The Preschool Homeschool

If you’re part of a homeschooling co-op that doesn’t have a kids cooking club, consider starting one. My daughter loves to cook, so I thought that having a monthly activity where her and her friends can get together and cook would be fun and educational. My cooking club is called “Little Chefs” and we meet one Friday a month.

I plan recipes based on a theme and keep my limit to 10 kids. I’ve never had fewer than 10 show up, so far. The kids LOVE the cooking club. My first theme was apples and this month’s theme was pumpkins and popcorn. Next month we’re doing a theme called Turkey Tracks. All the recipes are age appropriate and most are done independently of the parents. A cooking club teaches kids cooperation as they wait for each kid to stir or add an ingredient. It also teaches that different foods, when combined together, can make a tasty dish. If your co-op doesn’t have a cooking club, get together and plan one. You can read more in-depth blogs about the cooking club and the recipes at my other blog, Cooking Kids/

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