What are some ideas for food besides cake and pizza for birthday party?!

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Well in my tradition
we have Fried rice. it's this chinese rice thats SUPER DELICIOUS!!!! (im not chinese)
try it!
also try rotisserie chicken and Lasagna and stuff!, get creative ;)

If there is an outlet by a pavilion at the park you could bring a crock pot and put cooked and seasoned taco meat in it and then have a taco/nacho bar. Have in bowls things like: Lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, salsas, sour cream, guacamole, cheese, green onion, corn. Anything you like on your nachos or tacos.

Or if no outlet you could do a make-your-own sandwich bar with different sandwich meats and vegetables and condiments. You could use bread or sub bread or bagels or buns or a variety. Then serve different kinds of chips and deli/pasta salads.

serve breakfast instead.

How about Kabobs?. If there is a grill you can prepare the sticks with a meat, veggie, etc. You can do small kabobs with fruit around a bowl of honey sweetened strawberry yogurt. Have a veggie platter (small) and chips and dips.
Since its a tropical type theme play crazy games. hula Hoop, sack race, every thing you did as a kid. If its warm squirt guns rock!

Have a BBQ if they have BBQ grills there.

Make ribs, grileld chicken, kabobs.
Potato salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad.
Baked beans.
Grilled corn on the cob.

Bring some baseballs and footballs so people can play catch. If it's windy bring some kites, bubbles.

See if the lake got grills and stuff, like elizibeth lake, u can marainate stuff beforehand and grill it there, or just cook it first, then use the grill to warm it. i suggest the 2nd one cuz the grill was hella slow.