Pizza Coloring Page

This pizza coloring page stars one giant happy slice with a smiling face. A puffy crust runs along the top, and round pepperoni, olives and basil leaves sit on the melted cheese. The tip of the slice rests on a white plate, on a table with a checked cloth. Stars, dots and a heart float behind it. It is a silly, simple page for ages 3 to 9.

The slice is big. Little kids can fill it fast. Most children need about 15 minutes. Older kids can draw in extra toppings and turn it into their own order.

A pizza coloring page for hungry kids

Pizza is a food most kids love, and a slice with a smiling face gets a laugh. The page suits pizza party days at school, or a restaurant table where kids are waiting for their order.

Teachers can use it as a reward sheet too. Some reading programs give out pizza prizes, and this page fits right in.

Tasty color choices

Golden yellow is the obvious pick for the cheese. Add orange where it would be toasted. Use a warm tan or light brown for the crust, then add darker spots along the top to make it look baked.

Pepperoni should be deep red with darker dots. The olives look best in black, and bright green suits the basil. Pink cheeks on the face make it extra cute.

For the cloth, the classic red and white check looks just like an old pizza shop. A soft yellow wall behind the slice keeps things warm.

Tips for a yummy slice

• Color the toppings first, so the yellow does not smear into them.
• Leave small pale spots in the cheese for a melty look.
• Use short side strokes on the crust to make it look bready.
• Skip every other square on the cloth, so the check pattern stays neat.

Young kids may find the checks tricky. Let them color just the top row, or pick one color for the whole cloth.

A few fun pizza facts

The pizza we know today comes from Naples, a city in southern Italy. It began as a cheap, quick food for working people. A popular story says the Margherita pizza was named after an Italian queen in 1889. The pizza article on Wikipedia tells the full story.

Tomatoes are a key part of it, yet they are not from Italy at all. They came to Europe from the Americas in the 1500s, and many people feared they were poisonous at first.

Pepperoni is the top pizza topping in the United States. It is an American creation, even though it has an Italian sounding name.

Learn with fractions and food

Pizza teaches fractions well, since every slice is a fair share of one whole pie. Draw a circle and cut it into two, then four, then eight parts. This page shows one slice, so ask your child what fraction of a pizza it might be. Second and third graders get this fast.

Open a pretend pizza shop. Cut out the slice, and make paper toppings that can be glued on. One child takes orders, while another adds up the cost with play money.

On a free evening, make real mini pizzas on English muffins. Let your child choose toppings and copy the face from the drawing. Adults should use the oven, but kids can do all of the fun parts. Take a photo next to the page so you can compare them.

More cute food to color

Our cute coloring pages have many more happy treats. The donut coloring page has the same silly smile, and the strawberry coloring page adds something healthy to the mix.

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