Cooking Classes 6-8 year olds

By now, your child has already developed eating patterns. A child who may have been a very adventurous eater before going to school has learned food associations from their friends and you may see them suddenly declare “the hates”. Broccoli may suddenly be the equivalent of the plague and you are public enemy number one for suggesting they eat it.

In these classes, we encourage “all by myself” preparation, in that we focus on recipes that are simple and sensible. Rather than throwing ourselves into losing battles, we want to set your child up for success, giving them recipes that they can accomplish and relate to. The idea here is to encourage confidence in the kitchen using ingredients they are familiar with. Positive reinforcement comes when they eat something they cook AND it tastes good.

We will stress kitchen safety, discuss eating habits with an assumption that we cook to eat healthy, and build on their previous kitchen experiences. Participation to encourage counting, following directions and estimating, as well as telling time, applying simple math skill and some reading will also be stressed.

Cooking skills that we will focus on are measuring (weight and volume), cutting, grinding, grating, peeling and separating eggs. Some kitchen tools we will use are the electric mixer, safety can opener, thermometer, measuring devices.