Ragu Pizza Playdate Party {$150 AMEX GC Giveaway} #MomstheWord CLOSED

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The life of a mom can be crazy at times but one of my favorite ways to break up the week at home with the boys is to plan a play date with friends. I get the adult interaction which I always seem to crave and my kids have fun with their friends and are entertained without me for a few hours. Score! Whatever preparation or clean up afterward always is worth it! Last month I planned a lunch with a make-your-own-pizza playdate party featuring Ragu sauce!

I offered the other moms some choices in Ragu sauce and a couple of local grocery store gift cards so they could make a meal or two with Ragu and preferred ingredients for their families.

I sauteed some italian sausage (a favorite in our household) and offered several different toppings including pepperoni, canadian bacon, black olives, mushrooms, pineapple and of course cheese. We used Ragu Pizza Sauce but other Ragu such as Old World Style Traditional sauce would work well. I picked up some fairly inexpensive 8″ round premade pizza crust from Target which kept the work down to a minimum and made for less wait time for the kids to get their pizzas.

The kids loved building their own pizzas with whatever toppings they wished and learned some important lessons about pizza making including limiting the amount of red sauce. (More is not always better!)

Eating a pizza they created themselves made the pizza extra special. And nothing is more fun than eating a great tasting lunch with your friends.
  There were a whole lot of giggles at this table which really is like music to my ears. I think these adorable faces say it all!

Share your favorite ways to celebrate with food and Ragu or simply your tips and tricks in getting your kids to eat healthier and have more fun doing it! We’d love you to join the conversation at Ragu’s Mom’s the Word on Dinner on Facebook or on twitter with the hashtag #MomstheWord. Check out more information and find fabulous recipes at Ragu.com .

{ Giveaway }

One of my readers will win a $150 American Express Gift Card to throw their own Ragu party!

MAIN ENTRY: Tell me what kind of get together you’d love to have featuring Ragu if you won!

Want more entries? (Of course!) After answering my question do any of the following and leave a comment telling me what you did. Each is worth one entry unless otherwise noted. Your comment is your entry so please leave the appropriate number of comments for each extra entry.

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 #Win a $150 AMEX GC from @RaguSauce to host your own get fun together!  @babylovingmama http://bit.ly/sWHjKS #giveaway #MomstheWord

-Blog about this contest (at least 30 words) with a link back here and Ragu (3 entries/5 entries if you include the a picture)

This contest will end on 11/15/11 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. residents 18+ only. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.

 Disclosure: I am an Ambassador for Ragu Mom’s the Word on Dinner program and received a gift card to throw a party. The thoughts and opinions I’ve expressed are 100% my own and yours may differ.