One of Sarah’s most successful birthday parties was a cooking party she had a few years ago for her 9th birthday. Cooking is always a popular activity for kids and with the recent successful Master Chef series, there is a renewed national interest in cooking.
Sarah and I have put together some ideas for a Master Chef Party that children of all ages will love. Provide a few simple recipes, colourful aprons, and Chef hats, and they will be cooking up a storm in next to no time!
Tea Towel Apron
This apron is quick to sew up using a tea towel.
Materials(for each apron):
Tea towel (approx size 45 x 70 cm)
1.5 m Twill Tape
Fabric scrap
Vliesofix
Using a ready made apron as a template, cut off the top corners of the tea towel to form an apron shape. Overlock the raw edges and turn under a 1 cm hem and stitch in place. Cut a piece of twill tape that measures 40 cm and stitch each end to the top of the apron to form a loop for the neck. Cut the remaining twill tape in half, and stitch a tie to each side of the apron. Trace a star onto the paper side of a piece of vliesofix. Cut the star out and iron it on the wrong side of a piece of fabric. Peel off the paper backing, and iron the star onto the front of the apron. Stitch around the star using a buttonhole stitch.
Chef’s Hat
Party guests will feel like little chefs with these hats.
Materials (for each hat):
White card 10 cm x 60 cm
White bin liner
Needle and thread
Packaging tape
Double sided tape
Coloured card
Star and circle punch
Shape the strip of white card into a cylinder shape to fit your child’s head, and secure with tape. Cut a 60 cm diameter circle out of the bin liner. Sew a large gathering stitch around the circumference of the circle with a needle and thread. Gather the circle slightly so that it fits the circumference of the cylinder, and tape in place to the inside of the hat. Punch out three circles and three stars out of card, and attach them to the hat with double sided tape.
Cupcake Toppers
Little chefs will love these sweet cupcakes.
Materials:
White card
Coloured card
Circle punches – small, large
Tape
Toothpicks
Cupcakes with white frosting
Print clip art images onto white card and punch out with a small circle punch. Punch out a larger scalloped circle out of coloured card. Tape the small circle to the large circle. Affix a toothpick to the back of the card with tape, and insert into cupcakes when ready to serve.
Invitations
Team the invitation with a matching recipe card and cookie cutter to fit the theme!
Use your computer to design the invitation. Images of a chef can be found in Clip Art. Type up your child’s favourite cookie recipe and enclose with the invitation.
Party Food ideas
Getting the kids involved in the cooking and food preparation will keep them busy. Make sure that the food is simple for the chefs to prepare. It is a good idea to measure and prepare all the ingredients before the party so everything runs smoothly. Suggested foods include: mini pizza’s, mini quiches, decorating cupcakes, fruit kebabs, chocolate crackles. Look in children’s recipe books for inspiration.
Party Games
Party games that suit the chef theme include:
* Pin the wooden spoon on the Chef
* Taste Testing – blind fold the children and get them to guess a range of foods (e.g. marshmallows, sultanas, strawberries, cheese etc).
* Guess the number of lollies in the jar
Prizes
Visit your local discount shop and supermarket for inexpensive prizes such as cookie cutters, mini whisks, jelly moulds, colourful patty pans, kids cook book, coloured sprinkles, tubs of frosting, packs of cake mix etc. Send the kids home with some recipe cards of the food they have made and some baking supplies to let them continue the fun at home.
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Posted by Lisa and Sarah
Wonderful party concept! I adore all the crafts especially the cupcake topper!
Thanks for the wonderful ideas Lisa and Sarah! I am always after fun party themes, and this looks like it could be LOTS of fun!
What a fun party theme. (for kids of all ages)
I think I’d like this party lol….
I’m sure everyone would love it.
Karen
It is going to be a wonderful party! So much fun! I wish I were a kid again ;-)))
What a fabulous idea, you two amaze me with the things you think of.
Linda
I ABSOLUTELY love this!
Thanks for all the great ideas, I was thinking that a Cooking party could be the go for my almost 9 year old daughter’s birthday, she loves to help out whenever cakes, biscuits are being made. I went past a Tupperware stand at the local shops recently and they’ve even released a range of brightly coloured kids cookware – how fun!!!
Gorgeous cupcakes ! Just wanted to stop by to say how much I enjoyed reading this post & to say hello. You have a great blog and really interesting photo’s too. Best wishes and thank you for sharing…
Great ideas again!
Im a Chef so that will be great for me !!!!! hahahahah
How Fun! That apron and hat are adorable!!!
So SO cute. Love it all. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great idea if you child is into cooking and baking! Having to choose between having to cook for herself or going hungry, my (adult) daughter would seriously consider going hungry!
Oh boy, what a fun party that is going to be! I would be thrilled and feel so special to see all that at my party. Cool projects!
What a fabulous idea! Just a little I wish I had kids so I could throw a party. The apron is too darling.
Do you also have them bus tables and clean up afterwards?
What a great idea!!! Jessie’s birthday is in a few months – I’ll have to do this one for her….
Kris
A cooking party–that is a great idea…Super of young and matures guests! I like the idea of a baking theme… And such fun with the apron and chef hat! The bright lime green and black fabrics look so smart together. Wonderful! Happy Days ((HUGS))
What a brilliant idea for a party. The kids must have loved it.
x
Those cupcakes are great! Love//Eva
What great ideas for a party. I used to love to plan parties for my kids when they were little. My favorite was the pirate party we did for one of my boys.
I love this fun idea! I’m bookmarking it later use. Thanks!!!
Way to cute! I love it all especially the invitation and cupcake toppers. Parties are so much fun to plan especially once the theme has been selected. Thanks Dogwood
What a great idea!! This would be so fun to do. They could actually all bake the birthday cake! Wouldn’t that be something?! And if they were successfull, mom and dad can eat the back-up cake after kids bedtime. Lol!
Who in the world but Sarah and Lisa would come up with this brilliant idea.
Love Renee xoxo
Hi Lisa and Sarah, what fabulous ideas, kids love to cook and what a great way to celebrate your Birthday – thanks for sharing x
So clever – I want to come to this party! Each time I think you two can’t possibly come up with more fun, creative ideas, you top yourselves. Absolutely love this one!
Oh what fun! sounds like a great way to celebrate a birthday and keep them busy!
Great idea! Here in Paris, where space is so small, l’Atelier des Chefs organises classes for children and you can also book the afternoon for a special occasion such as a birthday. Cooking is so much fun!
I want to come to a party at your place !!!
I especially love the cupcake toppers and am whaking my head saying *why didn’t I think of that?*
🙂 🙂
what a fantabulous idea girls, this could be an idea for the ferals birthdays.
How wonderful! You have given me such great ideas… I have a ninth birthday party to do soon! Only question is… what state was your kitchen left in after the party???
you are putting us all to shame- love the apron idea!
that is such a fab idea!
What a lovely and fun psrty that would be
I ended up making aprons for my kids over the weekend using this tutorial–thank you! they were so easy and quick–I plan on making more 🙂
you can see my post about them here….
http://imjohnsdaughter.blogspot.com/2009/09/he-said-it.html
Adorable party idea! I love the aprons!
Jamorama i think you have a great site here today was my first time coming here.. i just happened to find it doing a google search. anyway, great post.. ill be bookmarking this page for sure.