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A Hands-On Cooking Experience Designed for Vacation Care Centres
Looking for an incursion activity that’s healthy, interactive, and super fun?
Our Fruit & Veg Fiesta Workshops are the perfect way to entertain kids these holidays—while sneaking in some fresh produce!
vacation
care
incursions
A Hands-On Cooking Experience Designed for Vacation Care Centres
Looking for an incursion activity that’s healthy, interactive, and super fun?
Our Fruit & Veg Fiesta Workshops are the perfect way to entertain kids these holidays—while sneaking in some fresh produce!
In-Person Cooking Workshops for Kids
Students will learn:
How to prepare food.
Basic kitchen skills that they'll use for life
Taste Testing activity.
How to measure accurately
Pack away, wash up, wipe down
Help your kids discover
the joy of food and cooking:
Starter Cooking Workshop
Perfect for Large Groups
🧪 Taste It, Try It, Love It!
We kick this session off with a Taste Test Challenge
—kids get to sample a variety of fresh produce in a fun, interactive way that encourages curiosity.
🍽 Choose the Menu!
Your friendly Presenter will include your kids in the delicious cooking demonstration to cook one of the delicious, kid-approved recipes, then each child will get their own sample. Here's some of the range:
🍜 Stir Fry Veg Noodles – quick, tasty, and loaded with crunch
🍕 Pizza Creation Zone – DIY veggie-topped mini pizzas
🌿 Pesto Pasta Party – bright green goodness, made from scratch!
🥤 Smoothie Station – fruity, colourful blends to mix and match
✅ Perfect for Large Groups
No individual cooking stations needed!
Designed to run smoothly in outdoor COLA areas, school halls, or gym spaces.
We bring all equipment and ingredients.
⏰ 1 Hour of Delicious Learning
Short, sharp, and full of flavour.
Great as a stand-alone event or as part of a bigger day.
Want more time or variety?
Additional sessions can be added!
Let us know your focus and we’ll tailor the session to match.
🍴 Hands-On Cooking Experience
🍴 Hands-On Cooking Experience Package:
Take food education to the next level with our hands-on cooking workshops! In this engaging session, kids not only explore new tastes—they roll up their sleeves, get messy (in the best way), and cook something delicious from scratch.
🧪 Taste First, Cook Second!
We kick off with a fun Taste Testing Activity
that invites kids to try a variety of fresh ingredients—fruits, veggies, herbs, and more. It’s all about discovering new flavours and building excitement before they cook!
👩🍳 Everyone Cooks!
Each participant gets to cook one full recipe, with a choice from our flexible, focused menu.
Choose one item per session from 30 recipe options like:
🍜 Stir Fry Veg Noodles
🍕 Veggie Pizzas
🌿 Pesto Pasta
🥗 Gnocchi
🌯 Enchiladas
👨👩👧👦 Designed for Flexible Group Sizes
Ideal for small to medium groups where everyone gets hands-on time.
Can be hosted in COLA spaces, classrooms, halls.
We provide all cooking equipment and ingredients
⏰ Multiple Sessions? No Problem!
We can run back-to-back sessions for different classes or groups throughout the day. Whether you’re cooking with 20 kids or rotating through 400—we’ve got you covered.
🎯 Curriculum Connections
Looking to reinforce health, science, or teamwork outcomes? We can tailor activities to match your Learning Outcomes, making this workshop as educational as it is tasty.
🍓 Real Food, Real Fun, Real Skills
Kids walk away with more than just a full belly—they leave with confidence, new skills, and a more adventurous attitude toward healthy foods.
TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying
"The kids loved working with the filo pastry"
"We made Spanikopita last holidays - brilliant"
- Epping Heights OOSH
"We book every year"
"the kids get to cook something different each holiday session"
- Clovelly OOSH
"The Mexican Menu was amazing"
"They were so proud of themselves."
- Tara School for Girls OOSH
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STILL NOT SURE?
Frequently Asked Questions
Question 1: Can the menu be edited for Allergies, Intolerances or Cultural requirements?
Most menu items can be adjusted to ensure all students can participate in the activity - regardless of their food requirements.
Question 2: Can we request a specific menu item?
In most cases - yes. We are often surprised by the requests and love creating a menu that engages with your students.
Question 3: How far ahead do we need to book?
We are often booked several months ahead. However if you require a workshop in a short period of time, reach out to our team to see if we have a team available.
Question 4: What resources do we need to provide?
Okay - we're working with kids and food - it's going to be messy!
We can work in a classroom, COLA, hall. The criteria we need is:
Undercover
Hard floor - you'll thank us later.
Tables so that each child has a workspace.
Access to a tap.
Disability access - we bring several tubs on a trolley, so we need to be able to move these without having to navigate stairs.
Question 5: What ages do you work with?
Ages 5-12 are the main ages that our team works with, however we often send a team to a child care centre and Youth centres.
Question 6: How Many Team members attend a Workshop Session?
The Mini Cook Workshop only requires one team member to attend. They will arrive at least one hour prior to the first workshop to set up.
The Junior Cook Workshop requires more than one team member to assist. Additional staff can be included at $300 for the sessions, however this can be waived if you are able to provide support for our Presenter in the way of one of your staff members or a couple of older students.
PRICING
Choose Your Package
STARTER COOKS
$800
Interactive demonstration
Taste Testing Activity
Kids get to taste multiple items
Choice of Demonstration Recipe
Focus on Fruit and Veg
Ideal for large groups
90 minute session.
hands on
mini cooks
$12 p/child
Hands-on cooking activity
Taste Testing Activity
Kids cook 1 item
Can provide multiple sessions.
Choice of Menu items
hands on
junior cooks
$18 p/child
Hands-on cooking activity
Kids cook 2 items
90 minute sessions
Choice of Menu items
Can provide multiple sessions.