4-H Camp: Food, Nutrition & Cooking
About the Activities
Living a healthy lifestyle starts with learning skills to make healthy everyday choices. Try these three fun, hands-on activities in food, nutrition, and cooking (including a few tasty recipes!) to help young kids start developing healthy habits today.
Topics: Food, Nutrition & Cooking
Grades: Pre-K-2
Brought to you by Utah State University Extension
Learn About Nutrition with Play Dough
In this activity, young kids will identify healthy foods alongside a classic children’s book and practice what they learned through a play dough-making and molding activity.
Grades: Pre-K-2
Estimated Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Money Matters
Kids will practice beginning skills in counting money and learn how to apply those skills by playing a game where they count and exchange money at the grocery store.
Grades: Pre-K-2
Estimated Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Methods & Recipes
The previous two activities lay the foundation for this fun final challenge of cooking and enjoying some healthy and tasty snacks.
Grades: Pre-K-2
Estimated Time: 30-45 minutes
Camp Memories
"For me camp offered my first tastes of freedom and independence and gave me the confidence to see I could become a different person." - Amanda, Florida 4-H Alumni
Have a favorite camp memory of your own? Share a 4-H camp memory with us on social media using #4HCamp!
Related Activities
If you enjoyed these activities, you can find more food, nutrition and cooking activities on 4-H at Home.
Shop 4-H Curriculum and Products
Shop 4-H offers university-backed curriculum, educational kits, products and supplies to expand your knowledge of cooking, food, and nutrition.
4-H Clover Cookie Cutter
Bring 4-H into your kitchen with this metal 4-H cookie cutter. This cutter makes for an excellent cooking competition or food demonstration prize.
$1.25
4-H Cooking 101
Grades: 6-12
Learn to avoid spreading germs while cooking, measure and mix ingredients, test baked goods for doneness, brown meat, and set the table for a family meal.
$10.50
4-H Clover Apron
All good cooks need an apron when they are whisking around the kitchen! Cook in style while showing your 4-H pride!
$15.95
4-H Oven Mitt
Turn up the heat in the kitchen while showing off your 4-H pride! The 4-H Oven Mitt makes a great gift for the chef in your home.
$7.95
Fresh Chefs Cooking Essentials Bundle
The Fresh Chefs Cooking Essentials Bundle helps young chefs learn their way around the kitchen. Set includes a spatula, measuring cups, and 2 Flex-it cutting boards.
$15.99
Fantastic Foods: Six Easy Bites
Grades: 3-12
This food activity guide helps kids learn about different food ingredients, characteristics, and safety issues.
$8.95
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