The Kidz Kitchen of NJ

The Kidz Kitchen of NJ Where Cooking & Communication Go Hand in Hand (Cooking Classes for ages 8-16)

FALL I & II classes are open in The Kidz Kitchen of NJ and spots are filling quickly!All afternoon classes have SOLD OUT...
08/29/2026

FALL I & II classes are open in The Kidz Kitchen of NJ and spots are filling quickly!

All afternoon classes have SOLD OUT however there is still room in the morning classes for ages 8 to 12.

Register on our website to get your spot! Our students will be learning how to make some back to school breakfast, lunch and snack foods as well as seasonal favorites! We can't wait to see you in The Kidz Kitchen this fall! https://www.thekidzkitchen.com/classes

🍂👩‍🍳 FALL CLASSES ARE OPEN! 👨‍🍳🍂The Kidz Kitchen is back in the kitchen this fall, and registration is officially OPEN! ...
08/23/2026

🍂👩‍🍳 FALL CLASSES ARE OPEN! 👨‍🍳🍂

The Kidz Kitchen is back in the kitchen this fall, and registration is officially OPEN! 🎉

Our Saturday classes are designed to give kids the chance to cook, create, build confidence, and have fun while learning real kitchen skills.

🥄 Two Saturday sessions:
👩‍🍳 10:00–11:30 AM — Ages 8–12
👨‍🍳 12:00–1:30 PM — Ages 10–15

CHECK WEBSITE FOR CLASS DATES AND PRICING

This fall, we’ll be helping our junior chefs get back-to-school ready with delicious, practical recipes! They’ll learn breakfast recipes that can be prepared ahead of time, fun and nutritious after-school snacks, and seasonal dishes that celebrate the flavors of fall and the upcoming holiday season.

📅 Fall class details are now available on our website and in the links in the bio. WWW.THEKIDZKITCHEN.COM/CLASSES

Spots are limited, so book early to make sure your junior chef gets a spot in the kitchen!

We can't wait to cook with you this fall! 🍁🥣❤️

☀️ After a summer of baking in the kitchen, it’s time to bake in the sunshine. We’re officially on summer break! 🌊😎After...
08/16/2026

☀️ After a summer of baking in the kitchen, it’s time to bake in the sunshine. We’re officially on summer break! 🌊😎

After an incredibly busy and exciting summer filled with camps, cooking, creativity, and so many amazing Junior Chefs, The Kidz Kitchen is taking a little time to pause, recharge, and enjoy a much-needed break! 🏖️💙

But don’t worry… we’ll be back in the kitchen very soon! 👩‍🍳🍳

🍎🥪🍓 FALL CLASSES WILL BE OPENING IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS!!! Keep an eye on your inbox and our website because classes fill quickly!

This fall, our Junior Chefs will be focusing on:
✨ Back-to-school breakfasts, lunches and snacks
🍂 Seasonal recipes
👩‍🍳 And, of course, lots of hands-on cooking fun!

We’ll see you back in The Kidz Kitchen this September! ☀️🌊

🎂 Celebrating a Birthday by Giving Back! ❤️August is Chef Rose’s birthday month, so we couldn’t think of a more meaningf...
08/14/2026

🎂 Celebrating a Birthday by Giving Back! ❤️

August is Chef Rose’s birthday month, so we couldn’t think of a more meaningful way to celebrate than by giving back to our community! During our final camp of the summer, our Junior Chefs and Assistant Chef volunteers took part in a very special Birthday Cake Kit Donation Project benefiting HomeFront HomeFront, Inc.

But what exactly is a Birthday Cake Kit? 🎉

It’s everything someone needs to celebrate a birthday, including:
🍰 Cake mix
🎂 Frosting
✨ Sprinkles
🕯️ Candles
🍳 A cake pan
🎉a birthday card
🧴 Nonstick cooking spray
🥤 And the secret ingredient—a can of soda!

The soda is the magic! Our Junior Chefs made one of these cakes during camp to discover how the leaveners in the cake mix interact with the carbonation in the soda to create a light and airy cake—without butter, oil, eggs, or milk. It was a delicious science experiment AND a lesson in how simple ingredients can bring so much joy! 🧪🍰

Our Junior Chefs were so generous, donating everything needed to create and package 12 complete birthday cake kits. Yesterday we worked together to package everything up and get the kits ready for delivery.

Today, Chef Rose delivered the kits to HomeFront, an organization dedicated to ending homelessness and helping families achieve housing stability and long-term self-sufficiency. The kits were received with such joy and gratitude by the wonderful people at HomeFront. ❤️

Giving back to our community is a BIG part of the mission of The Kidz Kitchen, and we truly couldn’t think of a more perfect way to celebrate Chef Rose’s birthday month!

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU, Junior Chefs, for celebrating my birthday with me in such a meaningful way. Your kindness, generosity, teamwork, and willingness to help others made this birthday extra special. 💕🎂

What a beautiful way to end our summer together! 👩‍🍳❤️

🍝🇮🇹 **Arrividerci Summer Camp 2026!** 🍝🇮🇹Today was the **final class of Pasta Party Camp** in The Kidz Kitchen—and the f...
08/13/2026

🍝🇮🇹 **Arrividerci Summer Camp 2026!** 🍝🇮🇹

Today was the **final class of Pasta Party Camp** in The Kidz Kitchen—and the final summer camp of 2026!! 🎉

Our Junior Chefs took on the challenge of **homemade ravioli completely from scratch!** 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

They made their own pasta dough, rolled it out into thin, long sheets, prepared the filling, and then carefully filled and sealed each ravioli. And then they learned how to use a new pasta tool to create those beautiful **wavy edges**! ✨

It took a little patience, precision, and A LOT of teamwork, but our Junior Chefs rose to the challenge. And the result? **Over 100 homemade ravioli!** 🤩🍝

We finished our day with a creamy, refreshing **Orange Creamsicle Shake**—the perfect sweet ending to an incredible week. 🍊🥤

We have absolutely loved spending time with these wonderful students throughout our 2026 summer camps. We hope to see them back in the kitchen for **fall classes and future summer camps!** 👩‍🍳💛

Thank you to all of our Junior Chefs and their families for making this summer so special. **What a summer it has been!** 🎉🍝

🍝 PASTA PARTY CAMP — DAY 3! 🇮🇹What a delicious and educational day in The Kidz Kitchen! Today our Junior Chefs traveled ...
08/12/2026

🍝 PASTA PARTY CAMP — DAY 3! 🇮🇹

What a delicious and educational day in The Kidz Kitchen! Today our Junior Chefs traveled to Northern Italy as we made pillowy potato gnocchi, Caprese skewers with balsamic reduction, and a simple homemade tomato sauce from scratch. ❤️🤍💚

Our chefs were introduced to several kitchen tools they had never used before, including a kitchen scale, potato ricer, and gnocchi board. They learned how each tool plays an important role in creating the perfect gnocchi!

We weighed our ingredients, riced tender potatoes, and worked together to create a soft potato dough. Then came the fun part—rolling, cutting, and shaping our gnocchi into those classic little ridges that help hold onto all that delicious sauce. 😋

We also talked about where gnocchi comes from in Italy and why potatoes became especially popular in the cooler, mountainous regions of Northern Italy, where the climate is well suited for growing them. 🇮🇹

For a beautiful side, our chefs assembled Caprese skewers with tomatoes, fresh basil, and mozzarella—the colors of the Italian flag! 🇮🇹 We made a balsamic reduction by gently boiling balsamic vinegar until it transformed into a thick, sweet-tangy syrup to drizzle over our skewers.

And of course, we couldn't have gnocchi without sauce! Our chefs made a super-simple homemade tomato sauce completely from scratch, learning how a few fresh ingredients can come together to create something delicious.

Today was about so much more than cooking. Our Junior Chefs practiced measuring, following directions, kitchen vocabulary, using new equipment, teamwork, and building confidence with unfamiliar tools and techniques.

What a great day of learning, cooking, and exploring Italy in The Kidz Kitchen!

🍝 PASTA PARTY — DAY 2! 🍝Today was all about Mise en Place, Knife Skills & Fresh Flavors! 🔪🥕🌿Our Junior Chefs had a busy ...
08/11/2026

🍝 PASTA PARTY — DAY 2! 🍝
Today was all about Mise en Place, Knife Skills & Fresh Flavors! 🔪🥕🌿

Our Junior Chefs had a busy and delicious day in The Kidz Kitchen as we made Pasta Primavera with Farfalle and Panzanella Salad!

🌱 Pasta Primavera
Although Pasta Primavera is actually an Italian-American dish rather than an authentic Italian recipe, we still got to make an Italian connection! Our farfalle pasta comes from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. We talked about how primavera means springtime in Italian—and our dish certainly looked like spring with all of the colorful vegetables we prepared!

The campers practiced their knife skills by cutting vegetables into different sizes, shapes, and textures, then brought everything together with a bright, fresh lemony dressing. 🍋🥦🫑

👩‍🍳 Mise en Place!
One of today's biggest lessons was learning the culinary term mise en place, which means “everything in its place.” Our Junior Chefs did A LOT of mise en place today as they measured, chopped, organized, and prepared all of their ingredients before cooking. They learned that being prepared and organized in the kitchen makes cooking safer, easier, and more successful!

🍅 Panzanella Salad
We also traveled to Tuscany with a traditional Panzanella Salad. The name is often translated as “bread in a bowl,” and we learned how Tuscan peasants historically used stale bread, vegetables, and dressing to create a hearty salad rather than letting food go to waste. 🥖🍅🥒

From knife skills to organization, vocabulary to regional food history, our Junior Chefs were learning SO much while creating two beautiful dishes.

Address

The Kidz Kitchen Of NJ 3715 E. State Street Ext
Mercerville, NJ
08619

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Kidz Kitchen of NJ posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category