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Totally Cool Kid’s Cookbooks

Posted on May 9, 2017 1 Comment

Do your kids like to cook?

My kids have always loved to cook. When they were very little they helped me make things and did simple cooking tasks, but now they are all getting older they love the independence of grabbing a cookbook and making something on their own.

We have a small collection of well loved kid’s cookbooks, and a long list of cookbooks we’d love to own.

Get the kids in the kitchen with these cool cookbooks for kids

If your kids like to cook, they might like some of these cookbooks for kids.

The links below are Amazon affiliate links – if you buy a book I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you are in Australia I recommend Booktopia

Kid’s Cookbooks We Own and Love.

Complete Children’s Cookbook – by DK
This cookbook has good, clear, step by step pictures, and a great variety of recipes from snacks to dinner.

Baking with Kids: Make Breads, Muffins, Cookies, Pies, Pizza Dough, and More! – by Leah Brooks
Lots of great basic baking skills covered in this book, and lots of delicious recipes.

The Usborne Children’s Cookbook – by Rebecca Gilpin
Usborne have lots of great kids cookbooks with various themes. We have Christmas Fairy Cooking and Children’s Chocolate Cookbook as well.

The River Cottage Family Cookbook – by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
My kids and I got hooked on the River Cottage TV series one summer and love that this cookbook includes fun things like making butter as well as some gardening.

The AWW Cooking School for Kids – by Australian Women’s Weekly
This classic book covers lots of good, basic, cooking skills, as well as including some great recipes for kids to cook.

Kid’s Cookbooks on Our Wishlist

Roald Dahl’s Completely Revolting Recipes – by Roald Dahl, Illustrated by Quentin Blake

The Forest Feast for Kids: Colorful Vegetarian Recipes That Are Simple to Make – by Erin Gleeson
So great to see a vegetarian cook book for kids! This is high on our wish list.

Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat – by Jodi Wheeler-Toppen and Carol Tennant
The science of cooking and cooking up some cool science – this book looks awesome!

The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook – by Dinah Bucholz
This one is for older kids, as the recipes are a little more tricky and there is extra reading about muggle and wizard food history, but my Harry Potter fan will love this!

Do you have a favourite kid’s cookbook?

We’d love to add some more cookbooks to our wish list, so leave a comment below and tell us about your favourites.

 

If you are looking for some great tips for cooking with kids, check this article out, and for more recipes that kids can cook, try one of these:

Pita Chips - an easy taste snack that the kid can cook!
Pita Chips
Chocolate Chip Mug Cookie
Microwave Chocolate Chip Mug Cookie
Easy Beef and Veggie Stir Fry - a family friendly dinner you can have on the table in 15 minutes
Beef and veggie stir fry

Basic Vanilla Cake - easy enough for the kids to cook themselves, and totally delicious!
Basic Vanilla Cake
Home-made ice pops! My kids came up with four fun flavours to make their own ice pops. Set your kids a challenge to see what flavours they can come up with!
Homemade Ice Pops
No-bake Rocky Road Cookie Bars - an easy sweet treat the kids can make!
No-bake Rocky Road Cookie Bars

 

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  1. Kate - An Everyday Story says

    We bought Sarah the AWW Cooking School for Kids book for her birthday and she absolutely loves it. The recipes have all been super yummy too.

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