Kids Holiday Cooking Classes
(2021 June/July Boot Camps)
Would you like your kids to learn some practical life skills and discover their hidden culinary talents during the upcoming school holidays in June & July? This 2-day Culinary Skills Boot Camp by Food Playground x Elle & Vire* is the perfect launchpad to help learners achieve the following:
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand food hygiene and food preparation basics
2. Learn to prepare and cook authentic recipes from scratch
3. Learn a variety of cooking and baking techniques
4. Learn how to incorporate healthier ingredients in recipes
5. Learn important life skills like empathy and kindness
This course will be conducted at our own fully equipped cooking studio in Chinatown. Each class will have an intimate learning environment with a ratio of 1 instructor to 4 learners. Upon completion, each student will receive an apron, certificate of achievement as well as lots of wonderful memories to bring home!
*Elle & Vire is well-established in the heart of Normandy in France, using its dairy know-how to manufacture French cream, butter and dairy specialities. Since 1975, being one of the pioneers in inventing the first UHT whipping cream, Elle & Vire brand meets the needs of high standards for professional food industrial users and ease of use for home users, developing real expertise in the production of dairy products. For spreading, cooking, baking or pastry, Elle & Vire Butter and Creams can be used whatever the need by those who loves to cook and bake, adding that extra special touch to dishes, Choosing to indulge in Elle & Vire desserts is choosing its Normandy know-how, quality fresh milk from France and plenty of other quality ingredients for a pure gourmet moment! Visit Elle & Vire's facebook page for more details
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(Ideal for 7-10 years old)
Here's a brief program sequence of the Junior Boot Camp:
Day 1 (Half-Day)
9:00am: Welcome and introduction
9:15am: Food hygiene/preparation lecture
9:45am: Learn recipe #1: Milo Dinosaur Tiramisu
10:30am: Learn recipe #2: Japanese Bento
12:00pm: Lunch (Enjoy your bento and tiramisu!)
12:30pm: Session ends
Day 2 (Half-Day)
9:00am: Food hygiene recap
9:30am: Learn recipe #3: Cheese Cupcakes
10:30am: Learn recipe #4: Pizza dough from scratch
11:15am: Prepare pizza ingredients and bake pizza
11:45am: Lunch (Enjoy your pizza and cupcakes!)
12:15pm: Debrief & Closing, Certificate presentation
12:30pm: Boot Camp ends
Ideal For: Students between 7 years old and 10 years old looking for hands-on enrichment activities during the school holidays
Total Duration: 7 hours (Day 1:3.5 hours & Day 2:3.5 hours)
Rate: 240 SGD/pax NETT (10% discount for booking of 2 or more)
We only use Halal-certified ingredients and all our utensils have never handled pork since inception, so Muslim participants are most welcome to join. If your children have any other dietary restrictions or food allergies, please let us know at the time of booking so we can make the necessary adjustments.
We will be running a total of 5 sessions over the months of June and July to cater to both the local schools and international schools, so this will give you more flexibility in planning your schedule for your kids.
UPDATE: In view of the evolving COVID-19 situation and in line with tightened safe management measures announced on 14th May, we have cancelled the sessions between 1st June and 13th June. Participants will also be cooking in groups of 2 pax per workstation and each group will be kept 1m apart to ensure safe distancing. Also, participants will not be allowed to unmask throughout the entire activity. Please be assured that the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that all participants have a safe yet enjoyable experience.
Teens Boot Camp
(Ideal for 11-15 years old)
Here's a brief program sequence of the Teens Boot Camp:
Day 1 (Full-Day)
9:00am: Welcome and introduction
9:15am: Food hygiene/preparation lecture
10:00am: Learn recipe #1: Roselle Tea & Jam
11:00am: Learn recipe #2: Rustic Pizza
12:30pm: Lunch (Enjoy your pizza and roselle tea!)
1:15pm: Rest & relax
1:45pm: Learn recipe #3: English Scones
3:00pm: Tea Break (Enjoy your scones with roselle jam)
3:30pm: Learn recipe #4: Jelly Hearts Cheesecake
5:00pm: Session ends
Day 2 (Full-Day)
9:00am: Briefing and food hygiene recap
9:30am Learn recipe #5: Hand-made pasta from scratch
11:00am Cook pasta aglio olio
12:00pm Lunch (Enjoy your pasta aglio olio!)
1:00pm Rest & relax
1:30pm: Learn recipe #6: Chocolate-chip cookies
3:00pm: Learn recipe #7: Butter cookies
4:30pm: Debrief and closing, Certificate presentation
5:00pm: Boot Camp ends
Ideal For: Students between 11 years old and 15 years old looking for hands-on enrichment activities during the school holidays
Total Duration: 16 hours (Day 1:8 hours & Day 2:8 hours)
Rate: 400 SGD/pax NETT (10% discount for booking of 2 or more)
We only use Halal-certified ingredients and all our utensils have never handled pork since inception, so Muslim participants are most welcome to join. If your children have any other dietary restrictions or food allergies, please let us know at the time of booking so we can make the necessary adjustments.
We will be running a total of 2 sessions over the months of July to cater to the international schools, so we hope this will give you more flexibility in planning your schedule for your kids.
UPDATE: In view of the evolving COVID-19 situation and in line with tightened safe management measures announced on 14th May, we have cancelled the local school sessions between 1st June and 13th June. Participants will also be cooking in groups of 2 pax per workstation and each group will be kept 1m apart to ensure safe distancing. Also, participants will not be allowed to unmask throughout the entire activity. Please be assured that the necessary measures will be taken to ensure that all participants have a safe yet enjoyable experience.
