Kids Cooking party
Kids cooking party!
Kids in the kitchen stirring up a treat
Loads of fun and lots of mess
And scrummy things to eat!
Kids just love fun and cooking and mixed together you have a real kids party treat. OK let's get started.....
Supplies
Invitations
Costumes
Decorations
Games
Activities
Food
Favors
Other resources
*My favourite Cooking Party Suppliers *
Party Box
for party supplies of all sorts, piñatas, favors and more.
Party Stuff Online
For general party goodies plus lots of themed items as well.
Makesparties
For bucket loads of excellent value party favors and knick knacks.
SSWWorlwide
For kids cooking party aprons, fabric paints and markers (think apron designing!), games and loads of craft packs.
Birthday in a Box
For excellent party packs that include all the decorations and favors and are great time savers.
Piñatas
For … well what can I say but just the biggest selection of piñatas on the web.
* Kids Cooking Party Invitations *
Your kids cooking party invitations could go something like this
Recipe for a finger lickin' cookin' fun party
Ingredients :
1 Special friend (name of guest)
1 cup of laughter
Large bag of fun
Pinch of imagination
Mix all together and bring it to (name of party child's) café (address)
Opening times: (time of party)
Write the kids cooking party invitations on recipe cards that you can get very cheaply from stationery shops.
Attach the recipe card invitation to a large wooden spoon and tie with a large gingham bow.
Make a template of a large chef's hat and cut out the invitations using strong white craft paper.
* Kids Cooking party Costumes *
Get the children to come to the kids cooking party dressed in clothes that they don't mind getting a bit (or a lot!) messy. Have lots of hair scrunchies available in order to tie back long hair. Buy or make some white aprons to hand out to the kids when they arrive.
Ready made chefs aprons
* Kids Cooking Party Decorations *
Think café style Invest in a red gingham table cloth, red and white balloons and streamers.
Menu du Jour Get a big chalk board and write "Today's Menu" at the top followed by a list of what the chefs are going to prepare for that day.
Recipe cards Prepare individual recipe cards for each child or write the recipes on large poster sized sheets of paper and attach to the kitchen walls.
Cafe sign Make a big sign saying "Welcome to X's café" and place above your front door or gate.
Cooking utensils Make sure in advance that you have all the cooking utensils and ingredients that you might need for your kids cooking party. Create a special shelf/area in your kitchen which is for the sole use of the party. You don't want the kids rummaging around your kitchen cupboards!
Cook's table Make sure that you have a big enough table or work area for the kids to use. Wallpaper pasting tables are great for accommodating a large group and are not expensive. Cover with a cloth and place name cards around it so each child knows which is 'their space'.
Small kitchen – help! Consider using another room for the preparation of the food or even using an outdoor space. Make sure that the floor is well protected from spills by putting down an old rug or sheet. Chilled foods can be kept in a cool box and you can make a hand washing area using a large plastic bowl or bucket.
* Kids Cooking party food *
Basically the idea is that the kids eat what they make BUT……sometimes there are disasters so it is always a good idea to have some other edibles already prepared by you.
If the kids are mainly cooking sugary foods then have some more savoury foods ready and vice versa. All kids will nibble at the cooking ingredients as they go along so you want to balance out the excess of sugar or salt.
Easy kids cooking party food might include:
Make your own sundaes
Buy some ready made pizza dough which the kids can roll out and put their favourite toppings on
Cup cakes
Any dough or biscuit mix that involves rolling, shaping, stamping and cutting. Kids just love to use their hands
To give you some more ideas for easy recipes that the kids can do, take a look at the following books :
Other kids cooking party food ideas
* Kids Cooking Party activities *
Chef's hat No chef is complete without the obligatory chef's hat. They are easy to make and are not expensive.
Easy to make chef's hat
Design their own aprons This a great warm up activity whilst the guests are all arriving.
Wooden spoon heads Buy a stack of cheap wooden spoons of all sizes and give the kids lots of scraps, wool, paints, marker pens, glitter glue and so on and get them to make a spoon dolly.
Behind the scenes If you have time, see if you can persuade a local restaurant to let the kids have a look at what goes on in the kitchen. They may evne let the kids make something if they are not busy
Napkin folding Give the kids some simple napkin folding lessons and give a prize for the best one. This is something that I always look at when I go to a restaurant but then always forget how to do it when I get home. It's much harder than you think!
* Kids Cooking Party Games *
Taste Testers In advance place a selection of sauces and spices in little cups. Sit the kids in a circle and blindfold them or just get them to shut their eyes. Pass round one cup at a time and the kids have to guess what it is and then write it on a piece of paper. The person with the most correct answers is awarded the "Kids cooking party Taster of the Day" award.
Hanging Donuts Tie donuts (the type with the hole in the middle)onto a clothesline with string and make sure they are about level with the kids head. Each child stands in front of a donut and on the whistle has to try and eat it as fast as possible – no hands allowed! This is a sticky game so have some wet cloths at the ready.
Popcorn Relay Split the kids into two teams and give each team a large bucket of popcorn and a ladle. A few meters away from each team, place an empty bucket. On the whistle each member of the team has to fill his/her ladle with popcorn, run up to the empty bucket and deposit the popcorn. He then runs back to his team and someone else has a go. Set a timer and when the time is up see which team has transferred the most popcorn. If there is a dispute (no, never!), you can always weight the popcorn on some kitchen scales rather than counting each individual piece!.
Scavenger Hunt This is always immensely popular but takes a little advance preparation. Make recipe cards enough for each child and write a list of cooking utensils on it with a little tick box next to each item. Hide the items around the house or garden making sure you have enough of each item for each child (i.e. six wooden spoons for six children and so on).
TIP:If you don't have enough of each individual item, just make some out of strong craft card or cut pictures out of a cookery magazine and stick to card. Issue each child with a recipe card and a plastic bucket or cooking bowl and they then have to scamper around and find all the items on their list. Fist one to complete the task is the champion scavenger.
Chocoholics Be prepared for lots of laughter and shouting with this game. Sit the kids in a large circle and in the center place a plate of small chocolates (Smarties or M&M’s are perfect) and a pair of cooking gloves. Give one child a large dice and on the word 'GO', the dice is thrown and passed round until one child gets a six. He/she then has to rush to the center of the circle, place on the cooking gloves and try to pick up a chocolate and can then eat it. The child in the middle carries on eating as many as he/she can whilst the dice is still being thrown by the other players. When the next person throws a six they swap places and so on.
Lay them straight All chef's need to know how to lay the table and this game is all about being quick but tidy. Divide into teams and provide each team with a basket containing all the utensils for a dinner party (tablecloth, cutlery, napkins and of course a table and chairs!) plus a picture of how you would like the cutlery and napkins to be laid out. On the word 'GO', each team has to rush and lay their table, fold their napkins, arrange the cutlery and all within a time limit. Once done they have to all sit down. You will then have to judge who has done the neatest job in the quickest time. This will also be a good moment for the kids to eat!
Piñata Having a piñata is always a great success at kids parties. For some inspiring kid cooking party piñatas, take a look at
Pinatas (US site)
Party Box (UK site)
More kid party games
*Kid Cooking Party Favours and Prizes *
Recipe card with instant photo of child's food creation plus recipe details so they can make the dish at home
Cookie and pastry cutters
Small cookery books
The apron and chef's hat that they made earlier
Cooking utensils filled with candy such as a ladle or measuring cup filled with candy and wrapped in cellophane and tied with a pretty bow.
For plenty more Kids Cooking party favor ideas, check out:
Party Box (UK site)
Birthday in a box (US site)
Shindigz (US site)
*Other Kid Cooking Party Resources*
Kids Cooking Activities
A great resource for kids in the kitchen. You'll find recipes, food facts and cooking videos and helpful information and advice.
Napkin Folding Guide
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