Pretend Play Pizza Making {Busy Bag Idea}

My son {like most young kids} likes to pretend to cook things up. He’s always mixing and measuring things from his pretend kitchen items, to later bring to us for ‘eating.’ It’s amazing how big his imagination is – even at the young age of three. I just hope he keeps his cooking skills up {and his future wife appreciates it!}

So today’s post is all about a Play Felt Pizza Making Busy Bag Idea I recently put together for my young inspiring chef.

Majority of the pieces are made out of craft felt and overall, this DIY craft is super easy to put together. Plus you can customize this pizza building kit to what colored felt you have on hand {using up those scraps you may have floating around!}

What kid doesn’t like making pizza? So why not make a pretend set for your child today and let that crafty kitchen imagination take place before your eyes?!

Find all the details below in the tutorial. Don’t forget to also share pictures with us!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Pretend Play Pizza Making Kit Craft Supplies:
* Large Canvas Triangles {or use felt instead}
* Felt in Various Colors – think red, green, yellow, white, black
* Craft Scissors
optional items – felt glue, ribbon scraps, fabric paints

Directions:
* First things first – get your thinking cap on. Imagine a pizza and all the toppings that could go on it.
* Now take that thought bubble and cut your felt pieces to look like pizza toppings. Think pepperoni {red felt} green bell peppers {green felt} and onions {white felt} Omit things or add the unthinkable. Ask your child to brainstorm w/you on what toppings should be made.
* To play – just lay the felt pieces on top of the canvas triangles just like you would build a pizza
* Repeat over and over again. You can even dig out some small plates and plastic kitchen gadgets too to make it extra fun!
* When done playing with your felt play pizza, simply store all your felt pieces in a large plastic baggie for safe keeping.

Make It Your Own: If you want to “spice” your pizza pieces, grab some fabric paint and/or fabric glue to give your felt pieces even more shine and sparkle! You could even use fabric ribbon scraps to make various toppings. Think white lace for onions and green strips for bell peppers.

If you enjoyed this Pretend Play Pizza Making Idea, you may also enjoy these blog posts from our archives:
Counting Felt Game {Busy Bag Idea}
Egg Matching Game {Busy Bag Idea}
Felt Sandwich {Busy Bag Idea}
Crazy Straw {Busy Bag Idea}
Bunny Tail Match Game {Busy Bag Idea}