Food Exploration Workshops
Please note: Due to Covid-19, group workshops are on hold until further notice.
Junior Foodie Classes - Parent-Child Workshops
Designed to foster happy, healthy relationships between kids and their food.
Whether you have a preschooler experiencing hesitancy around food, or a little foodie who's keen to learn more, these classes are perfect.
Bookings closed
What's involved?
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The program consists of weekly parent-child group classes during school term
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For children aged 3–6
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Designed & facilitated by university-qualified nutritionist, Kate Curtis, who has specialised training in helping fussy eaters and problem feeders
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Each session focuses on sparking curiosity and making food fun. This is achieved through a mix of sensory exploration, cooking and play in a relaxed and supportive environment
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Each week, we learn about and explore a different seasonal food, with a creative cooking session to finish the term
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Equipment and food provided.
Benefits:
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The workshops help children develop positive relationships with food – an essential for healthy eating.
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Early food experiences shape future food preferences and eating behaviours. By attending you help your child establish a preventive approach to good health.
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The program incorporates evidence-based strategies that help children gain interest in foods and encourage them to want to explore foods for themselves, taking the pressure off everyone.
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Children gain knowledge, life skills and a greater appreciation for food.
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Cooking with your kids at home is fun, right!? Well, not everybody agrees. The sessions save you the planning, set-up and cleaning associated with food-related activities in the home.
Classes proposed to resume as restrictions ease. To stay updated, please register your interest below.