Pizza may be an Italian creation, but it’s been adopted by the entire world: Pizza sales are forecast to generate almost $192 billion worldwide in 2023. You can buy a lot of pizza pies with that many billions!
It’s no wonder we celebrate National Pizza Day on Friday, February 9—93% of Americans reported eating pizza at least once a month. Pizza has become a cultural phenomenon unto itself, so if you’re a parent or caregiver looking for some creative fun for National Pizza Day, Melissa & Doug has just the thing for you: a FREE pizza-themed Printable activity for kids! Set your little artist up with crayons, markers, or pencils, and let them design their own crusty creation with this Draw a Pizza Printable.
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Pizza-themed pretend play to enjoy on National Pizza Day
If your little pizza lovers can’t get enough of the saucy, cheesy food staple, be sure to feed their obsession with some carefully curated, pizza-themed pretend play from Melissa & Doug.
Our high-quality, durable, and long-lasting pretend play toys are designed to engage kids for hours in open-ended, imaginative, kid-powered play. And because they’re so well-made, Melissa & Doug pretend play toys can be passed down from sibling to sibling, and from one generation to the next, giving you more value for your purchase.
Melissa & Doug offers enough pizza-themed fun to top a garbage pie with, so scroll on to review our delicious pretend play offerings, just in time for National Pizza Day!
Top & Bake Pizza Counter - Wooden Play Food
Mama mia, it's pizza time! Create fresh-baked pizza, made to order, with this deliciously unique 34-piece pizza making set. Start with felt sauce and cheese on the wooden crust, choose from wooden toppings (pepperoni, olives, mushrooms, and peppers), then "bake" in the pizza oven built into the storage and serving counter. Pieces stick together with self-stick tabs and can be sliced with the rolling wooden cutter. The set comes with a grated cheese shaker, a wooden paddle, pizza box, a reusable menu for placing orders, a guide to help with pizza prep, and play money to pay for your order! Promotes development of important early skills such as gross and fine motor, imaginative play, storytelling, and early math.
Wooden Pizza Party Play Set
Young pizza chefs will shout "Mamma mia!" when they see all the toppings that come with this wooden pizza set. Then they'll get busy topping, cutting and serving up six custom slices for their happy customers. The set comes with a brightly colored tray, pizza cutter, spatula and a wooden box for storage, and the pizza makes "slicing" noises when cut! Helps promote fine motor, imagination, and storytelling skills.
Deluxe Grill & Pizza Oven Play Set
Fire up pretend play with this perfectly kid-sized wooden barbecue grill, smoker, and pizza oven play set! Pour pretend wood chips into the smoker box in the back of this lift-top grill. Budding young chefs 3+ will love creating make-believe barbecue favorites like steak, chicken, burgers, hot dogs, corn -- and even play pizza! Place wooden play food “uncooked” side up on the grill, griddle, or side burner, set the built-in timer, pretend to baste, then flip with the included utensils to see grill marks! Create a yummy wooden pizza with toppings, then slide it from the pizza paddle onto the grill through the side pizza oven opening. Turn dials to raise and lower “flames,” and press the removable thermometer into holes in the play food to check when food is “done.” After mealtime, the more than 60 accessories and play food pieces all store neatly on the grill and storage shelf for easy clean-up. The Deluxe Grill & Pizza Oven Play Set promotes hand-eye coordination, sorting and counting skills, and imaginative play.
Deluxe Pizza & Pasta Play Set
Serve up deliciously fun pretend play with the 92-Piece Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pizza & Pasta Play Set! Kids can be the customer or the chef as they order and prepare four different types of pasta (felt linguine, farfalle, penne, and ravioli with wooden fillings), and create made-to-order pizza with felt and wooden toppings that attach to slices with self-stick tabs. Use the rolling wooden cutter to slice the pizza, and pick up the pasta pieces with the self-stick tab on the fork! Present the check to guests, who can pay the chef with play money! Fun accessories to round out the hands-on, screen-free play experience include durable cookware and place setting, and play cans with removable lids. Encourage fine motor, sorting and counting, and color recognition skills with this imaginative way to cook up pretend play!
Disney Mickey Mouse Pizza & Cake
Kids can’t wait to slice and serve tasty treats with Mickey Mouse and the gang from the clubhouse! Four wooden pieces of festively decorated birthday cake and four slices of yummy pizza stick together with self stick tabs, and then can be sliced with the wooden cake server or rolling pizza cutter! Top the cake with toppings and candles, and the pizza with an assortment of 12 favorite toppings. The set also includes two wooden plates. It's a deliciously creative way for kids 3+ to learn about fractions and to develop fine motor, sorting, and counting skills!
Slice & Toss Salad Set
Because kids can't just live on pretend dough, sauce, and cheese—make sensational pretend play salads fresh to order! The all-inclusive 52-piece set includes felt salad greens (kale, lettuce, and spinach) in hinged containers, and slice-able wooden vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, and green peppers), proteins (shrimp and grilled chicken), and toppings (olives and croutons). For the finishing touch, two salad dressing bottles "squirt" string! Place an order on the reusable menu card, slice ingredients with a wooden knife on the cutting board, toss with wooden salad utensils in the bowl, and then enjoy a fresh salad using the fork with self-stick tabs. Kids and parents alike will love this healthy way to play, which promotes fine motor skills, imaginative play, storytelling, and early healthful eating habits.
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