Food Handler certified instructors
Everything for a hands-on session, delivered to your space.
Choose by the space you have: a kitchen or tables only.
Ready to teach the moment we arrive
Instructors, plus an assistant from 11 children
All ingredients and utensils
Equipment, gloves and aprons
Tables if needed
Setup and cleanup
We arrive early for setup and leave the space clean.
Kitchen access or a room with tables
Please make sure the space is ready before we arrive — it helps the workshop start on time.
Kitchen access (oven, stove, sink) for cooking menus
Or a room with tables for the no-cook format
Access to water for handwashing
A group of curious young cooks
Leave your details — we’ll confirm availability and help you choose menu, drink, and theme.
Cookiddoo brings hands-on cooking workshops to community centres, day camps, libraries, faith communities and youth clubs across Ottawa. Book one workshop for a theme day, or a short 4–6 week or 8–10 week series. Children cook in small groups with Food Handler certified instructors, and we bring everything and clean up.
For an open house, a festival or another event on City property, the permit and food-safety deadlines are set out in our planning guide for family days and public events in Ottawa.
Measuring and following a recipe, kitchen safety and hygiene, teamwork and tidying the workspace. Knife skills are taught from age 7.
Yes. Our instructors come to your community centre, library, faith hall or club room anywhere in Ottawa or Gatineau with ingredients, tools and aprons, teach the workshop and clean up afterwards.
Yes. Camps book a one-time workshop for a theme day or a short series across the season. Tell us the camp dates, group size and ages and we plan the sessions.
Session length follows the age of the group: about 45 minutes for the youngest kids (up to age 5), 60–75 minutes for ages 5–9, 75 minutes for ages 9–12 and 75–90 minutes for ages 12–15.
Up to 10 children per instructor. We add an assistant from 11 children, and one session can include up to 30 children.
We use a no-cook format that needs tables only: no-bake recipes, food assembly, decorating and nutrition education. With an oven and stove we can also run menus such as pizza, pasta or cupcakes.
Workshops and series are quoted by the number of sessions, group size and location. Send the details through the form and we reply with a proposal.
Our instructors are Food Handler certified and follow nut-free protocols. Share allergy information before the first session.
The format is the same as our school & daycare programs, planned around a recreation schedule. Schools can also book a curriculum-linked cooking workshop in their own classroom.
Other formats: mobile cooking parties & workshops in Ottawa, kids cooking station for corporate and public events.