Kids cooking party!
Kids in the kitchen stirring up a treat
Loads of fun and lots of mess
And scrummy things to eat!
Most kids just love to cook at some time or another. Mix it with a bit of fun and you have a real kids party treat. I would keep the numbers quite small with this kids cookery party theme unless you can get some extra adult helpers.
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Kids Cooking Party Invitations
Your kids cooking party invitations could go something like this Recipe for a finger licking cooking 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)
caféè (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
Chefs Hats ages 3-10
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.
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. Have a look at this fun chef standee menu board.
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 cafè 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
Cup Cake Stand
What is always fun is that with this kids cooking party, 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 savory 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 favorite toppings on.
Cup cakes - always popular at a kids cooking party.
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 :
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 even 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 home. It's much harder than you think!
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
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). Ready made Scavenger Hunts.
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!
Pinata. This is always a popular game with all age groups. Pinata Suppliers:
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.
Junior Chef Bake Set (set of 19)
