Best ideas for appetizers that appeal to kids AND grown-ups

Buy some uncooked pizza dough, pour lots of grated cheese, cut it in sticks and bake. Serve warm. I have never seen yet a child who doesn`t like the grated cheese taste.

Nachos is a great idea. Or other chips and dips. Or quesadillas...just cut them into small triangles, perfect for dipping. I have done the "pigs in a blanket"...where you take a hot dog and cut it into four pieces and useing a biscuit (in a can kind) and smash out the biscuit, and then roll the dog piece up and bake till golden brown. Then have mustard and ketchup to dip them in. Or how about meatballs? Just make the bite size, and have something to dip them in and have a toothpick (large ones) to spear them instead of using fingers...

I've always liked deviled eggs.

I will give you this, the nacho bar idea that you were talking about is something that probably would be a hit with everyone involved. Another thing that I find that everyone likes is pigs in a blanket as the other people have mentioned. What is fun about those is that you can serve a variety of sauces with them. Veggies and dip is really simple and is typically a hit with everyone. One last idea that I can suggest is popcorn chicken bites with a variety of dipping sauces.

I'm no expert but I can't think of anyone(adult or child) who doesn't love "Pigs in a Blanket". They are delicious. You simply cut up a hotdog(uncooked) into about 4 pieces, wrap them in biscuit dough, & bake them in the oven. As the biscuit dough bakes it rises & wraps itself around the hotdog. Just set out some Mustard & Ketchup for dipping & your good to go.

inkyuboz I think you should take a can of biscuits and make pizza's out of them. you roll each one out put the sauce and topping on them and bake and there you have pizza.........

This nacho idea is one good one. Kids and adults both like fresh fruits. Is this for a party? For a graduation reception once I strung chunks of fruit on skewers and stood them up in a glass. Kids and adults like that or even cubed meats and cheeses or vegetables. I am not sure where you are, but one of the things a lot of people do here is take "little smokeys" or cocktail wieners and put a combination of barbecue sauce and grape or currant jelly in a crockpot or electric skillet on low with the weiners in it. They serve with a toothpick. Small meatballs work this way as well.