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!
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
Mini pesto pizza
This healthy, homemade pizza is quick to make, plus we have step by step instructions for children to follow
Vegetable samosas
These veggie samosas are quick and easy to make, tasty to eat and healthy too.
Banana ‘n’ berry ice lollies
Cool down with these berry tasty homemade fruit lollies
Rainbow rice and chicken salad
Who said salad was boring?! This chicken salad is full of amazing colours and flavours – you would barely think it was a salad