I hosted a pumpkin carving/painting party for S’s littlest friends. The weather was great, so we were able to leave the mess outside! We had 2 table set up with disposable table cloths covering the table. We supplied washable paint mixed with glue on paper plates. We only had primary colors and white to encourage color mixing. There were also carving tools, templates and stickers.
Dinner was a build-your-own pizza bar. Individual portions of dough were provided on parchment for the guests to roll out and put on the grill before their choice of toppings. Toppings included:
Pepperoni, Prosciutto, Cooked Bacon, Ham
Mushroom, Onions, Chopped Tomato, Bell Peppers, Black Olives
and of course, CHEESE!
I made 2 batches of my no-knead dough which was plenty of 7 kids and their parents. Making the dough 2 days in advanced allowed a very flavorful dough.
Mac and cheese was on the list which also had toppings to add, but weren’t really used.
Dessert was pumpkin ice cream sandwiches.
I kept the states simple with a bag of potato chips; hummus with pita chips and raw baby carrots, cherry tomato and sugar snaps; and my artichoke dip with crackers.
Bottles beer, sparking soda and juice boxes were in the fridge for self service.
Would have been fun to take pictures, but it was too dark to get good ones.
Nesting On A Hill 