Pizza Time Craft!

Who doesn't love pizza? I know I do, and I am especially in love with this fun pizza craft that my little dude made at the library this morning during Mrs. D's class. It's a deliciously clever re-purpose of a paper grocery sack and it goes perfectly with this week's theme of "Pizza Time!" Here's how you and your child can enjoy making a guilt-free treat at home.

{Clever and Calorie-Free Pizza!}

Materials:

• brown paper grocery sack
• scissors
• colored paper (red, yellow, green, black, gray)
• brown (or red) craft foam (or paper, if you don't have foam)
• hold punch
• glue stick

Directions:

1. Cut a large triangle from the side of an empty brown grocery sack. Flip it over so that the plain brown inside is on top and curl the end up slightly to make the "crust."

2. Cut a slightly smaller triangle from red paper to make the "sauce." Bonus points for making the edge that goes by the crust wavy -- nice, but not necessary if you are craft-impaired.

3. Cut several "toppings" from colored paper or craft foam. (These do NOT need to look perfect! They might get covered over, anyway, so don't sweat it.) Some items that Mrs. D. offered included:

• yellow strips for "cheese"
• narrow green triangles for "peppers"
• black circle with hole-punched centers for "olives"
• brown/red foam circles for "pepperoni"
• gray "mushrooms" (semi-circles with a rectangular "stems")

4. Give your child a glue stick and let him add "sauce," "cheese," and "toppings" to his slice of pizza. There is no wrong way to do this and you'll be interested to see what your little one will create.