I wanted to share this party I gave a while ago for my daughter, the wannabe chef.
She is instinctively interested in everything I do in the kitchen. She has always loved to be a part of it.
She loves all cooking shows and often asks to watch Martha. (I always have one or two on my DVR).
She was thrilled with the idea of having a cooking birthday party.
I made these aprons for each girl. Don’t worry, the party was small.
I didn’t have a pattern, just made my own. I love the ruffle and ric rac that was at the bottom.
I didn’t know what I could cook with a whole group of 5 year olds, but I thought pizza would be fun.
We made sauce and each girl got to throw in a dash of this or that.
Then they got to roll out the dough and add toppings.
As they cooked, we played a couple of games.
We played “hot potato” with different kitchen utensils and learned the names.
We also played a “grocery list” game.
I set up the play kitchen chuck full of play food.
They were divided into two teams, each with a grocery cart.
Then on go, a person from each team would have to go find an ingredient.
First team back got a point and then we rotated.
It was fun to throw them for a loop and ask them to get an eggplant or mango.
Then we ate our pizzas and made/decorated cupcakes instead of cake.
My strategy in these situations is usually to give each child their own knife and
small amount of frosting because spoon licking is almost inevitable.
Then for favors, they took home the aprons and I put treats in a plastic measuring cup with a cheesy saying like,
“Thanks for cooking up some fun with Jenna on her birthday!”
It was perfect for her. She asked for a cooking party again the next year, but then we decided to do Fancy Nancy.
I hope she asks for a cooking party again when she’s about 12 or 13 and the kids would be old enough to
really get into it. I would even trust them enough to crack some eggs or use the stove!
Actually, now that I think about it… I think I want a cooking party for my next birthday.
It would be so fun and my friends could teach me how to make all of their signature dishes!
I’ll start planning my party now.
I love this idea for a girls cooking party! I can't wait until my girls are old enough. Your aprons are adorable too. I bet those girls just love them.
So cute! Have you done the Fancy Nancy party yet? My friend just did one and it was ADORABLE if you need any idea…not that you would, you are so creative! 🙂
How cute is this?!? I love the matching aprons. What a great party 🙂
I am mad at you. I guess jealous is a better word. Now I want to do one for Alexi in a few weeks. I can never make aprons like that! At least not in the time I have. I'll let you know…..
Ashleigh, I'm always so impressed with all of the fun parties you do. You are so creative! What a fun theme! I loved the Fancy Nancy party you did for Jenna awhile ago too! So cute!!
Seriously Ashleigh, we share the same brain. I am planning a party for Morgan that is almost the same thing, but with a cupcake theme. Great minds think alike, right?
I am so in love with this!! Must feature!!
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Awesome idea!!!
What a fabulous birthday party. I was planning on doing a cooking party myself for my daughter's 5th birthday. I think I might copy the pizza idea. I'd love to see your invitations. ufswamp89@yahoo.com
Shannon
Sounds great! Found this on Pinterest… so fun! I love planning birthday parties and this is definitely on my list!