For a twist on the traditional pizza party, you and your guests make your own mini-pizzas. Create-Your-Own (or CYO) pizza parties are great for lunch, afternoon, or dinner parties with fussy eaters satisfied more options. It is eo enjoying the company of friends and family with a create-your-own activity. Party preparation consists of making or purchasing pizza dough and readying the pizza toppings. Pre-made pizza dough can be tough to find, so a well-prepared host will want to use their favorite dough recipe. In a pinch, you can use torn slices of bread and push the bread into a flattened circle. Pitas are another good option. The sauce and toppings will make the mini-pizza make up for the lack of real pizza dough. You should provide a plethora of toppings, but also allow guests to bring some of their own. Some ideas for toppings include: olives, capers, onions, anchovies, roasted garlic, deli meats, basil, artichoke hearts, mozarella cheese, feta cheese, mushrooms, pineapples, tomatoes, and pesto. Toppings can be prepared and arranged on to serving platters with utensils for quick topping selection. Plates can be used to prepare the personal pizzas. For non-stick action, provide wheat or corn flour to dust the pizza dressing plates and the pizza stone for cooking the pizzas on. The CYO pizza station does not have to be in the kitchen. Setting up a table will allow space for guests to dress their pizzas quickly. Let them know to make their pizza personally identifiable by placing a topping in particular way or be creative. Let guests prepare their own pizzas in rounds of one each. While the pizzas are cooking, the guests can prepare for the next round. They will need to make two in the beginning as the second one will be cooking while they eat the first one. The host should get the first pizzas into the oven and have them work on the next round. To get the best cooking results one should use a pre-heated pizza stone, also know as a baking stone. The heavy ceramic round or rectangular pizza stone helps distribute the oven heat better than a cookie pizza sheet. With careful handling, you can fit about four mini-pizzas onto a typical pizza stone. Don't forget to check on them periodically to see how your oven responds to the pizza stone. The kitchen will get warm after awhile from making many mini-pizzas, so it's best to have the eating area in a cooler location. When serving the pizzas, provide plates, utensils, beverages, and napkins. Later when guests have had their fill, they can make an extra one to take home for lunch the next day. Enjoy your creations and have fun!