Children鈥檚 Culinary Camps & Classes
In this post, we鈥檝e put together a list of our favorite culinary classes, camps, and workshops for little ones around the world. Encouraging children to spend time experimenting in the kitchen has a myriad of benefits, from building confidence, curiosity, and independence to expanding their palates and instilling a lifelong love for cooking. We love finding children鈥檚 programs that are both fun and rooted in concrete culinary skills.
With a variety of cuisines and options (everything from summer baking to Proven莽al cuisine), En Cuisine鈥檚 Gourmet Camp for children ages 6-12 is the perfect mix of hands-on exploration and helpful guidance from top professionals. Little chefs don鈥檛 need to bring anything – except maybe a container to bring home leftover treats in!
For parents serious about giving their child an incredible culinary experience, it鈥檚 hard to imagine a better choice than the legendary Le Cordon Bleu. Founded in 1895, the historic school can claim Julia Child,聽Giada De Laurentiis, and Yotam Ottolenghi as alumni, among many others.聽The school鈥檚 workshops introduce young chefs to French culinary fundamentals鈥攆rom making their own pastries to perfecting p芒te 脿 choux. It鈥檚 an unforgettable experience for children ages 8 and up. This fall, they are offering their most iconic class to children:聽Chicken fillet crumbed 鈥淐ordon Bleu.鈥澛燘on App茅tit!
This playful and fun experience offers structured classes, as well as private offerings and birthday parties. August has several interesting choices, including a one-day homemade pretzel workshop and a 5-day Advance Teen Cooking Camp.
The Santa Monica based cooking school offers camps for children聽(8-12) and teens (12-16). They also offer parent-child classes, including sushi, French macarons, pizza night, and homemade bagels.
The Real Food Academy focuses on healthy farm-to-table foods, and really shines when it comes to teenage classes. They have a large array of classes for all levels, including knife skills, farm-t0-table principles, weeknight dinners teens can make themselves, and more.
SCAFA, the School of Culinary and Finishing Arts, offers immersive culinary summer camps for aspiring young chefs ages 7-14. Throughout the weeklong program, children progress from basic knife skills and breakfast foods to more complicated dinner concepts like empanadas.
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