Birthday parties for kids can still look fancy and feel fun without costing an arm and a leg. Start planning in advance, lean heavily on DIY or grocery store catering and you can build a birthday bash that’s balling on a budget. Your child won’t know...
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DIY Personal Pizza Party Tips and Tricks
DIY Cupcake Decorating Tips and Tricks
DIY Personal Pizza Party Tips and Tricks
My son requested a personal pizza making party for one of his birthdays and it was tons of fun! For this party I told parents to drop off / pick up at designated times - it was much easier to just focus on the kids rather than also dealing with the p...
I always make pizza dough in this bread machine!
Breadmakers & Bread Machines
I suggest having four of these. I drew a diagram when I was placing the pizzas to know whose was whose 🤣
Aluminum Sheet Pan
I love this flour for baking!
Organic Flour - 5LB - Good & Gather™
Sprinkle semolina on the pan to keep the crusts from sticking
Bob's Red Mill Semolina Pasta Flour - 24oz
After your large dough rises for 20 minutes after coming out of the bread machine - split into ten small dough balls and put them in baggies over night. Use flour to keep it from being super sticky while you make the small balls.
Sandwich Storage Bags - 90ct - up&up™
These are awesome for making personal pizzas!
Red Gold 2.5 oz. Marinara Sauce Cups l Pack of 16
Use tongs to put cheese and toppings in everyone’s cup so nobody gets their hands in the bag
Disposable Red Plastic Cups - 18oz - 36ct - up&up™
Don’t skimp get two of these or more lol you’ll need it
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese - 32oz - Good & Gather™
Always amazing to see who likes olives lol
Pearls Sliced Ripe Black Olives - 3.8oz
You may have some adventurous pizza makers
Dole Pineapple Chunks in Juice - 20oz
These were a hit
Pepperoni - 6oz - Market Pantry™
To go with the pineapple or not
Farmland Cooked Cubed Ham 1 lb | Walmart
Fun to add and kids can use it to make a face or their initials
For the actual cupcakes I ordered two dozen unfrosted cupcakes from Jewel. They gave me the frosting in bags on the side. When I picked up I asked if I could have two more bags and they said yes. I had plenty leftover that I plan to use for Christmas...
Amazon has a wonderful selection of sprinkles and cake decorating items mix and match to fit everyone’s tastes and interests
Sprinkles
Find a bulk set of treat boxes to take cupcakes home in
Small Treat Boxes
Walmart also has an awesome selection of sprinkles and cake decorating details - if you’re shopping in store it can be tricky to find some things are in baking, some in the party supplies (F) and some in DIY / crafts!
Sarah's Bakeshop Sprinkle Bag Purple Lavender 2.5oz
It rained at my cupcake party and I really wish I brought this book to read to the kids! I hosted it at a picnic shelter in a park
