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Kids' cookery classes

Grappling with bored kids? Want to find them something to do that's fun and instructive. We bet you do, so we've compiled kids' cookery classes from around the UK for your young 'uns to enjoy (and so you can enjoy some peace).

London

Cookie Crumbles



T: 0845 601 4173
Kensington, Putney, West End, Wimbledon

Offers hands-on cookery classes for kids – from pre-school up to school leavers needing help with how to feed themselves away from home. Run by Paris-trained chef and former food & drink editor of 'Family Circle', Carola Weymouth. Also runs cooking parties. Cost: private parties from £165 for six children and thereafter £15 per extra child.

Munchkins



T: 020 8269 1331
Around London

Munchkins believes that the decisions children make about food will affect how they eat for the rest of their lives, and want to help them make the right decisions. The friendly company works with schools in the London area, and runs out-of-school classes during the school holidays, plus private classes or parties. Cost: parties from £110 for six children for 2½hrs; workshops, £35 for a 4hr session, £160 for 5 days for ages 4-11.

The Kids Cookery School



T: 020 8992 8882
Acton, London, W3

The KCS is a registered charity whose aim is to empower kids and young people with a knowledge about food that will allow them to make sensible choices about their health in a fun environment. Offers classes during the school holidays and private parties. Cost: workshop from £15 for 1¼hrs; parties, £28 per child.

South

Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons Children's Course



T: 01844 278 881
Great Milton, Oxfordshire

Your kids can discover the secrets of Raymond Blanc' cuisine in a fast-paced, fun-filled day guaranteed to leave children inspired (and exhausted!) The full day’s tuition includes an exploration of the gardens. Parents are invited to join the children and enjoy the fruits of their labours at afternoon tea. There are also classes for parents and children together. Cost: parties cost from £3,300 for 10.

Splat Cooking - Christmas classes for kids

T: 0870 766 8290 E: Go to the website to email
Various venues (see each class)

A friendly, professional, family-run company that provide cookery classes, parties and workshops for children and adults in various venues around the British Isles. The online shop is also well worth a look.

Edible Christmas Presents (20 Dec, ages  5-12 years, £25), Letchworth, Herts. Individual Christmas Cakes, truffles, fudge, mini Christmas Puddings.  You can add this workshop onto the Christmas Tree Decorations if you wish.

Christmas Tree Decorations (22 Dec, ages 3-9 years, or 23 Dec, ages 8-15 years, £12.50), Great Missenden, Bucks. We'll pre-make the biscuits with our homemade gingerbread ready to decorate using royal icing, sugarpaste and a whole range of glitters, Splat's team of posh icing experts will help  you create your own designer range of decorations which will be threaded onto ribbon ready to go onto the tree.

Edible Christmas Presents (22 Dec, ages 4-9 years, or 23 Dec, ages 8-15 years, £25), Great Missenden, Bucks. Individual Christmas Cakes, truffles, fudge, mini Christmas Puddings.  You can add this workshop onto the Christmas Tree Decorations if you wish.

Edible Christmas Presents (22 Dec, ages  5-12 years, £25), Wanstead, East London. Individual Christmas Cakes, truffles, fudge, mini Christmas Puddings.  You can add this workshop onto the Christmas Tree Decorations if you wish.

Gingerbread House Workshop (Two days, 22 & 23 Dec, £75), Great Missenden, Bucks  per house.  On Monday you'll make up the gingerbread and cut out the house, make stained glass windows and any other shapes you wish to go with your house, we'll stick it together so  it sets overnight and on Tuesday you'll decorate it and take part in our sugarpaste modelling masterclass to model reindeer, santa, penguins, snowmen or anything else you fancy to go on your house.  Make a house together as a family or make one house each.

South-east


T: 01296 712 111
Winslow, Buckinghamshire

This beautiful Grade II listed 18th century townhouse is a lovely setting for your kids to learn how to cook with fresh, seasonal produce. Choose from parent (or grandparent) & child classes, half day children's and teenagers' courses or a full-day's tuition for teenagers about to fly the coup. Cost: parent & child half day class with lunch, £145 each; teenagers' half day class, £75; off to university full day course, £175.

Murray School of Cookery



T: 01420 23049
Farnham, Surrey

The Murray School of Cookery provides day and week-long classes for kids 7-16yrs old in a serene country house setting. Cost: half day, £30; one-week half day, £125; full day, £60; one-week full day, £250.

South-west

Bordeaux Quay



T: 0117 904 6679
Canons Way, Bristol

The environmentally friendly Bordeaux Quay restaurant runs a non-profit-making cookery school – instead, revenue is put into a community fund to help develop links with local organisations working towards sustainable living, cooking and eating. Courses include an Introduction Workshop, 28.50; Cooking with Children (parent & child),  £50; and a Young Chef's course, £285.


T: 01749 890 017
Somerset

Cookwise offer one day, hands-on workshops and looks to teach the kids healthy recipes using local, seasonal products, where possible. The workshops are held in a food tech room at Wells Cathedral school. The company also offer recipe packs for children and parents to work through together at home. Prices: workshops, £35; private parties, £12.50 per child (minimum charge of £75 per session).

The Good Cook School



T: 01179 832 521
Long Ashton, Bristol

A cookery school for children of all ages, with an aim to arm children with the appropriate life skills to make healthy, hygenic meals in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. As well as working with local schools, The Good Cook School conducts after-school classes, holiday courses and private parties. Cost: summer workshop (half day), £25.

North-east


T: 01765 680 900
Masham, North Yorkshire

Gilly Robinson's children's cooking courses are a perfect way for kids to master the basics and experiment with food in a friendly environment. Kids are split into two age groups: 6-11yr olds and 12+yr olds, and get to take an apron and recipe card home. What's more, book your kids on a course and receive a voucher for 20% at the hotel's spa! Cost: morning class, plus lunch, £80 per child.

Betty's Cookery School



T: 01423 814 016
Harorgate, North Yorkshire

Betty's tea rooms are famous throughout the UK, but it's not so well-known that Betty's also provide cookery classes for adults and children. During half-term kids from 8-11yrs and 12-16yrs can learn how to prepare a two-course meal, leaving the parents time to stroll around the beautiful spa town of Harrogate. Cost: 8-11yrs, 9am-2pm, £90; 12-16yrs, 9am-3pm, £90.

North-west


T: 01768 341 937
Augill Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria

Here, children have the opportunity to cook in a real castle using produce from the castle’s kitchen gardens, and chicken and pork from the castle’s farmyard. Classes are tailored to suit the children’s age range and demands. Cost: workshops,11am–4pm, £45.

Lucy Cooks' Cookery School



T: 01539 432 288
Nr Kendal, Cumbria

From Family Fundays, to Cool4Kids's Kitchen Capers or Teatime Treats, Lucy Cook has an array of informative and fun courses to engage children through their taste buds. Cost: Family Fundays, £100 for 2, £200 for a family of 4; Cool4kids workshops, £60.

Kiddy Cook



T: 0161 941 6331
Hale, Cheshire

Kiddy Cook provide a variety of classes and education experiences that encourage children to adopt adventurous approaches to new and diverse food, as well as bespoke children’s parties. Cost: workshops from £20 per 2 hour session.

Do you run a cookery class for kids? Then we'd like to hear from you!
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