Kids Pizza Party

Weekend entertaining typically means cooking on the grill, and grilling is a job I reserve for my husband.  I can marinate like nobody’s business, but grilling- especially in 100 degree weather- is not my cup of tea.

With the men off one Saturday afternoon at a beer festival, us “girls” were left to entertain the kids on our own with nobody to run the grill.

So, what do you feed kids at the end of a swimming and play day?  Sure, you could pick up some take-out… also not really my cup of tea.

I thought, “why not make something fun?”  My girls love to cook almost as much as they love swimming.

A pizza party sounded like the thing- entertainment and dinner combined.

Pizza Party Ingredients

Sauce, Cheese, Pepperoni, Sliced Black Olives

Pizza Sauce

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Pepperoni

Sliced Black Olives

one scoop of flour on top of individual sheets of wax paper

No, I didn’t make my pizza dough from scratch- I’m not trying to be a hero.  Rather, I bought fresh pizza dough from Fresh n Easy (I’ve also found it at Trader’s Joe’s) and cut each pizza dough ball in half or thirds depending on the age of each kid.

a ball of pizza dough

let the kids work their magic

the kids had a lot of fun; a great break from swimming

have a handy vaccum ready afterwards for clean-up!

the youngest kids was 2 and oldest 13- fun activity for all ages

pile them up on a pizza stone or baking sheet to cook in the oven

let them be as creative as they want

this one looked yummy!

priceless

I didn't forget about us grown ups and did one "big girl pizza"

place prosciutto over drizzled olive oil and cheese

top that with spinach

and some sundried tomatoes

Have your own pizza party!

Grocery Shopping List

1. Fresh Pizza Dough- 1 packet per 2-3 kids
2. Pizza Sauce
3. Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
4. Sliced Pepperoni
5. Sliced Black Olives

“Big Girl Pizza”:

1. Proscuitto- 1/8 pound
2. Spinach Lettuce
3. Sundried Tomatoes

Staples:

1. Flour
2. Olive Oil

Approximate cost for pizza party: $16.99

Approximate cost for take-out: $34.99

Approximate fun for pizza party: lots

Approximate fun for take-out: not so much, even with a free toy