I started by emailing the mom's and asking for the menu. It was to be snack foods like goldfish and animal crackers at the beginning and then a cookout with burgers and hotdogs.
I panicked a bit at the idea of wheat-filled snacks set out on the table for kids to graze; I envisioned myself as the wheat Nazi, standing guard in front of the table and depriving my children of normal childhood treats. I had to remind myself several times that I was doing the best things for my kids. So, I bought a special treat of fruit snacks (a rare sight in our home) and packed some cashews and crackers. So, what to do about cake? I had no GF cake mix on hand, so I made cookies instead. John pointed out the morning of the party that I should have frosting, but it was too late to get any, so we'll remember that for next time.
I had a distinct feeling that cookies were not going to cut it when the boys saw that cake. So, I spent the whole morning talking about the awesome, super special cookies that they got to have. Zach said he wanted cake, but seemed satisfied with the answer that cake would make his tummy hurt. So I kept talking up the cookies and special snacks and prayed.
The day went over great! The boys were mostly distracted by the giant bouncy castle. Zach and I got into one tussle over goldfish, but I pacified him with the fruit snacks. Burgers and hot dogs are easy, just leave off the bun. I had a surprising task of keeping Gabey away from the cake. He hates cake; never touches the stuff. But he saw everyone else eating it and wanted a bite. So I managed to snag some frosting from the side and he was happy with one bite of that and went back to his cookie.
All in all gluten control was a very successful endeavor for another child's birthday party. I'm glad they're too young for sleepovers just yet...
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