Are your kids aged between 3-6 years? Do they love getting messy in the kitchen? Well, you've come to the right place! We've rounded up our 10 best recipes for 3-6 year olds which include homemade sausauge rolls, banana muffins and funny face pizza...
Looking for lovely recipes for cooking with kids aged 3-6 years? You’ve come to the right place! We’ve got loads of lovely recipes for getting a bit messy in the kitchen and having fun cooking up a feast.
As part of our cooking with kids guide, we’ve rounded up our 10 best recipes for 3-6 year olds which include homemade sausage rolls, banana muffins and funny face pizzas.
Cooking is a great activity for the school holidays and a way to spend time with your child. It’s the perfect excuse to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty together!
From chocolate chip cookies to soft brown rolls, teach your kids a new skill today!
Scroll through our 10 best recipes for 3-6 year olds to get you started…
How to make sausage rolls
Sausage rolls anyone? With our step-by-step recipe you'll have these kids' favourites made in no time! Make sure they wash their hands after touching the dough and raw meat - it's a good opportunity to start to explain to them to dangers of food poisoning.
Tasks for the kids
- Rolling out the dough
- Folding the dough over the sausages
- Making prints in the dough using a plastic fork
Get the recipe: How to make sausage rolls
Jam tarts
The kids can do so much with this recipe. From sifting the flour to spooning the jam, your little ones are going to feel very proud of the end result - especially when they get to sample them too!
Tasks for the kids
- Sifting the flour
- Rubbing the butter and flour together to make breadcrumbs
- Making the pastry and kneading it
- Rolling the dough and cutting circles
- Spooning the jam into each pastry case
Get the recipe: Jam tarts
Banana muffins
If you and the kids love bananas this recipe is going to be right up your street - there's plenty of mixing and mashing to keep your little ones occupied!
Tasks for the kids
- Mixing the ingredients together
- Mashing the bananas
- Spooning the mixture into muffin cases
- Topping each cake with a sliced banana
Get the recipe: Banana muffins
Funny face pizza
These funny face pizzas are a great way to get the kids working together to make their own dinner - especially when they've got their friends round after school. Just get all the veggies chopped and then you're ready to go.
Tasks for the kids
- Making the dough
- Kneading and rolling out the dough
- Spreading the tomato sauce and sprinkling on the cheese
- Topping with a mixed of pre-chopped veggies
Get the recipe: Funny face pizza
Mary Berry’s iced fairy cakes
Get creative with these iced fairy cakes and soon your kids can be baking pros just like Mary Berry! You can take charge of the baking and they can take charge of the making - simple!
Tasks for the kids
- Mixing all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon
- Spooning the mixture into the paper cases
- Mixing the ingredients to make the icing
- Decorating the cakes
Get the recipe: Mary Berry's iced fairy cakes
Annabel Karmel’s chicken Caesar salad
This chicken salad is not only really easy to make, it's also a great way to encourage your kids to eat healthily too! Your kids can do all the hard work and all you have to do is be in charge of the oven!
Tasks for the kids
- Cut star shapes from the bread
- Mix ingredients together to make the dressing
- Divide the chicken salad and spoon into lettuce cups or wrap the chicken salad mix in a tortilla wrap
Get the recipe: Annabel Karmel's chicken Caesar salad
Cheesy scrambled eggs with bacon
Get the kids involved with scrambling eggs for an eggs and bacon feast
Tasks for the kids
- Cracking the eggs over a bowl
- Beating the eggs with a fork
- Spreading butter on the bread with a plastic butter knife or spoon
- Topping with eggs and sandwich fillers to make faces
Get the recipe: Cheesy scrambled eggs with bacon
Chocolate chip cookies
Kids just love chocolate chip cookies, so get them to make their own instead of munching on shop-bought ones. Oozing with melting chocolate and a gooey cookie dough - you'll enjoy making these as much as the kids will.
Tasks for the kids
- Beating the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon
- Mixing the rest of the ingredients together
- Rolling the cookie mixture into balls
- Popping each cookie ball onto a greaseproof baking tray
Get the recipe: Chocolate chip cookies
Phil Vickery’s caramel swirl chocolate brownies
The kids are going to love making these gooey chocolate brownies - with a wooden spoon in hand they can mix and mix until their hearts' content! (Remove any nuts from brownie recipes if cooking for smaller kids).
Tasks for the kids
- Mixing the ingredients together with a wooden spoon
- Breaking the chocolate up into pieces
- Mixing the caramel to soften it
Get the recipe: Phil Vickery's caramel swirl chocolate brownies
How to make soft brown rolls
Begin to expand your kids' cookery skills by teaching them how to make these soft brown rolls. Our simple step-by-step picture recipe will make it even easier for them.
Tasks for the kids
- Mixing the dry ingredients together
- Mixing the honey and yogurt into the dough
- Kneading and rolling out the dough
- Shaping the dough
Get the recipe: How to make soft brown rolls
Where to next?- More recipes to cook with the kids
- Animal cupcakes - the kids will love them!