Assistant Chef
Kids Cooking Lessons Plans
3-6 year olds
Lesson 6


Choose one of the following kid's recipes below for today's kids cooking lessons. Assistant chefs will be practicing rolling, this is a basic skill they can learn while playing with playdough or helping you in the kitchen.


Practice Rolling

Pigs in blanket or Hot Dog Rollups
Package crescent rolls dough
Hot dogs
Slice cheese
Open package of crescent rolls and separate into triangles. You can let your child roll the triangles more flat with a rolling pin (for practice). Then have child place hot dog and slice of cheese on top of each triangle. Show them how to roll and seal the edges. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes until light brown. (an adult should do the cooking).

kids cooking lessons assistant chef lessons practice rolling by making pigs in a blanket or hot dog rollups


Banana Pops
2 Bananas
4 popsicle sticks
Peanut butter or melted chocolate
Toppings of choice. Sprinkles, crushed cereal, grape nuts cereal, chopped nuts, coconut
Cut banana in half and insert popsicle sticks. Have child roll in peanut butter or melted chocolate. Roll again in topping of their choice. Eat or freeze until firm.

kids cooking lessons making banana pops


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Rolling Activity:

Buy a small rolling pin and let kids practice rolling out play dough with it.



Related Assistant Chef Cooking Lessons:
~Lesson 1--Kitchen Safety, ~Lesson 2--Spreading, ~Lesson 3--Pouring, ~Lesson 4--Dinner Etiquette and Manners, ~Lesson 5--Peeling, ~Lesson 6--Practice rolling, ~Lesson 7--Tearing and Tossing, ~Lesson 8--Nutrition and Eating Healthy, ~Lesson 9--Practice Stirring and Making a No Bake Recipe, ~Lesson 10--Adding Ingredients, ~Lesson 11--Creating and Being Creative, ~Lesson 12--Practice Measuring,, ~Lesson 13--Helping in the Kitchen



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