Pizza making

If you are short of ideas of things to do when it's raining outside I highly recommend this activity (especially for picky eaters!). Not many children wont eat what they have made themselves and they can have a lot of fun too!

I started with a ready made pizza base but I guess you could go the whole hog and make your own with your little ones, they will have lots of fun rolling out the dough! In my experience shop bought bases do taste better and you are more likely to get a pizza that the whole family can share for dinner if you use a ready made one!

I layed out in bowls different toppings for Joshua to add to the base and a bowl of tomato ketchup. You could use puree or passata, or make your own sauce, but as my Joshua is a ketchup monster I decided he would be more likely to eat it when made with ketchup. I had a bowl of cut up red onion, red peppers, yellow, peppers, sweetcorn and a bowl of grated cheese. You could use mushrooms too and grated carrot etc but I didnt have any one the day!

The concentration on his face was delightful!!

He didn't quite get the idea of adding a little at a time and spreading it round but sweetcorn is one of his favourite things!!!

This is how it looked before it went in the oven! I was quite inpressed (ok so I helped him a bit!)

He helped me put it in the oven (well watched) and went off to play waiting for it to be ready. His face was a picture he was so excited and he couldnt wait to eat it! He ate three whole slices (and has always said no to pizza in the past!) so mummy was very pleased indeed! and it took up a couple of hours in the afternoon!!!

Lots of love

Ellie xxxx