tries to bend or break it, the plate must withstand such tests.

Attractiveness is also an important factor. Many children are restless and inquisitive, therefore, beautiful drawings on glasses and plates are capable of keeping them at the festive table. Images of your favorite cartoon characters and other vivid pictures also help feed babies with poor appetite.

Another point is sanitary safety, so each invitee should have their own set of disposable tableware. In addition, you need to consider what food will be served - if you are planning hot meals, you should make sure that the selected plates can withstand the heat.

Pros and cons

In addition to the colorful design, there are several other positive characteristics of children's disposable tableware.

She saves parents time and energy, as at the end of the party you don't need to wash your plates, forks and cups. You just need to collect all used devices and just throw them away.
The dishes are light and compact, therefore, it is easy to bring it with you to any place. This allows you to organize a party outside the home, for example, in the playroom, outdoors or in kindergarten.
It's cheap. By purchasing sets of dishes for all participants in the celebration, parents save a lot if they choose disposable items.
The dishes are very diverse, therefore, choosing the right option for any type of event is very easy. The range of children's tableware is now quite wide, and the colors and shapes are amazing.
It can be used not only for food. With the help of bright disposable tableware, you can decorate the room and come up with interesting fun games.

As for the disadvantages, they are mainly associated with low-quality products that can harm the child's body. To avoid this, the purchase of disposable items for children's parties must be approached with all responsibility.

Choosing a material

All disposable tableware for children is made of plastic or paper. When choosing plastic dishes for a children's party, you need to pay attention to the marking. Such products must have a picture of a glass with a fork, as it confirms the harmlessness and hypoallergenicity of plastic. It is with this image that food plastic is marked, from which children and adults can eat. In addition, when buying dishes, it is worth checking the quality certificate - good dishes must have it.

Polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene and polypropylene are usually used to create plastic kits, but not all such materials are safe for babies. Plates are suitable for serving non-hot ready meals and ice cream, while glasses are suitable for cold drinks. If you saw the PS marking on the product, then you have polystyrene dishes... Such material is fragile and soft, and dishes made from it are easy to break or wrinkle. It is relatively safe if you do not use polystyrene containers for hot dishes, as they can release toxic compounds when heated.

If there is a PP marking on a glass or plate, then this product is made of polypropylene. This material is more dense and durable, and is also suitable for hot food. However, alcohol solutions cannot be served in polypropylene dishes, which is important if there are adults at the children's party and they use disposable glasses for alcoholic beverages. Due to the contact of polypropylene with alcohol, carcinogenic substances are formed.

Avoid buying products made of polyvinyl chloride, as such dishes are harmful to human health. It is transparent and turns white when pressed on the fold. On such dishes you will see PVC marking. Be sure to smell the plastic baby dishes you buy. Kits made from quality materials will not have any odor.

Recently, they prefer to buy paper dishes for a child's birthday. Conscientious manufacturers make it out of cardboard or paper.

Such products are environmentally friendly and can be used for both cold and hot dishes. Since paper disposable tableware has low heat conductivity, you can serve hot drinks in it without worrying about scalding.

Design options

The colors of disposable tableware for children's parties are very diverse. It is best to buy such sets together with the birthday person, so that he would suggest in what kind of dish he would like to offer treats to his guests. If relatives are organizing a themed party, they can purchase dishes on their own in accordance with the chosen theme of the celebration.

The most popular type of design for children's disposable tableware are cartoon characters... The smallest ones like plates and glasses with the theme "Fixies", "Peppa Pig", "Masha and the Bear", "Robocar Poli", "Smeshariki", "Barboskins", "Luntik" and "Minnie Mouse". Older children are interested in the heroes of full-length cartoons and adventure films, so dishes such as Spider-Man, Cars, Zootopia, Rapunzel, Winx, Harry Potter, The Little Mermaid, Trolls are produced for them. "Frozen" and so on.

No less popular are the images of comic book characters, "Fairies", "Pirates", "Space", "Lego". Many parents buy sets with abstract patterns, as well as congratulatory inscriptions, images of sweets and cakes, balloons and other festive attributes. Plates and cups with polka dots, hearts and stars, as well as with pictures of fruits and animals are in constant demand. Plain-colored dishes are also produced without any patterns or images.

Having chosen the appropriate option, you can easily arrange a party on the chosen topic, and after its end, quickly remove everything. It is only important to purchase quality products that will not harm the health of children and will not leave unpleasant memories of the holiday.