Chicken Pie Kids Cooking Party

A chicken pie kids cooking party is a cozy hands-on party where kids make their own mini chicken pot pies. Each child can roll dough, spoon in the filling, decorate the top crust, brush with butter, and enjoy a warm individual pie.

You can make this party as simple or as homemade as you want. Use homemade pie dough for a full cooking lesson, or cut circles from store-bought pie crusts to make the party easier for younger kids or larger groups.

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Why This Party Works
Chicken Pie Party Supplies
Party Planning Timeline
Mini Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
Homemade Sauce Option
How to Run the Party
What Kids Learn
More Cooking Party Ideas
Other Pie Variations
Chicken Pie Party FAQ
More Chicken Pie Resources

Why This Chicken Pie Party Works for Kids

Mini chicken pot pies are fun because each child gets their own pie. Kids can help with the crust, filling, decorating, and brushing the tops before baking.

Best Ages: This party works well for ages 6 and up. Younger kids can spoon filling and decorate crusts, while older kids can roll and shape the dough.

This activity teaches measuring, rolling dough, mixing, spooning, kitchen safety, and following step-by-step directions. It is a great idea for a kids cooking birthday party, classroom cooking activity, homeschool lesson, family cooking night, or cozy comfort food party.

Items Needed for a Chicken Pie Kids Cooking Party

Small individual pie pans or muffin pans
Masking tape or labels for names
Pizza pans or cookie sheets for baking several mini pies
Mixing bowl for the filling
Spoons for mixing and filling
Measuring cups and spoons
Pie dough or store-bought pie crusts
Rolling pins
Extra flour for rolling dough
Pastry brushes for brushing the tops
Mini cookie cutters for top crust decorations, optional
Recipe ingredients
Paper plates, cups, napkins, and eating utensils
Recipe cards or printed recipe sheets for kids to take home

Setup Tip: Create stations for rolling dough, filling pies, decorating top crusts, brushing with butter, and labeling pans.

Chicken Pie Kids Cooking Party Planning Timeline

Two Weeks Ahead

Send invitations.
Choose aprons, chef hats, or another cooking party activity.
Plan your menu, dessert, and games.

One Week Ahead

Make your shopping list.
Buy nonperishable items, goody bags, and craft supplies.
Print recipe cards or recipe sheets for each child.

Several Days Ahead

Put goody bags together.
Confirm how many children are coming.
Check that you have enough pie pans, rolling pins, spoons, and cookie sheets.

One to Two Days Ahead

Shop for remaining groceries.
Prepare dessert or a party cake.
Decide whether you are using homemade dough or store-bought pie crust.

Morning of the Party

Prepare homemade pie dough or cut circles from store-bought crusts.
Make homemade sauce if using it instead of cream of chicken soup.
Cook fresh vegetables if using fresh instead of frozen.
Cover tables with a plastic tablecloth or butcher paper.
Set up the table with dough, filling, brushes, pans, and labels.

Mini Chicken Pot Pie Recipe for Kids

Mini chicken pot pie recipe for a kids cooking party

Ingredients

Pie dough, homemade or store bought
Individual aluminum pie pans
1 can cream of chicken soup, or homemade sauce below
Frozen mixed vegetables
4 cups shredded chicken
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Extra flour for rolling dough

Directions

Prepare enough dough for the number of children. One batch should make about 3 to 4 mini pies with a bottom and top crust.
Give each child two balls of pie dough and one mini pie pan.
Sprinkle the table with flour and let each child roll one dough ball into a small circle for the bottom crust.
Place the dough into the mini pie pan.
Roll the second dough ball into a circle for the top crust.
In a mixing bowl, combine vegetables, shredded chicken, and cream of chicken soup or homemade sauce.
Have each child spoon the filling into their pie shell.
Use mini cookie cutters or cut slits in the top crust.
Place the top crust over the filling.
Trim extra dough and pinch the edges together.
Brush the tops with melted butter.
Place pies on a cookie sheet and label each child's pie with masking tape near the pan.
Bake at 375F for 30 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.

Kid-Friendly Tip: Let kids cut a small shape or simple slits in the top crust so steam can escape and each pie looks unique.

Adult Safety Note: Adults should handle the oven and hot pans. Let the pies cool before serving because the filling will be hot.

Homemade Sauce Option

Use this homemade sauce if you prefer not to use cream of chicken soup.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Sauce

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk

Directions

In a saucepan, melt butter.
Whisk in flour until thickened.
Whisk in chicken broth and pepper.
Bring to a boil and cook until thickened.
Whisk in milk.
Bring to a boil again until thickened.
Set aside and allow to cool slightly before the party.

How to Run the Chicken Pie Cooking Party

Step 1: Start with Handwashing

Have kids wash their hands and review basic kids kitchen safety rules.

Step 2: Roll the Bottom Crust

Give each child a mini pie pan and bottom crust dough. Kids roll the dough and fit it into the pan.

Step 3: Mix and Spoon the Filling

As a team, kids help add vegetables, chicken, and sauce to a bowl. Then each child spoons filling into their pie shell.

Step 4: Add the Top Crust

Kids roll the second crust, cut slits or shapes, place it over the pie, and pinch the edges.

Step 5: Brush, Label, and Bake

Brush the tops with melted butter, label each pie, and have adults bake the pies.

Step 6: Play While Pies Bake

While the chicken pies bake, kids can decorate aprons, make chef hats, play cooking games, prepare dessert, or fill out recipe cards.

What Kids Learn at a Chicken Pie Cooking Party

Measuring: Kids measure filling ingredients, sauce ingredients, and dough portions.
Rolling dough: Kids practice flattening dough and fitting it into small pans.
Food safety: Kids learn handwashing, safe work areas, and oven safety with adult help.
Creativity: Kids decorate top crusts with slits, shapes, or simple designs.
Following directions: Kids follow a recipe from crust to filling to baking.

For more skill-building cooking ideas, visit Kids Cooking Lessons and Kitchen Safety Rules for Kids.

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Chicken Pie Kids Cooking Party FAQ

Is chicken pot pie a good kids cooking party recipe?

Yes. Mini chicken pot pies are a good kids cooking party recipe because children can roll dough, spoon filling, decorate the top crust, and make their own individual pies.

Can I use store-bought pie crust for a chicken pie party?

Yes. Store-bought pie crust makes the party easier. Cut circles ahead of time to fit mini pie pans or muffin tins.

Can I make chicken pot pie without cream of chicken soup?

Yes. You can make a homemade sauce with butter, flour, pepper, chicken broth, and milk instead of using canned cream of chicken soup.

What can kids do while chicken pies bake?

Kids can decorate aprons, make chef hats, play cooking games, prepare dessert, or fill out recipe cards while the pies bake.