Get pizza that you will eat again as leftovers, and then get 7-8 pizzas. I wouldn’t want to run out of food if it’s good. If it’s some regular chain place, you can get 6. People will pass on it.

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Anonymous wrote:The general rule is 3 sliced per person, so . 375 x number of people. Maybe you can assume less than 3 for kids, so 6-7 should be fine.

That's not a rule. And what adult is eating 3 slices of pizza in-between meals?

I think op needs to be honest about the parents size. If they are big order a lot, if they are in shape, plan on them eating no pizza. Nobody will eat 3 slices. Have the pizza double cut to cut down on waste.

That’s not how it works. I’m totally obese and at the last kids birthday party I attended I ate one slice of pizza and some grapes.

So the moral is just don't order much for parents.

Anonymous wrote:9-11 year olds are not toddlers. My super skinny active 11 year old and down an entire medium cheese pizza himself.

It’s pizza, it’s cheap. Just get plenty-if you have leftover let people take some home or freeze some. It’s really not that complicated. Pizza is pretty much the cheapest party food-don’t be that person who didn’t have enough.

And pps are right about the adults-they won’t eat until they know the kids are done UNLESS they see you have plenty. Then they will feel more comfortable eating. I always want guests to feel comfortable so I always overestimate.

My super skinny active 10 yr old survives on air and not much else. He wouldn't eat more than one. These aren't 17yr olds and no kid should eat a whole pizza at a party. Teach him manners. Pizza is always thrown away at parties because kids don't eat much and most parents won't either.

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Anonymous wrote:Probably 8 pizzas plus some chips. Adults may just do drop of at that age.

I love how the number of pizzas keeps increasing. Unless OP and husband are splitting a whole pizza they don't need 8 large pizzas. It's like the pizza collective drives these answers.

It's the Pizza Industrial Complex driving up these numbers.

9-11 year olds are not toddlers. My super skinny active 11 year old and down an entire medium cheese pizza himself.

It’s pizza, it’s cheap. Just get plenty-if you have leftover let people take some home or freeze some. It’s really not that complicated. Pizza is pretty much the cheapest party food-don’t be that person who didn’t have enough.

And pps are right about the adults-they won’t eat until they know the kids are done UNLESS they see you have plenty. Then they will feel more comfortable eating. I always want guests to feel comfortable so I always overestimate.

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Anonymous wrote:The general rule is 3 sliced per person, so . 375 x number of people. Maybe you can assume less than 3 for kids, so 6-7 should be fine.

That's not a rule. And what adult is eating 3 slices of pizza in-between meals?

I think op needs to be honest about the parents size. If they are big order a lot, if they are in shape, plan on them eating no pizza. Nobody will eat 3 slices. Have the pizza double cut to cut down on waste.

That’s not how it works. I’m totally obese and at the last kids birthday party I attended I ate one slice of pizza and some grapes.

Anonymous wrote:Probably 8 pizzas plus some chips. Adults may just do drop of at that age.

I love how the number of pizzas keeps increasing. Unless OP and husband are splitting a whole pizza they don't need 8 large pizzas. It's like the pizza collective drives these answers.

How physically active will the kids have been since 3:00, how many are boys, and how much time will they have to eat? I feel like there’s a big difference between girls going to a paint your own pottery party and boys going to a trampoline park, in terms of pizza consumption per guest. I’d do 5 pizzas in the first instance and 7 pizzas in the second.

Anonymous wrote:What fruits and chips tween boys love to eat these days?

I’d probably just get regular potato chips + grapes and maybe strawberries.

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Anonymous wrote:The general rule is 3 sliced per person, so . 375 x number of people. Maybe you can assume less than 3 for kids, so 6-7 should be fine.

That's not a rule. And what adult is eating 3 slices of pizza in-between meals?

Zero at a kids birthday party from 3-5. Maybe adults will eat a 1/2 a pizza. No one will take more than 1 slice.

What fruits and chips tween boys love to eat these days?

I'd rather buy too much, than not enough.
Tween boys will easily eat 3 slices each. There will be at least one kid who will eat 4+(and no, it won't necessarily be the "fat" kid as a pp said. More likely it will be the smallest kid there.)

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Anonymous wrote:The general rule is 3 sliced per person, so . 375 x number of people. Maybe you can assume less than 3 for kids, so 6-7 should be fine.

That's not a rule. And what adult is eating 3 slices of pizza in-between meals?

This is the meal.

I don't eat any meals between 3 and 5pm.

Thats a you issue. Ever try being flexible?
We would eat the pizza as dinner and have snack before bed.

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Anonymous wrote:I would do one slice per kid and two slices for adults. Plus one extra pie so I’d do 5

your poor children

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My kids and their friends would likely eat 3 slices, so I’d get 8 pizzas

DCUM always way overestimates how much pizza is needed for parties. You have 16 kids aged 9-11 at a venue type place in the middle of the afternoon. I would be surprised if any parents stay- maybe if the venue is a long drive, but even then they will probably sit in their cars etc- not be hanging around the party eating pizza. The kids will be excited- put 1 slice of pizza on each plate. Maybe a few kids will go get a second one- but I basically doubt it. So if you get 4 pizzas you really have more than double what you are likely to eat. If you get 8- like some people are suggesting- you are likely to be taking 4-5 pizzas home.