Little Cooks Club Helderberg

Little Cooks Club was established in April 2006 in Rivonia, Johannesburg, South Africa by Christine Phillips. Through our interesting, educational and hands-on cooking programmes, we teach families about healthy food choices and provide them with an appreciation of good food by having fun while learning an important life skill. We believe in a holistic approach to wellbeing and encourage exercisin

g, using home grown produce and living a balanced life, along with healthy eating. Many educational skills are covered in the programme:
Language skills: terminology, foods, equipment and following instructions
Tactile: the sense of touch is a very important sense to develop for little ones
Maths skills: measuring, weighing and counting
Colours, shapes, textures and art
Science: how the properties of food change
Social skills: teamwork which encourages self-esteem
Fine Motor Skills when cutting, mixing, mashing, separating, rolling and pouring. All this happens under the guidance of the teacher and the parent/child minder. A series of cooking classes for parents and domestic workers focusing on healthy but simple recipes for the entire family is also available. The intention with these family recipes is to keep families connected through food. For more information and feedback from parents check out the website.