Paper Plate Pizza Craft: How to Make with Kids (Free Template)

The paper plate pizza craft is a perfectly delightful way to enjoy a frugal and fun project with kids. With just a few simple supplies, your children can create their own deliciously fun pizza projects.

Whether you’re celebrating Pizza Day, working on Letter P lessons, teaching fractions (or other math concepts), or simply looking for a rainy-day activity, this craft provides you with a nice slice of creativity!

This easy-to-follow craft is not only budget-friendly, but it’s also a great way to get creative and have some fun while learning. I’m sharing my tips for using and step-by-step instructions (complete with pictures). Get ready to roll up your sleeves and make your own (paper) pizza!

This Craft Will Be Topping Your List for Creative Fun!

Do you “knead” a simple and affordable pizza-activity for your kids to enjoy? Maybe you’re working your way through the alphabet and getting ready for Letter P fun? Perhaps you’d like some hands-on ways to boost math time?

Well, I think this paper plate pizza craft is awesome for all of those things and more!

My boys and I have enjoyed this pizza project many times over the years in our homeschool. I would tweak it based on the age and stage of the child. And it was always a big hit!

With my younger boys, we used it as part of our Letter P fun. They loved getting creative with the toppings and decorating their pizzas. It was a fun hands-on activity and gave us a chance to work on fine motor skills, cutting, and even color recognition.

We’ve also used this craft as a math activity. My boys enjoyed cutting their pizzas into slices for fun with fractions. Also, they practiced counting, graphing, and even did simple addition by adding “toppings” to their pizza slices. It was amazing to see them so engaged while learning these concepts in a hands-on way.

When Pizza Day (February 9 – also my middle son’s birthday) rolled around, we’d have fun customizing our very own paper pizzas.

What You’ll Need for This Pizza Craft for Kids

This project is fantastic because you can really used it any time of year AND it only uses a few supplies. Plus, there’s no wrong way to make it. Each and every paper plate pizza craft that we’ve ever made has a unique touch. To get started, you’ll want to gather these materials:

• Paper plate
• Red paint
• Paintbrush
• Construction paper 
• Scissors
• Glue or glue stick

My boys like to use tissue paper (a mix of white and yellow) to add more “cheese” to their pizzas. Felt pieces can work well, too. My youngest used black buttons for olives and another boy used pipe cleaner pieces for special toppings. Search through your craft supplies and get creative!

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Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Your Paper Plate Pizza

Frequently Asked Questions About This Paper Pizza Project

Creative Ideas for Making and Using Your Pizza Craft

This craft is so versatile. You can easily adapt it for a variety of fun and educational activities. Here are some creative ways to make the most of this craft in your homeschool or classroom:

• Letter P Fun
  • Use the pizza craft as part of a Letter P lesson. Have your kids focus on the letter “P” while making their pizzas. They can practice writing the letter P on their plate or trace the letter on the toppings using markers or crayons.
  • Talk about the word “Pizza” and its letter sounds, focusing on “P” for pizza, pepperoni, and even the “P” in “party!”

• Fraction Fun
  • Turn your pizza into a hands-on math activity by cutting it into slices and talking about fractions. Divide the pizza into halves, quarters, or eighths. Encourage your students to count the slices as they decorate each one.
  • Use this as an introduction to simple fractions (like 1/2 or 1/4) and practice fraction vocabulary such as “half,” “quarter,” “whole,” etc. You can even do simple addition by adding toppings to different slices. Count the toppings on the pizza as you go!

• Counting & Graphing Activity
  • Use the pizza slices as a fun way to practice counting and graphing. After making the pizza and cutting into slices, ask your child how many slices they have. Graph the number of slices and specific toppings.
  • For example, if they added 3 pieces of pepperoni, 2 olives, and 1 mushroom, you can graph the total number of each topping they used.

• Creative Toppings & Storytelling
  • Get creative with toppings. Challenge your kids to think outside the box by asking them to come up with unique toppings for their pizzas. Maybe they’ll add rainbow sprinkles for a “dessert pizza”? Or pieces of fabric for a “texture pizza”?
  • You can even create a story about a pizza party and each topping represents a different character or part of the plot. This storytelling activity can help your kids develop their skills that can then be used for writing.

• Letter and Number Recognition
  • As part of early literacy or math skills, have your children create pizzas using letters and numbers. They can practice identifying letters by cutting them out of paper and adding them as toppings or even using stickers.
  • You can work on matching numbers (like writing the number “3” and adding 3 toppings) or identifying the numbers of slices.

• Sensory Play with Toppings
  • For younger kids, turn the pizza craft into a sensory activity by adding materials that can be touched and felt, like fabric, foam pieces, buttons, pipe cleaner pieces, and pom poms.
  • Encourage your students to explore the textures and help them engage their senses while creating their pizzas.

• Learning About Healthy Eating
  • Turn your paper plate pizza craft into an opportunity to talk about nutrition. Ask your children what would go on a “healthy” pizza. Make and add those toppings.

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