Let my kids (6 and 8) make their own personal pizzas last Friday. They picked toppings, spread sauce, the whole thing. My 6yo put pepperoni on hers in a smiley face pattern. My 8yo added way too much cheese but whatever. They ate everything they made and asked to do it again. Total win. Doing this every other Friday now.
love that your 8yo went full toppings overload and owned it. that's not a failure that's character development. the smiley face situation though, your 6yo gets it
the smiley face pepperoni is peak 6yo move. those are the moments you gotta take a photo of
The pepperoni smiley face is so wholesome. Did she notice it was a smiley face or did you point it out?
"way too much" on toppings is basically how kids learn the hard way what actually tastes good. Next pizza night he'll remember and dial it back. Plus he still ate it so technically a win.
This is the kind of low-key parenting win that nobody talks about. No elaborate setup, no cost, everyone's happy. Just "make your own dinner" and they feel like adults.
this is such a good activity because they're invested in eating it after. even if the 8yo's pizza is a disaster, he made it so he'll eat it. genius parenting moment
I did this last month and my 7yo put pizza sauce on his pizza. not like a light spread. sauce. everywhere. it was wet. didn't stop him from being proud of it though
did you use actual dough or those naan/flatbread shortcuts? curious if homemade dough is worth the extra mess
too much cheese/toppings on pizza is the classic kid move. did you have to rescue it or just let them learn the hard way when the crust got soggy
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Pizza night hits different when the kids made it themselves. They actually want to eat what they created instead of picking at it. Plus cleanup is kind of fun when they feel ownership. Might be our next Friday thing.