Cooking Kids

My kids’ cooking club was this last Friday and our theme was pumpkins and popcorn. The kids had a blast with this theme because the food was sweet and easy to make. Here’s what we made:
S’mores Popcorn:
1 bag of popcorn
1 box of teddy grahams
1 bag of mini marshmallows
1 bag mini chocolate chips

Supply all ingredients in separate bowls on the table. Give the kids a plastic bag and let them mix all the ingredients together. Have them shake the bag to mix it up. (This was the favorite part)

Fall Popcorn
1 bag of popcorn
1 bag of mixed fall candy (candy corns, pumpkins etc.)
1 jar marshamallow creme

Supply ingredients in separate bowls, or if you have a large group, pass the candy bag around and let each kid pour a little into the large bowl. Put all ingredients in a bowl, cover with marshmallow creme, and refrigerate while you make the rest of the food. This is also a good recipe for popcorn balls that doesn’t require cooking, just make it ahead of time and let the kids shape it. I sent this snack home in a baggie with the kids.

Pumpkin Spice Spread:
1 pkg. softened cream cheese
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. canned pumpkin
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 container Cool Whip

Put all ingredients except Cool Whip into a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Fold in Cool Whip and serve with cinnamon bread or other breakfast type bread. I gave each kid an ingredient to put in the bowl, beat it myself, and then had two more kids fold in the Cool Whip.

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
1 pkg. prepared sugar cookies
Orange icing
Candy corns
M&M’s
Mini chocolate chips

I saved some of the chocolate chips and candy corns from the fall popcorn recipe for this. Give each kid a cookie, plastic spoon with icing, and the candies. Let them decorate a pumpkin (or anything they want.)

That was what we did for pumpkins and popcorn. Next month’s theme is turkey tracks.
Here’s a pic from our club:

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