2026-10-26 • Ages 2–5
Jack-o’-Lantern Veggie Pizza Faces
Halloween — friendly food faces
Ingredients and preparation
PER CHILD: 1 mini round pizza dough; 1 tbsp pizza sauce; 2 tbsp mozzarella or cheddar; 2 tbsp total finely chopped orange/yellow pepper, spinach, and sliced black olive only where age-appropriate and approved. BEFORE CLASS: Wash peppers and spinach. Remove stems, seeds, and membranes. Drain olives; slice into age-appropriate pieces or replace for younger students. Preportion ingredients. Set out child-safe knives, cutters, mats, spreaders, measuring spoons, labeled trays, aprons, and cleanup bins.
30-minute lesson
0–3 min: Aprons, handwashing, child-tool reminder. 3–7 min: Find shapes used in a jack-o’-lantern face. 7–14 min: Measure toppings and cut soft vegetables. 14–23 min: Spread sauce and build a friendly face using shapes/symmetry. 23–27 min: Take the October group creation photo. 27–30 min: Shared cleanup; teacher checks labels and take-home roster.
Ages 2–3
Spread sauce; choose vegetable shapes; make eyes, nose, and mouth; count features.
Ages 4–5
Measure toppings; cut soft vegetables; explore symmetry; create equal halves and repeating patterns.
Learning goals
Shapes, symmetry, spatial planning, counting facial features, tablespoon measurement, safe cutting, creative decision-making, color and texture vocabulary.
Chef instructions
Bake labeled mini pizzas at 400°F for approximately 10–13 minutes until dough is fully baked and cheese is melted. Maintain separation for allergy-adjusted pizzas. Cool completely. Package one pizza per child with the class/date label and verify each child’s take-home item.
Teacher photo upload
Classrooms ages 2 and up: upload finished creation photos or a permitted group photo. Choose your center and classroom. Your center’s director and Evelyn receive the photos by text.
Upload finished creation photos