Birthday brunch
Bring everyone together for croissants, yogurt and berries, then linger over tea and easy birthday conversation.
Activity steps
- Lay the brunch table,Lay one yellow runner along each table of six, gathering excess length and leaving room for serving dishes. Keep hot cookware off the fabric. Set a plate, small yogurt bowl, teaspoon, drinking glass, mug and napkin at each place. Per six guests, set out one croissant tray, two shared bowls for yogurt and berries, and two serving spoons. Use clean serving pieces from home and leave comfortable seating space.
- Prepare the ready-to-serve spread,Allow two small croissants, 150 g plain yogurt and 75 g fresh berries per guest. Wash fruit and follow its label for preparation. Put croissants on the tray and small portions of yogurt and berries in separate bowls, keeping chilled reserves refrigerated and refilling as needed. Follow food-storage instructions.
- Pour drinks and settle in,Allow 150 ml orange juice, one tea bag, 250 ml drinking water and 30 ml milk or an appropriate alternative per person. Keep juice and milk chilled until needed. The host handles the kettle and brews tea according to its packet; offer juice or water as alternatives. Invite guests to build their own yogurt bowl and help themselves to croissants.
- Make room for a birthday conversation,Invite each guest to name one small pleasure from the past year or something they hope to try next. Anyone can pass or listen. Once brunch is finished, remove all food and tableware, clean the surface and prepare the separate paper-card activity.
Use ready-to-serve food, small chilled refills and a host-managed kettle. The list includes the full light brunch and serving pieces; reuse tableware from home.
Shopping list for 6 people
- Ready-to-serve small croissants — 12 croissants
- Plain yogurt for brunch bowls — 900 g
- Fresh berries for brunch bowls — 450 g
- Orange juice — 900 ml
- Tea bags for brunch — 6 bags
- Drinking water for tea — 1500 ml
- Milk or a suitable milk alternative for tea — 180 ml
- Plates for brunch — 6 plates
- Individual yogurt bowls — 6 bowls
- Teaspoons — 6 spoons
- Reusable drinking glasses — 6 glasses
- Mugs for tea — 6 mugs
- Reusable cloth napkins — 6 napkins
- Reusable serving trays — 1 tray
- Shared bowls for yogurt and berries — 2 bowls
- Serving spoons for brunch — 2 spoons
- An electric kettle for hot drinks — 1 kettle
- Yellow table runner — 1 runner
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