2016-2017 Kids' Kitchen Season

Cooking Club Sessions

Mini Cooks (ages 3-5)
Saturdays: 9-10 am
$50 per session or $30 per individual class

Seasoned Cooks (Ages 6-10)
Saturdays: 10:15 am-12:15 pm
$80 per session or $30 per individual class

Top Chefs: (Ages 11-18)
Tuesdays: 4:30-6:30 pm
$95 per session or $35 per individual class

September Session
Saturdays: 10, 17, and 24th
Tuesdays: 13, 20, and 27th

October Session
Saturdays: 1, 8, and 15th
Tuesdays: 4, 11, and 18th

November Session
Saturdays: 5, 12, and 19th
Tuesdays: 8, 15, and 29th

December Session
Saturdays: 3, 10, and 17th
Tuesdays: 6, 13, and 20th 

We hope to see you in the kitchen! 


Email us at: ajkidskitchen@gmail.com 

The Kids' Kitchen Cooking Club

You may wonder what your child is doing In the Kitchens after you drop them off.  This is what to expect in a busy, but fun In the Kitchens class!  

Introduction:

Students will share their cooking experiences from the week.  Teachers will discuss ingredients, cooking utensils, and cooking techniques or vocabulary.  We wash our hands, get our aprons on, and head to the kitchen!

Cook Time:

We will read the recipe together and clarify any misunderstandings about the ingredients or directions. We will model techniques and guide the kids as necessary.  As we are monitoring we will redirect students when needed.  Children will help to clean dishes and cooking surfaces when they are available and not directly cooking.

Eat:

Children will help to set the table.  We eat together and practice using good table manners.  They will clean up their plates, napkins, and cups.

Closure:

Children will work in their journals or reflect on their cooking experience.  They will write about different topics such as...

Today I learned...

Explain a cooking technique.

Describe a cooking ingredient.

Draw a picture of cooking today.

Opportunities to blog cooking experiences

They will also receive recipes to place in their journals or take home, so that they can prepare the same recipe for their families. 

Fall Session of The Kids' Kitchen 2015

Science in Cooking?

In session 1 we will be exploring how cooking is like science!  We will be incorporating science experiments into each class along with cooking.  Some of the experiments we will be doing are making solar pizza box ovens, making rock candy with sugar crystals, and creating cornstarch goo!

The class dates will be September 12th and 26th and October 3rd and 17th.
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $109

Stay tuned for session 2 classes on reading a recipe.

Summer Camps 2015

Kids’ Kitchen Camp: We are so excited to offer our unique spin on summer camp for 2015.

Week One (June 15-19, Mon-Fri)

Kitchen Master Camping

Your child will become the master of your kitchen.  They will learn how to independently make breakfast and lunch to give you, the parents, a break this summer. They will enjoy the songs and activities of a traditional camp while fine tuning their independent ability to find their way around the kitchen.  Recipes will include easy to make breakfast items and kid friendly sandwiches and salads. This week will conclude with an exciting camper’s cook off.  The kitchen will be wide open for the campers to create the recipe of their choice to be shared with their fellow campers.

Time: 9:30-Noon

Price: $175 (Food included)

Week Two (June 22-26, Mon-Fri)

Kitchen Science for Kids

Your child will become a scientist in the kitchen.  They will perform many science experiments including a soda geyser, cornstarch goo, and pizza box solar ovens using everyday kitchen staples.  They will enjoy the songs and activities of a traditional camp while learning how cooking and science are related.  Campers will be making their own lunches including sandwiches and salads using fresh summer ingredients provided in The Kids’ Kitchen.

Time: 9:30-Noon

Price: $175 (Food included)

This Year in The Kids' Kitchen

We have been busy learning about measuring, nutrition, and where food comes from while cooking delicious foods in The Kids' Kitchen!  We have learned about many new cooking techniques in each of our cooking sessions such as kneading, making pasta, roasting, grilling, and boiling.

In session one, some of our favorite recipes were sourdough bread bowls and fresh soft pretzels.

In session two, we loved learning how to work the pasta machine and then comparing our fresh pasta to store bought pasta.

In session three, we roasted pork and made a warm plum sauce to go with it.  We even roasted fruit and put it on homemade ice cream.

 

In session four, we grilled chicken, shrimp, and corn on the cob.  We will finish the session with grilled banana split sundaes.  We also planted vegetables such as peppers, basil, and carrots.

After all this cooking this year, our little chefs will be able to take their cooking journals home with all that they learned to share with their families!

Kids' Kitchen Classes 2014-2015

Get ready because Kids' Kitchen is ready to start cooking again this fall! We are so excited to see our little chefs from last year as well as meet some new chefs too! We have all new recipes, new cooking techniques to learn, and of course new yummy food to try!  If you know anyone who might enjoy learning to cook, please spread the word that Kids' Kitchen will be cookin' soon!

First specialty introductory class of the year for potential students...September 6th!  

Kneading Dough for Mini-Pizzas 

11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.  

Cost $20 

(New clients will be given a $20 credit toward first new session)

This introductory class will get kids excited about our upcoming session 1. Your child will get the opportunity to see what The Kids' Kitchen is all about!

Theme: Kneading Dough

Session 1: September 13, 27, October 11, 25
Time: 10:00a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $109

Cooking Up Delicious Food

Here are some snapshots of our cooking experiences in The Kids' Kitchen this year!  The kids learned many cooking skills such as peeling, mixing, blending, tearing, dicing, and baking.  They also enjoyed learning about the different food groups and the importance of having a balanced plate. Cooking is hard work, but A LOT of fun!