Best Online Cooking Classes For Kids

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Why We Chose It: Tiny Chefs is our pick for the best overall cooking class because of its variety of offerings including monthly and annual memberships[ live, one-time individual classes; and private one-on-one lessons. There is an option to suit every need.

Though Tiny Chefs' offerings might take some time to read through and compare, parents can choose from special live classes, enrichment classes, virtual private events such as birthdays, private classes, online courses, and a membership club. 

The premium membership club is $450 annually or $50 monthly. Annual members can attend virtual lessons and cooking series for free. Monthly members receive the recorded videos of the classes a week after each scheduled class but can receive a coupon code if they want to attend the live version. Classes are listed for $32.

Recipes can be made at the family’s leisure, and each recipe has an instructional video, shopping list, lesson plan, quiz, and several activities. Sample recipes include BBQ chicken, oven-baked fries, and dishes from Greece, France, and Mexico. Tiny Chefs does offer various types of themed classes and courses; however, baking classes are offered frequently.

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Why We Chose It: Who said you can’t get kids in the kitchen young? The Kids’ Table offers live, virtual cooking classes for kids ages 2 to 14, making this our top pick for families with younger children.

Looking for a way to get involved in the kitchen with your little one? Families with children as young as two years old can sign up for one of The Kids’ Table’s single cooking classes or a series geared towards kids of all ages. The mission of these classes is to have kids learn valuable culinary skills, enjoy a fun, hands-on activity, and be inspired to expand their taste buds.

Virtual classes from this Chicago-based cooking school focus on vegetarian recipes like Butternut Squash Ravioli & Insalata Mista and Sweet Potato Red Lentil Curry & Coconut Cream Pie. This can be a plus if you are looking for a way to include more plant-based meals in your kitchen; however, if you are not used to vegetarian dishes, you may want to try a single class first before signing up for a series.

A single class costs $18 per session, a six-week series is $93, and there is a 10% discount for sibling registration.

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Why We Chose It: Ever wish you could turn the dinner prep over to your teen? With Home Cooking New York’s virtual classes, you can rest easy knowing your teen will be preparing most of the dinner for you and your family.

Home Cooking New York was founded by a former food editor from Martha Stewart Living. Based in Manhattan, Home Cooking New York offers 90-minute live Zoom cooking classes from the comfort of your own home. You can choose from a diverse set of menus, all of which can be tailored to your family’s eating habits.

Each 90-minute class is $50 (which includes all family members) and is limited to 12 households, allowing kids to interact with the teacher. Shopping lists and recipe packets are sent upon registration to a class to allow time to shop, prep, and review. Sushi rolls are just one example of a wide variety of dishes featured.

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Why We Chose It: Already have a chef-in-training in the family? Kids Cook Real Food is our choice for cooking classes designed for kids with a higher skill level.

Kids Cook Real Food is an e-course designed to teach valuable cooking skills to kids at every level. Parents can choose access to a VIP Membership that includes access to all three levels of the e-course (ideal for families with more than one child) or a Single Level Membership (ideal for purchasing for one child who has already mastered the beginner or intermediate skills). Course offerings range in price from $25 for individual Skill Lab courses to $149.95 for the All-Access VIP Membership, so there is something available for every budget.

Compared to many other cooking classes that teach new recipes, the Kids Cook Real Food e-course focuses more on crafting kitchen skills. A few examples of the skills kids will learn in the advanced course curriculum are knife skills, stovetop safety, scrambling and frying eggs, and cooking dry beans. One mom reviewed this course, saying, “My kids are really engaged with the course material, and being able to make contributions in the kitchen increases their feeling of significance and decreases my frustration.”

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Why We Chose It: The Dynamite Shop takes our pick for the best live experience thanks to the experienced teachers, limited class size, and variety of class offerings.

The Dynamite Shop is an online culinary school and social club empowering kids to get dinner done. After having to pivot from in-person classes in their Brooklyn studio, The Dynamite Shop has exploded in popularity as the go-to site for interactive, live cooking classes over Zoom.

Founded by two powerhouse women in the food industry, the company's goal is to help the rising generation of cooks find their niche in food, celebrate the diversity of our communities and the wider world, and develop positive relationships around food.

The core curriculum is the Dynamite Dinner Club, where kids gather on Zoom to cook dinner for their families and learn real-life cooking skills in the process.

Each class is $30 if you commit to the semester (payment plan available) or $40 for drop-ins. Semesters span 14 weeks, and as a bonus, semester students receive a 25% discount on weekend workshop classes. The goal of these classes is to learn fundamental culinary skills through the lens of home cooking.

From cheesy baked pasta to rainbow grain bowls, vegetable-packed fried rice, and hearty soups, students do not just follow recipes; they learn essential techniques that empower them in the kitchen and encourage them to be intuitive, creative cooks.