So this was the second year that a few of us moms got together to have a Valentine’s day party for our kids. And of course, I’m the mom that took over decor 😁 There are so many cute themes, especially for Galentine’s, but I was looking for something that was neutral to both girls and boys. I loved a pizza party that I came across from Ashley at JustAddConfetti. She had the cutest free printables. I decided that this theme was super cute and simple, so I ran with it. I always like to include activities for the kids and for this party we were gonna make our own pizzas. How fun!

For the decor:

For the main table I created my own banner on WordDoc that said “I love you to Pizzas!” I made mine, but you can definitely buy it. There some really cute ones on Etsy. I also had a heart garland, so I printed heart pizzas and added them to it with some string. (Tried to use what I had so that the cost was minimal.) I also grabbed two pizza boxes from our local pizza place and glued one of Ashley’s printables to it. They are all so cute! Another activity for the kids was to decorate cookies. I found heart cookies at my local grocery store. I decided to place them in a mini pizza box, again one of Ashley’s printables. Adorable! I did have to make the boxes a little bigger before I printed them so the cookies could fit inside.

I also wanted a cute backdrop. Originally, I was going to just get craft paper or wrapping paper and use it as a backdrop. But I really wanted an arch. I was looking into renting one, but for this little party, i didn’t want to spend the money. When I showed my husband what I wanted he said we could make it. We had a piece of plywood that we were able to cut and sand. It was perfect.

I wanted a gingham wrap on it and I thought wallpaper would work. But the shipping was too long and the price was too high. I thought about Mod Podge and when I went to Dollar Tree I found a red and white checker tissue paper. I wasn’t sure of how it would work but it ended up working out perfectly. I placed Mod podge on the wood, then placed the tissue paper, and then topped with more Mod podge. Worked so good! Then I came up with a little phrase for it. All the pizza related phrases I came across were about Love and Pizza. But I changed it to “All you need is Friends & Pizza” I added that phrase to the arch with some letter stickers I had. This is where a Cricut machine would come in handy 😁 I topped the arch with a few balloons and it was perfect!

For the kids table I just ordered some chef aprons and hats from Oriental Trading to place on the table. I added a simple bow to the girls hats. And for the apron, I put their names on a heart pizza and glued it to the front. It was a cute touch. I will add that not many kids wanted to wear the hat. But it’s ok, they looked cute in their aprons. Sharing the links for those below.

The kids had fun making their own pizzas. We kept toppings simple for them. Sauce, cheese and pepperoni. The dough was purchased at our local Trader Joe’s. We pre rolled it for them so all they needed to do was top it. We used a pizza oven to cook them but you can always use an oven and it works just fine.

We had two other activities planned for the kids. One was decorating cookies. I thought it would be fun to make a pizza with our heart shaped cookies. The following is what we used but you can use any candy of choice. For the sauce we used red icing. For the cheese I grated white chocolate. For toppings, we used M&Ms, Sour Patches, and Dots.

Overall this little party was so fun for the kiddos. And I, as always, enjoyed getting creative with the decor. I love to see my babies smile and have fun with their friends. They may not remember these days when they are older but it sure does bring such joy to my heart. These photo’s will show them how much effort their parents made to making sure they created some amazing memories.