- Great Pizza Books!
- My kids love Pizza Pat by Rita Golden Gelmen. It has a similar format to “This is the House that Jack Built” … I love the descriptive words they use.
- Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig. On a rainy day, Pete’s dad makes Pete into a pizza!
- Pizza Parlor Play
- Use foam craft paper to cut out pizza toppings (green peppers, black olives, red pepperoni, yellow shredded cheese, white mushrooms).
- Gather a pizza pan, plastic utensils, rolling pin, apron and plates.
- Make a simple menu by folding a piece of cardstock in half. Glue and label one of each of your foam pizza topping inside.
- Let the kids use a pad of paper and pencil to pretend taking orders from the menu, making, serving and eating the pizza!
- NOTE: for more fun, grab a couple of clean, empty pizza boxes (smaller sizes) from a local pizza parlor. Let the kids make their pizzas in the boxes, close them up and deliver to their customers!
- Work together to make a Pizza!
- Cut out a large round circle “pizza crust”
- Work together with your preschooler to build a yummy pizza.
- Paint it red for pizza sauce.
- Snip yellow or white yarn into pieces and add as cheese.
- Add ham (pink squares or triangles)
- Add pepperoni buttons.
- Add anything else you or your preschooler can come up with!
- Slice up at the end of the day and let everyone have a piece.
- Pizza Rhyme!
- Make a simple paper pizza (or use the one from above once it’s dry)
- Cut it into 6 pieces (or however many you like).
- Repeat the rhyme, removing one slice each time!
6 pieces of pizza tasty as can be,
(child's name) can eat a slice
and leave some for me.
5 pieces of pizza tasty as can be,
(child's name) can eat a slice
and leave some for me.
[continue counting down]
1 piece of pizza tasty as can be,
(child's name) can eat a slice
and leave none for me.
Yum, Yum, that was fun!
We love a pizza party!
- Pizza Parachute
- Use a parachute as a big pizza (or simply a brown sheet or blanket).
- Throw on meat balls (small balls), pepperoni (red paper plates) and cheese (white or yellow bean bags).
- Try to flip the pizza without throwing the toppings off!
snack idea: mini pizzas
- Use small portions of pizza dough, English muffins or refrigerated biscuits for the crust.
- Flatten lightly.
- Add pizza sauce, cheese and toppings! Bake according to biscuit directions.
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