Activities in the Kitchen

Kids enjoy helping in the kitchen, especially cooking and baking. Here are several kid-friendly recipes and activities that children would enjoy doing in the kitchen.

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Activities in the Kitchen for Preschoolers

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Simple Spoon Nesting & Stacking Activity with Montessori Learning

Mortar and Pestle Montessori Sensory Activity to Crush & Grind

Cool Candy Cane Science Experiment for Festive Kids to Predict & Observe

Frozen Bird Feeder Craft for Kids That’s a Cool Ice Wreath

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The Importance of Washing Hands Experiment

Make Your Own Easy Ice Cream Pops!

Bake Yummy Crispy Eggplant Chips with Your Kids

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Paint the Pasta! Creative Noodle Painting for Kids

Easy Number Learning Activity with a Kitchen Scale

Kid-Made Valentine Snacks for the Classroom

Jello Sensory Activity Perfectly Simple for Babies

7 Ways Kids Can Help in the Kitchen

Decorating Pancakes Easter Egg Style

Peanut Butter Cup Christmas Candies: Easy Holiday Baking with the Kids

Monster Chocolate Sandwich Cookies! Nam Nam Nam

Kid Made Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag

Homemade Heart Bird Feeder

Gingerbread Mummy Halloween Treats

It’s Playtime! Christmas Treats

Science Experiment : Ice, Water, Vapor

30 Days to Hands on Play : In the Kitchen

Cupcake Masterpieces by the Future Baker

Box Flap Bridges & an Experiment

KoolAid Paint with Fun Cleanup

Hammering & A Spaghetti Flop

Yummy Edible Valentines

Hey! I'm Jamie. I have 3 boys that are crazy energetic & we like to have fun!

Hands On As We Grow Newsletter

"It is hard to think of things to keep the 3 year old entertained and engaged while taking care of the baby. Everything we have tried so far from your website, the three year old has loved. Your ideas are so simple and he can do them for hours. HEAVEN!" - Karen I.
I am now one happy Dad!

"You have changed how I spend time with my kid in so many positive ways! I am now one happy dad that no longer wonders what I am going to do with this little guy for the next 12 hours :P Your site was this first time dad life saver!" - Jack C.
Hands On As We Grow Newsletter

"I feel like a new mama having so many fun ideas. I used to dread the afternoon, after naps, as it was so boring doing the same thing day after day but now I look forward to our "play" time!" - Haley S.
Free Activity Challenge

"Thank you so much for these activities. They have proven to me that I CAN be that mom that does cool and creative things with her kids! And those cool and creative things can actually be quite simple! What a revelation. Thank you!!" - Katie M.
Activity Plans eBooks

"This takes down the need to scour the internet for ideas. It's like looking for a recipe on the internet, so many options that often times it is less overwhelming to look in a book on the shelf than stress about too many options." Robyn G
So organized and easy to use.

I have found it impossible to Google ideas from a million different sites, get organized, shop for supplies, etc. This is exactly what I have been searching for! Thanks for making something so organized and easy to use. - Early Years Activity Plans User, Melissa C.
The Activity Room Member

"I absolutely love that this takes all the prep work out of engaging my children. It is so easy to just put up the calendar, and glance at it for inspiration when we are in a funk." - Rachel
Grateful to have activities handed to us...

"There's always something new for us to discover, as well as old favorites. I am so grateful to have activities handed to us... Fun and easy ones that can be put together in a moment's notice! You're awesome Jamie and I appreciate you sharing your activities and ideas!!" - Melissa C.