| Pizza Themed Party
Decorations:
~ use a large Italian flag or map of Italy to decorate the walls
~ cover tables with red-and-white-checked tablecloths
~ Fill clear vases with a variety of colors and shapes of uncooked pasta to create eye-catching table centerpieces.
Crafts & Games:
~ Give each a wad of uncooked pizza dough to use as Play-doh.
~ give each guest enough dough to form their own personal pizza. Provide tomato sauce, shredded cheese, toppings (such as mushroom or sausage slices), and spices for each guest to make their own customized pizza creation
~ Give round cookies out and let them decorate like a cookie~
~ The Most Creative Pizza and the Best Tasting Pizza
~ Pin the Pepperoni on the Pizza. Yes, just like the donkey! Hang a Boboli on a wall outside. The winner is the blindfolded child who lands a pepperoni nearest to the center of the pizza.
~ Write MUSHROOM PIZZA on a large piece of paper, set the timer, and see who can come up with the most words of three or more letters using the letters in "mushroom pizza."
Food:
~ Antipasto salad
~ pasta salad
~ garlic rolls and bread sticks
~ Make pizza...
Pita Pizza
pita bread
canned or jarred pizza sauce (or make your own)
toppings
cheese
Place pizzas on a greased pan (after decorating and putting together). Cook in a 350 degree oven for 20 - 30 minutes
Margharita Pie
Pita bread
tomaotes, sliced thin
olive oil
garlic powder
oregano
salt
cheese
toss all the ingredients except pita and cheese. Spread on pita bread and top with cheese. Cook in a 350 degree oven for 30 - 30 minutes.
Cake:
~ Make a pizza cake. To create this delicious dessert, top pizza dough with cream cheese, sliced apples, sugar and cinnamon, then bake. To serve, use a pizza cutter to divide the cake into enough slices for everyone.
~ Giant Cookie decorated like a pizza
Chocolate Strawberry Pizza
Since this recipe is made with real pizza dough, it's not as sweet as the typical chocolate pizza made with cookie dough. This could be offered as part of a brunch, for dessert, or as a snack. Let this be the main course at a kids' party and really surprise them!
10 oz. Refrigerated Pizza Dough
1 12 oz. tub regular cream cheese
1/4 cup chocolate syrup
6 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
1 pint strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
options: whipped cream, sprinkles
Preheat oven to 425°F. Blend chocolate syrup and sugar into cream cheese until smooth. Lightly grease with vegetable oil 9x13 inch baking pan. Spread pizza dough on baking sheet to cover. Bake dough in oven for 6 minutes. Remove from oven.
Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on pizza crust, leaving 1/2 inch border around edge. Return to oven and bake 7 minutes.
In the meantime, melt chocolate chips in microwave or over double boiler according to instructions on package and stir until smooth. Remove pizza from oven and gently spread melted chocolate across top. Top with sliced strawberries. Serve warm or, if firmer consistency is preferred, after chilling in refrigerator for an hour. Top with whipped cream and sprinkles, if desired.
PIZZA CAKE
Throw a pizza party at a local pizza parlor. Bake your cake right in a disposable pizza pan, and get a pizza box for displaying it—plus a real pizza wheel for cutting the cake.
2 cups red frosting
1 baked 12- or 14-inch round cake (made in a cake or pizza pan)
Grated white chocolate (or grated coconut)
1/2 to 1 cup of fresh fruit, such as blueberries, banana slices, strawberry, kiwi, orange or grapes; or dried pieces of banana, pear, mango, prune, peach, apricot or apple
Pizza box
To create the look of pizza sauce, frost the cake with red icing, within 1/2 inch of the edge. Sprinkle on white chocolate "cheese," strawberry "pepperoni," banana "mushrooms," grape "olives" and so on. Serve in the pizza box
Favors:
~ small toys, stickers, rubber stamps, a jar of bubbles
~ send their cookies (that they made) in small carry-out pizza boxes in which to place the goodies, rather than a bag. You can make these ahead of time.
~ give out a gift certificate for a free slice of pizza to a local pizzeria
~ give out mini chefs hats and checkered bandanas to wear
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