Marcel's Mini Cooks Series (Ages 4-5) (Hands On)

Marcel’s mini cooks program is a four-week course designed to introduce children age four and five to cooking and to the kitchen. Children who have a hand in preparing new foods are likely to try and eat new foods and ingredients. Cooking also gives preschoolers early introductions to subjects they will encounter in school. 

The kitchen is a playground for chemistry, math, vocabulary, art, reading, and the development of fine motor skills. Each one-hour course will include: recipe cards, cooking instruction and ingredient interaction, touching, smelling, tasting, and eating.

An accompanying adult will need to be on-site during class.

Friday, February 1:
Fruit and Flavor; tasting multiple fruits for identifying flavors (sweet, sour, bitter) Use fruit in pancakes, for a smoothie, or dipped in chocolate.

Friday, February 8:
Colors & Vegetables; tasting multiple vegetables for flavor and identifying color. Use to make a vegetable platter with dip.

Friday, February 15:
Textures & Dexterity; identifying textures – crunchy, soft, bumpy, smooth etc. for fillings and different kinds of bread options (tortillas, pita, toast). Use for making a filled wrap.

Friday, February 22:
Fine Motor: Mix & Stir; stirring and mixing cake or brownies to make a dessert.