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4 Places Where Kids Get Cooking

Children’s Museum of Denver Marsico Campus

Little ones and their parents can explore cooking through the classes held in the Children’s Museum of Denver’s Teaching Kitchen each day. Participants of all ages step up to the kid-sized counter, use age-appropriate tools and fresh ingredients and learn a simple recipe. Daily classes are included with admission, and a sign- up sheet is posted outside the Kitchen each morning. 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver. 303-433-7444

Centered Cooking + Dance Studio

Dianne Morin teaches kids healthy eating, kitchen safety and cooking fundamentals through her cooking classes, and incorporates dance exercise to show them how to keep their bodies fit. In the classes, everyone tastes the ingredients and the final meal, and learns how food supports the human body. She also offers an event that teaches sports teams and parents how to create snacks and meals for athletes. 1050 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Unit P, Lakewood. 720-519-1962

Uncorked Kitchen

Uncorked Kitchen wants the whole family in the kitchen, participating in the creation of delicious, nutritious meals and making great memories that come from cooking together. Their kid and teen classes run in five-week sessions and each week students bring home a meal they’ve created to share with the family. Uncorked Kitchen also offers birthday parties and spring break and summer camps. 8171 S. Chester St., Suite A, Centennial. 720-907-3838

Sticky Fingers Cooking School

No matter where you live, Sticky Fingers Cooking is close by, or it could be. The mobile kids’ cooking school holds hands-on cooking classes and camps, featuring kid-friendly recipes, in schools around town. You can also request that a class be set up at your school or host a birthday party in your home or at Stir Cooking School in Denver. Various locations. 303-648-4078

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