Kids and Cooking: Encouraging Kids in the Kitchen

You'll find everything you need to make cooking with children an absolute joy, from expert advice and delicious recipes to fun food crafts and educational videos. Our helpful guides cover party planning, eating out tips, kitchen safety, and creative ways to encourage healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime. Kids And Cooking is here to help.

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Making Children Aware of Healthy Eating

Family meals together help kids develop healthy eating habits by seeing how you choose nutritious foods and enjoy eating well.

Pizzas and Toppings

Two simple pizza base recipes using bread dough or scones, plus tips for making thin crust or deep pan pizzas at home.

Baking Presents

Homemade gifts like coconut ice and chocolate truffles are easy to make and show how much you care.

Baking Crossword Puzzle

Test your baking knowledge with this free crossword puzzle for kids that hides ingredients like flour, butter and jam.

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Simple Sorbets and Easy Ice-creams

Make refreshing sorbets and ice-creams at home with basic ingredients and simple techniques that work every time.

Easter Celebrations: A Spring Themed Party Menu

Make a spring frittata and salad for your Easter party with fresh eggs, vegetables and herbs that taste just as good cold as hot.

Quiz: What's This Weird Food?

Test your knowledge of bizarre foods from around the world in this quirky quiz about unusual dishes and ingredients.

A Tropical Caribbean Party

Set up a Caribbean party with tropical decorations and reggae music, plus a Havana Avocados recipe to serve your guests.

Foraged Feasts: Autumn and Winter

Wild food is free in autumn and winter if you know what to forage safely and how to turn sour berries into delicious jelly.

Foraged Feasts: Spring and Summer

Foraging wild foods like dandelions and hedgerow fruits is safer and easier than you think, but know the rules first.

Cooking for Ill Children

Help your sick child eat well and recover faster with practical food ideas that actually work.

History Cooking for Kids

Cook traditional wassail with kids and teach them about Old English customs with this simple alcohol-free recipe.

Ten Top Toddler Foods

Nutrient-packed foods like avocado, beans and blueberries that give toddlers the vitamins and protein they need to grow strong.

Food, Exercise and Body Image

A study of 200 children suggests childhood obesity stems more from overeating than lack of exercise.

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