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Cooking Activities & Recipes for Ages 3-5

Cooking Activities & Recipes for Ages 3-5

 

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Cook-a-Book Party
Let a beloved storybook inspire your menu: Try these recipes based on Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.
The Joy of Cooking
Start a well-rounded education by making kids your kitchen helpers!
Summer Dip
Cook up some summer fun with this fruity, bright pink treat!
Garden-Grown Pasta Salad
Your young green thumb will love to help prepare this recipe.
Leaf Cookies
Celebrate fall by baking colorful leaf-shaped cookies.
Make Your Own Ice Cream
This experiment creates a tasty treat!
10 Ways to Teach the Alphabet with Food
Turn your kitchen into a letter-learning lab: teach your child his ABCs by filling his tummy!
Valentine's Day, Kid-Style
by Ellen Church
These heartfelt recipes provide a great opportunity for practicing the art of sharing among loved ones.
Warm and Wonderful!
by Ellen Church
Share the science and social rewards of a soothing winter drink.
Freeze and Eat Treats
by Ellen Church
Teach science with these tasty, fruity concoctions.
Letter Fun With Food!
by Ellen Church
Transform your kitchen into a letter-learning lab.
Good Food Book
by Rosemary Black
Create a homemade picture book of healthy foods for your budding chef.
All About Apples
by Ellen Church
Good for cooking, craft projects, and more, apples offer the possibility for fun and delicious learning.
Kids in the Kitchen
Spice up learning (and your family meals!) by inviting your child to cook with you.

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