Age Appropriate
Kids Cooking Lessons

"My mom and I are having a lot of fun learning these kids cooking lessons.
It is very cool!"
Children from any age can help in the kitchen and learn culinary skills. Our kids cooking lessons are divided into age appropriate groups.

Toddler in the kitchen
For the under 3 age group

Assistant Chef
for 3-6 years old

Chef in Training
for 7-11 years old

Junior Chef
for 12-15 years old

Senior Chef
for 16-18 years old

Why Start Cooking Lessons?

kids and messy kitchen

It might be scary and stressful to imagine your kids in the kitchen. Are you saying to yourself, cooking lessons, NOT in my kitchen?

You might have egg shells in the scrambled eggs or flour pasted on the wall but remember cleaning up is an important skill to teach when cooking, also.

Try to remember the benefits of teaching your kids to cook.

A lot of knowledge comes with spilling milk. To read the 10 reasons why to teach kids to cook visit our homepage.

How to Get Started With Cooking Lessons?

To use the cooking lesson plans it is best to choose a day that is less stressful when you have time for an enjoyable lesson. Your cooking time could be a Saturday morning when there is no school, during a younger child's nap or a quiet Sunday afternoon.

Whatever works best for you (the teacher) and your child or children. Remember to make the experience fun, stress-free and enjoyable.

Please, also remember, learning to cook is a continuous learning experience not something to learn in 10 easy lessons.

Here are some tips on how to teach cooking classes to kids.

Ideas for Using Children's Cooking Lessons:

One on one with your children
Girl scout/boy scout troops
Church youth groups
Kid's summer cooking camp
Day care/preschool centers
After school programs
Home school groups
if you are looking for more home school ideas we recommend visiting Homeschool-Curriculum-for-Life.