How many pizzas to order for a birthday party with 15 kids and whatever parents tag along?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just did 5 for 25 people kids and adults and had one slice left.

Yikes, sounds like you should have ordered more.

The only time that happened to me was when we ran short due to an extra fifteen people (parents, siblings) showed up. Not kidding , rsvp for one kid plus parent and then the whole family of six shows up. Or showing up with siblings after not responding. I was mortified.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have them cut the pizza in 16ths, do not feed the parents, and 3 pies will leave you with leftovers. I don't know who these other posters are who are saying to get eight pizzas or who think leftover pizza tastes good the next day.

three pizzas for fifteen kids? Are you crazy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just did 5 for 25 people kids and adults and had one slice left.

That means there wasn't enough. No one wants to eat the last slice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always get extra..I rather spend hundred bucks then people going home talking about me...if ur going to have a party then you'll spend...cheap people now a days I swear

More baffling is how you dredged up a 4 year old thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think five is plenty. Not necessary to feed the parents.

I wholeheartedly disagree. If the party falls near a mealtime, it is totally rude not to feed the parents (unless we are talking about a party for like 8 year olds-I have preschoolers so that is the age group I'm envisioning). I cannot tell you how many sideways glances were exchanged at a recent birthday party where it was announced that only the kids could have pizza. This was at a 3 year old's party, so every child was there with at least one parent.

My family went to another small party, mostly adults, to celebrate a 2nd birthday, and there were 5 pizzas for about 30 people. The pizza was gone in like three minutes. We left because we were starving. We hadn't had nearly enough. We didn't even stay for cake. The party was at 5pm.

Wow. How trashy of the hosts.

[Anonymous]

It's called etiquette, not being raised by wolves. You want to invite all these kids, well their parents have to drive them and more than likely they will bring your child a gift. Not to mention your kid is going to have a great time with their friends, the least you could do, as a courtesy is feed the PARENTS as well. They did not have to come to your party. I can't believe how tacky and rude ---all the people who disagree on having enough food, in case the parent want to snack on something. You act like they are doing you a favor, they did not have to come to your party. A little kindness....they are being more than kind by coming to your child's birthday party and you don't even want offer them a slice of pizza. TALK ABOUT TACKY AND RUDE.

[Anonymous]

QUESTION-

If I do 8 pizzas.... are were talking larges or mediums???

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone,
Im having a 3 yrs old birthday party with 15 kids and 30 adults. How many pizzas and what size would be enough?

Im hearing 8 pizzas but not sure if that's mediums or larges as both are 8 slices where large is 14in and medium is 12in.

Please give me your advice

TIA

[Anonymous]

Party for 10 year old - 13 adults have responded yes in evite (not sure if they plan on staying or not), expecting 20 kids. How many Large pizzas to order?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Party for 10 year old - 13 adults have responded yes in evite (not sure if they plan on staying or not), expecting 20 kids. How many Large pizzas to order?

Various online calculators:

https://calculate-this.com/how-many-pizzas-buy-calculator
https://www.inchcalculator.com/pizza-calculator/
https://pizzaneed.com/how-much-pizza-should-i-order/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.thanks for the feedback. The kids are six, so parents may or may not stay. I think I'll do a combo of pizza and more grown-up finger sandwiches, because I know at least two kids don't like pizza. There will be a variety for everyone to choose from. And fruit kebabs. Hope that's good enough for a mid afternoon party.

That sounds good to me

That is what I do for my DC party.
Pizza for kids and sandwiches and coffee/water for parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Party for 10 year old - 13 adults have responded yes in evite (not sure if they plan on staying or not), expecting 20 kids. How many Large pizzas to order?

I always figure 2 slices per person (including the parents) for a mealtime party and 1.5 slices pp for a non-mealtime party. I always have extra but don't mind taking home the leftovers. In my experience, parents are happy to have a slice (or two) if there is clearly plenty to go around, but when people do the "well, there are 15 parents and maybe half will want pizza so I'll get one extra" then nobody touches it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have them cut the pizza in 16ths, do not feed the parents, and 3 pies will leave you with leftovers. I don't know who these other posters are who are saying to get eight pizzas or who think leftover pizza tastes good the next day.

Do this and become known as the really cheap mom. I think you should order between 8-10 pizzas. You always want your guests to feel like there is more than enough to eat.

I don't care if you think I'm a really cheap mom. My kid isn't friends with YOU, he's friends with YOUR KID, so that's who we invited and that's who we'll plan to feed. The birthday party for my child is not about the adults.

If you really can’t afford a couple of extra pizzas then you really should skip the party hosting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:QUESTION-

If I do 8 pizzas.... are were talking larges or mediums???

[headdesk]

Please tell me you haven't procreated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Party for 10 year old - 13 adults have responded yes in evite (not sure if they plan on staying or not), expecting 20 kids. How many Large pizzas to order?

Assuming you’ll have other food, ask for the double cut and calculate 3 pieces per person (that’s 1.5 normal)