Cooking equipment for children
For fun family cooking, it’s a good idea to make sure you have these pieces of equipment at home.
Common kitchen tools you’ll use when preparing our recipes
- mixing bowls
- saucepan
- frying pan
- chopping knives
- colander or sieve
- measuring jug
- chopping board
- wooden spoon
- tablespoon
- teaspoon
- oven gloves
- plates
- bowls
- glasses
- baking tray
- hand whisk
- vegetable peeler
- grater
- can opener
- kitchen foil
- baking paper
- blender or hand blender
- kitchen scales
Recipes for children to cook
With a little help from adults, you can cook all these delicious recipes yourself!
Salmon pasta salad
With crunchy sugar snap peas and sweet cherry tomatoes, this zingy salad is great for lunchboxes and picnics
Peach, pear and parsnip upside down cake
Not many cakes can boast being one of your 5 A DAY with no added sugar but this upside down cake can
Traffic light lollies
These homemade lollies look like the ones from the shop – but they’re entirely made of fruit so count towards your 5 A DAY!
Berry and oat crumble
Once you know how to rub butter into flour you can make pastry, crumbles or biscuits. Make sure your butter is really cold before you start
Fantastic falafel
Falafel are fun to make at home and a great alternative to meatballs.
Warm winter punch
This warm and fruity winter punch is a great alternative to hot chocolate on cold evenings. Perfect recipe for Halloween!