Our hands-on Young Holiday Cooking Classes are the best way to keep your kids busy and learning a valuable life skill while having fun during the school holidays! Just think of us as the world’s best babysitters!
4 Hours – times vary; see drop-down menu for dates
Cake & Lunch – see menu and class description below
Ages 8-15 – for those younger than 8 see below for restrictions
Our famous Young Holiday Class sessions have been designed to put the fun back into food! Enjoying and creating incredibly exciting and delicious food is a must for any kids’ future. No more basic cooking – we want to teach delicious and exciting dishes that your child will keep for life and can cook and eat on a regular day.
Whether your child has previous experience in cooking or is a total novice, we can promise that they’ll learn something new at every class. Our classes are very hands-on, so everyone will get really stuck in and create their own culinary masterpieces.
Great fun classes for children who may need entertaining on a school holiday or just want to do something a little different while learning useful and transferable key life skill!
The classes will entertain and engage your child(ren) and by the end of it they will be performing cooking skills that neither you, nor your children, knew they could achieve!
Being a family run cookery school, our Young Holiday Classes are a perfect match to the atmosphere of the kitchens, making everyone feel at home with home cooked family food. Our experienced chefs are fun and welcoming, ensuring each child always feels at ease and comfortable. They will be begging to come back to us in no time!
What We Offer
Skills Acquired
*A cake is made at the beginning of each class
Beef Burgers
Homemade Beef Burgers in a Homemade Brioche Bun
Apple Crumble with Crème Anglaise
Butter Chicken
Naan Bread
Butter Chicken with Jeera Rice
Cardamon Yoghurt Pots with Pomegranate Molasses
Caramelised Pork
Caramelised Pork & Leek in a Creamy Sauce with Rice
Sticky Toffee Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Shortbread
Chicken Bake
Soda Bread
Chicken Bake with Rustic Potatoes
Plain Scones with Homemade Butter & Jam
Chicken Burrito
Onion Bread Rolls
Guacamole
Pico de Gallo
Chicken Burritos
Arroz Con Leche
Chicken Chorizo
Spinach & Feta Bread
Chicken Chorizo with Couscous
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Chicken Fricassee
Cheese Scones
Chicken Fricassee with Rice & Peas
Chocolate Roulade
Chicken Pie
Plaited Loaf with Homemade Pesto
Chicken Pie with Courgette Ribbons
Lemon Pots with Lemon Puffs
Chicken Ramen
Humous and Pitta
Chicken Ramen
Brownie Lava Pudding
Chow Mein
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Chow Mein
Cinnamon Rolls
Christmas Crackers
Plaited Loaf
Chicken Christmas Crackers with Buttered Peas
Mince Pie Balls with Orange Butter
Easter Menu
Decorated Chicken Pie with Carrots
Easter Egg Cupcakes
Hot Cross Buns
Gnocchi
Soda Bread
Fried Gnocchi with Pesto
Meringue Sandwiches
Ham & Cheese Ravioli
Focaccia
Ham & Cheese Ravioli
Chocolate Roulade
Katsu Curry
Chicken Katsu Curry with Rice
Profiteroles
Rosemary Biscuits
Cheese Straws
Lasagne
Stuffed Bread Rolls
Lasagne with Leeks & Carrots
Banana Crumble with Toffee Sauce
Leek & Bacon Risotto
Cheese & Chive Muffins
Leek & Bacon Risotto
Trifle
Pasta Pesto
Homemade Pasta Pesto
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Breadsticks
Peking Duck
Cheese and Garlic Crispy Discs
Peking Duck Wraps with Stir Fried Rice
Flapjacks
Pizza
Dough Balls
Pizza
Banoffee Pie
Pork Schnitzel
Sesame Bread Sticks
Ham & Cheese Pork Schnitzel with Minted Peas and Baby Baked Potato
Apple Strudel with a Toffee Sauce
Quiche Lorraine
Welsh Cakes
Quiche Lorraine with Salad
Fruit Fool
Risotto
Pinwheels
Risotto
Tiramisu
Roast Chicken
Roast Chicken
Stuffing
Gravy
Roast Potatoes
Cauliflower Cheese
French Beans
Raspberry Tart with Custard
Spaghetti Bolognese
Focaccia
Homemade Spaghetti with a Bolognese Sauce
Rocky Road
Sushi & Cupcake
Sushi
Meringues
Cupcake Making & Decorating
Swedish Meatballs
Stuffed Seeded Rolls
Swedish Meatballs with a Tomato Sauce
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Thai Baked Chicken
Chicken Satay Skewers
Thai Baked Chicken with Lemon & Saffron Rice
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Age Restrictions – This is a kids only class. If your child is 7 and you feel they are comfortable/confident in the kitchen without having 1:1 assistance while being around sharp knives and hot appliances etc. they are welcome to join.
DofE Skills – As an Approved Activity Provider for DofE, we have a fantastic range of classes suitable to complete your Dofe Skill section. Our Kids Cooking Club (see more details by clicking here) was especially designed for weekly meetings to complete your award. Some people, who cannot commit to a weekly class, decide to combine this with some of our other Kids’ Classes which you can browse by clicking here, namely this Young Holiday Classes.
To complete the award, you will need to have the first and last sessions with us and at least 4 hours of tuition for Bronze and 6 hours for Silver. In between, you will need to practice and document your skills improving over the 3 months. After your last session with us, you can send us your documentation and our assessors will be able to sign off your award online. Please note that activity cannot be condensed to less than one session per month.
If you are looking to book multiple dates/classes click here.
Insurance – Consider adding our Avenue Cancellation Cover, to read more please click here.
‘Avenue Amigos’ – Get a ‘stamp’ for each class you book, each review you leave and for each friend you recommend. 10 stamps = a free class!
Gift Voucher – If you choose to buy a voucher see more info here.
If a date is showing fully booked, doesn’t have the number of spots you require or you have any queries please get in touch on [email protected] as we may be able to accommodate you and if not we can add you to the waiting list.
