4-H Cooking Activities
Explore fun, diverse cooking activities for kids.
4-H Cooking Activities
4-H is committed to providing fun, hands-on activities that will inspire your child to continue doing and learning all year long. That’s why we’re sharing three educational activities that combine cooking, food diversity, and food science to show kids that healthy living can be fun, creative, and tasty. Try one or all three activities below to get started.
Start with the 4-H Pledge
I pledge my head to clearer thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service,
and my health to better living,
for my club, my community, my country, and my world.
Visiting Our Small World
Grades: 4 - 6
Available in Shop 4-H Curriculum: Food, Culture and Reading
Over the years, people from all around the world have come to the US, bringing with them their culture, religion, stories, celebrations and heritage. In this activity, kids will learn about cultural diversity by exploring the foods commonly served in your family’s home and researching where they originated.
Cheesy Broccoli and Ranch Smashed Potatoes
Grades: 3 - 5
Available in Shop 4-H Curriculum: Learn, Grow, Eat and Go!
Kids are more likely to eat vegetables if they have opportunities to taste and experience them in different, fun ways. In this activity, kids will make a simple recipe using fresh or frozen broccoli.
Top It!
Grades: 3 - 5
Available in Shop 4-H Curriculum: Food, Culture and Reading
In this activity, kids can be creative with different pizza toppings to invent unique “multicultural pizzas” made on whole-wheat pitas. Try these recipes at home and share them with others!
Related Activities
If you enjoyed these activities, you can find more cooking, food, and nutrition activities on 4-H at Home.
Shop 4-H Curriculum and Products
Shop4-H.org offers university-backed curriculum, educational kits, products and supplies to expand your knowledge of cooking, food, and nutrition.
4-H Clover Cookie Cutter
The only thing better than cookies? Clover-shaped, 4-H-made cookies. 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 how 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. The curriculum comes as loose-leaf paper to make it easier for youth to pull out recipes.
$10.05
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!
Available in green or white.
$16.99
iCook: Cooking, Eating & Playing Together
Grades: 4-6
Developed by professionals at American land-grant universities, this digital program includes eight 2-hour sessions of instruction to help you learn the ins and outs of cooking and nutrition.
$21.00
Fresh Chefs Cooking Essentials Bundle
Get cooking with the Fresh Chefs Cooking Essentials Bundle. This kit helps your aspiring chef learn their way around the kitchen, with tools designed especially for them. This set includes a spatula, measuring cup set, and 2 Flex-it cutting boards.
$15.99
Fantastic Foods: Six Easy Bites
Grades: 3-12
This food activity guide helps 4-Hers learn about different food ingredients, food characteristics, and food safety issues.
$8.95