- 16.10.2026
Homeschool families in Ottawa can book Cookiddoo cooking classes during the school day, when studios and community programs are usually full of preschoolers or closed. We run hands-on workshops at your home, your co-op’s venue or a community centre in Ottawa and Gatineau: one-time classes or a series of 4 to 10 weeks, for ages 4 to 15, in English or French. Every child cooks a full recipe from scratch and eats it, and the lesson brings in maths, science and reading along the way.
What a homeschool cooking series covers
Our series follow the same structure as our school and daycare programs: each week builds a skill and ends with a dish. Typical topics:
- Kitchen safety and hygiene, knife skills from age 7
- Doughs: pizza, fresh pasta, quick breads
- Sauces and cooking on the stove
- Baking and decorating
- Planning a balanced plate with Canada’s food guide
Where cooking fits in your curriculum
| Subject | What kids do in the kitchen |
|---|---|
| Maths | Measuring with cups and grams, halving and doubling a recipe, reading oven time |
| Science | Yeast making dough rise, emulsions in a dressing, heat changing texture |
| Language | Reading a procedure in order, writing their own recipe card |
| Health | Food groups, handwashing, safe temperatures, reading allergy labels |
| Social studies | Dishes from other countries: Italian pasta, Japanese-style bowls, Mexican flavours |
Groups by age
We split mixed-age co-ops into age bands, or keep siblings together and split tasks inside one group:
- 4–5: mixing, pouring, shaping and decorating; shorter sessions of about 45 minutes.
- 5–9: following a recipe step by step, first knife work from 7.
- 9–12: full recipes, the stove with supervision, timing two dishes.
- 12–15: planning a menu, cooking it start to finish; see also teen cooking classes.
One instructor works with up to 10 children; we add an assistant from the 11th, and a session can take up to 30 children.
What the host needs
- A table or counter with power and water, and room for the group.
- A stove and oven only if the chosen menu needs them; without a kitchen we run a no-cook format with no-bake recipes, assembly and decorating.
We bring the ingredients, tools, aprons and portable equipment, and we clean up. Series pricing follows our group program rates listed on the Schools & Daycares page; for a single class at home, send the date and the number of kids for a quote. The travel fee is arranged individually depending on location.
Frequently asked questions
Do you run classes during school hours?
Yes. Daytime slots on weekdays are a good fit for homeschool groups. Send your preferred day and time.
Can we book a series for our co-op?
Yes: one-time workshops or a series of 4 to 10 weeks at your venue in Ottawa or Gatineau.
Can siblings of different ages join one class?
Yes. Tasks are split by age inside the group, so a 6-year-old and a 12-year-old cook the same recipe at their own level.
Can classes be in French?
Yes, we teach in English and French.
How many children can join?
Up to 10 per instructor, an assistant from the 11th child, and up to 30 children in one session.
Do you handle allergies?
Yes. Tell us about every allergy when you book; we plan the menu around them and confirm with you before the class.
Can a homeschooled child join the evening course?
Yes. The evening course is open to kids aged 8 to 13. Dates are on the course page.
Ready to cook with us?
We bring a 2-hour kids cooking party to your home in Ottawa or Gatineau — ages 4–15, $485 for 8 kids.
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