Home Made Pizza - Make it fun!

Last night we made "home made" pizzas for dinner, and the children loved it! A lot of the fun for 4 year olds is just getting to aprticipate in the process. I should have taken pictures, but the camera was tied up at the time with our newest baby (less than a week old!) so I didn't think it was worth stealing the camera for a blog.
Simple ingredients are best. For the sauce, we've had great luck (and found great flavor) from a (oh, I'm about to say it) GENERIC Kroger brand Pizza Zip. It's pretty darn good! We've tried a lot of different ones, and this one seems to fit our taste the best. If the kids like it, it's hard to protest.
We use rolled sausage, just cooked up (browned) well before we throw it on. The dough was premade a while back by mom. She made enough for 4 crusts and froze them in balls. We can now thaw them out whenever we want pizza and it works great. We also bought a package of Pepperoni, not brand specific. We made 2 cookie sheet size pizzas out of all of this. For Cheese, we use (again generic!) Kroger brand shredded cheeses. Mozzarella, cheddar, whatever we have on hand. We are not cheese specific.
The children love being a part of spreading the sauces, meats (pepperoni and sausage), cheese, and miscellaneous extras. We added chopped mushrooms and pineapple tidbits this time. It also teaches them that actual WORK goes into making dinner, and they seem to realize how much effort mom and dad put into keeping them fed!
We baked them at about 375 for approximately 20ish minutes, until the cheese had melted and the dough was good an fluffy.
Cut into squares about 3x3 the children loved it. Our 16mo old ate 2 pieces, and each of the 4yos ate at least 3 pieces. That's pretty good eating for children! Add a cup of Apple Juice and they are happy as clams.
Total price I would put at under $15 for all of our ingredients. This meal fed 5 adults and 3 children. That's tough to beat for a process that involves the children and gives them a sense of accomplishment.
Give it a try! Make your children an active part of making the food, and you'll be amazed at how much they enjoy saying "Daddy, I made this pizza!". The smiles on their faces make the meal 100 times more rewarding and tasty.