Kids

Mommy/Daddy/Grandparent/Caregiver & Me – In these fun, hour-long cooking classes kids learn and play with tastes and textures as they get their hands dirty mixing, measuring, and rolling to create their own homemade treats with mom, dad, or caregiver. These classes are a great way to spend quality time with your child and introduce them to cooking and eating in an exciting and interactive way!! We only charge a fee for the child not the parent. 

Family Classes: Our family classes are fun and interactive. As a group, from parent and child, to parents, grandparents and children you can learn to make something really fun including memories. The menus might be a bit more simple for most adults, but there is always something to learn, and we don’t want anyone ever to be bored in our classes, so you can guarantee everyone will walk away learning something new. Please notice the age groups listed on each family class.

Ages 5-7: At this age, it’s all using motor skills to improve motor control by stirring and mixing. We work to keep ingredients inside the bowl, measuring ingredients while we explore ingredients, their origin, and how things are made by using taste, smell and touch.

A Word About 7 Year Olds: We know at the age of 7, they seem old enough to go into the 8-18 year old class, especially if they spend a lot of time cooking at home, and we encourage those baking prodigies to join us in the 8-18 year old camp for just baking and pastry. However, we do not accept 7 year olds in any class where we use a knife. We have consulted with pediatricians who believe motor skills required to handle knives do not start until they are 8 years old. If they insist, and if you insist, we will still not allow them to use the chef’s knives that the older children are using. We are absolute sticklers for the rules that keep your kids safe.

Siblings of Differing Age in Same Class: If you would like two or more siblings to work together but who are not in the same age category, we will absolutely allow that, but give the younger child a different cutting tool, or we will prep for them. The key is to let us know when signing up.

Ages 8-11: At this age, they are adorable and love to learn to cook. We use our adult menus but slow down the pace considerably when teaching. We also limit the amount of things they learn to make. They might be picky eaters but many picky eaters are eating everything by the end of class.

Knife Skills: Our favorite part is when we teach knife skills–which we do in all classes/camps for kids ages 8+, except baking and pastry. They feel empowered that they are entrusted with the responsibility of using a knife. It’s at this age, we see so many kids fall in love with cooking–hence all those kids cooking shows.

Ages 12-18 – At this age, we teach recipes that we pull from the adult menus. Kids this age are more serious, and can understand and do what is required of them, so often we stack a class full of recipes and techniques to try to cover as much as possible. It’s no different than it is in school where this is a time of immense peer pressure, but because they have their own ingredients and can work at their own pace, they are usually quite happy to be a part of the class.

 16+ Year Olds Can Take Adult Classes: Kids at the age of 16 and older are permitted and encouraged to take adult classes with or without an adult, although if they have no prior cooking experience, we ask that they cook alongside an adult. It’s also a great way to spend some time with your growing teens.