Cooking Classes For Kids

Learning how to cook, or at least learning basic kitchen skills, can benefit children in many ways. They’ll learn about  health and nutrition, and become more conscious of what they are putting in their body. They can learn good etiquette, cleanliness habits, and gain more confidence and independence. Cooking is also a great way to boost math, science, and literacy skills through reading recipes and pouring, measuring, baking, etc.  New York has plenty of cooking classes for kids to learn all of these skills; some even have the option to take it with your child or offer separate adult classes. We’ve rounded up some of our favorites below. Bon appetit!

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Taste Buds Kitchen

Chef Toni’s Cooking Adventures
Chef Toni’s Cooking Adventures on the Upper West Side aims to empower children through their classes. Children will learn about nutritious food that will improve their health, growth, and school performance.  The school offers classes for children as young as 2, accompanied by parents. There are also birthday parties and special holiday events. cheftoniscookingadventures.com 

Dough Re Me Kids
DUMBO’s Dough Re Me Kids offers small class sizes and hands-on training for kids aged 3 to 14. The ingredients used in class are always organic and fresh.  Table manners, cleanliness, and etiquette are also reinforced, helping children build confidence and expand their horizons. doughremekids.com

Freshmade NYC
Freshmade NYC offers classes for kids and adults. This Noho program’s goal is to teach families how to make healthy food and live a healthy lifestyle through creative and hands-on classes. The classes also incorporate age-appropriate math, science, and literacy skills. Freshmade also offers parties and event space rentals.  freshmadenyc.com

Gymtime Kitchen Little Cooking School
At the Kitchen Little Cooking School, Gymtime’s culinary program for kids, young chefs have fun while learning how to be healthy–the class only uses whole, unprocessed, unrefined food. The program enhances motor skills in young children and also promotes pre-math, literacy, and science skills. gymtime.net

Homecooking NY
Homecooking NY offers several class options for kids and teens.  There are one-day workshops for kids aged 11 and up that focus on things like making pasta or baking techniques.  They also offer week-long cooking camps that cover the basics techniques of cooking and safety while encouraging creativity.  If you want to host a culinary birthday party, Homecooking will set one up right in your home kitchen. Teens ages 13 and up can sign up for the adult classes, but kids under 16 need to be accompanied by an adult.  homecookingny.com

Institute of Culinary Education
The Institute of Culinary Education has world-class courses for all ages. Located in Lower Manhattan’s Brookfield Place, classes specialize in cuisines from a variety of different countries. Kids and teens’ class options include pizza and sushi making.  recreational.ice.edu

Kids Get Cooking, Atrio at the Conrad New York 
Chef Antonio Cardoso will be leading a cooking class especially designed for children ages 6-10 in Atrio Restaurant at the Conrad New York in Battery Park City this Sunday, November 1. In addition to the cooking and baking classes, kids will receive a goodie bag with a chef’s hat, apron, recipe cards, brunch vouchers for their parents. conradnewyork.com; email; Kira West at [email protected] to make reservations

Taste Buds Kitchen
Taste Buds Kitchen in NoMad is a kids’ kitchen by day and a BYOB adult kitchen by night, providing ages 2-99 with a culinary entertainment experience. Families will bond with each other through fun classes such as a minion cupcake workshop and pasta-making.  tastebudskitchen.com/nyc

Young Chefs Academy
Young Chefs Academy provides a safe environment where kids are encouraged to be creative. Located in Forest Hills, Queens, they offer classes, a membership program, a more advanced master chef program, camps, birthday parties, and field trips. In addition to learning how to cook, the Academy teaches kitchen safety, etiquette, table setting, and menu planning.  youngchefsacademy.com

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<p>Upon entering Monster Mini Golf, all perceptions of traditional mini golf will be spirited away by the indoor, 18-hole, monster-theme, glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course! The locations in <a href="https://monsterminigolf.com/deerpark/">Deer Park</a>, and <a href="https://monsterminigolf.com/gardencity/">Garden City, NY</a> invite guests to experience a host of family-oriented fun activities. Whether visiting for the first time or the one hundredth, mini golfers feel the excitement and adventure of playing mini golf amidst spooktacular monsters and custom, glow-in-the-dark, hand-painted artwork. While testing their skill on the fairways, lively music flows over the course from the unique “WEIRD Radio” station” and an interactive DJ entertains golfers with contests, awarding cool prizes for the wackiest reasons. While the course is challenging enough for adults, it is also quite playable for children. Monster Mini Golf is open year-round and frightfully fun for the entire family. In addition to miniature golf and thrilling arcade and redemption games, the locations offer additional attractions. <a href="https://monsterminigolf.com/deerpark/">Monster Mini Golf in Deer Park, NY</a> offers a Laser Maze and a Virtual Reality experience. The Garden City location offers a Laser Maze, Bowling, and a Virtual Reality Experience. Two very posh, private party rooms are also available and are perfect for any event. Monster Mini Golf looks forward to making it a monstrous success. Monster Mini Golf is indoors, ensuring that the event will always take place, regardless of the weather. It is a climate-controlled, affordable source of family entertainment. For more details please visit <a href="http://monsterminigolf.com">monsterminigolf.com</a> or find them on Facebook.</p>

The Ailey School – First Steps and Bounding Boys

<blockquote style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="m_-3740164643787738207m_4977048992707393770WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">At The Ailey School, FIRST STEPS offers a structured creative movement curriculum that allows girls (ages 3-6) and boys (age 3), to develop body awareness and control and learn the basics of dance technique. BOUNDING BOYS (ages 4-6) provides a more athletic experience, and an energetic approach to teaching dance skills.</span></p> </div> </div> </blockquote>

Advantage QuickStart Tennis

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">A proven teaching method, customized by age and ability for ages 3 and up. Special kid-sized racquets and playing area, plus slower-bouncing balls, make it fun from day one!</span></p>