Looking for a fun way to teach your kids how to cook? These free printable recipe cards for kids feature tried-and-true recipes with simple instructions and ingredients that kids can make with the help of an adult.
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If you’ve been looking for ways to get your kids in the kitchen, these printable recipe cards are a great starting point! They include 6 kid-friendly recipes with simple instructions and ingredients that kids can make with their parents.
Learning to cook is a wonderful bonding activity for families, and it’s also a great way for kids to build their confidence and learn useful skills that will follow them for the rest of their lives. My 9-year-old was really excited about these recipe cards, and immediately printed them out so that we could cook together!
Why You’ll Love This Printable
- Tried-and-true recipes: All of the recipes featured on these recipe cards are recipes that my family and I have made many times, so you can trust that they’ll work. (Several of them are featured on my food blog, The Cunning Kitchen—feel free to take a look if you need more ideas!)
- Simple ingredients: You’ll only need 4 to 5 ingredients to make each of these recipes, which means you can spend less time gathering ingredients and more time making memories. I also made sure that all recipes had a nut-free alternative in case your children or their classmates have food allergies.
- Family bonding activity: Cooking is a fantastic way to bond as a family while teaching your kids a valuable life skill that they will be using for decades to come! Make these recipes with your kids to help them build up their confidence.
- Kid-friendly: Every ingredient you’ll need to make these recipes is illustrated with a picture so that younger kids can join in on the fun. If you have older kids at home, they should be able to do most of the steps without any help.
Looking for more simple activities for kids? Check out these Screen-Free Activities, this Fizzy Moon Sand or these Free Coloring Bookmarks!
Do More Cooking Together as a Family!
Cooking is not only a great way to bond as a family, but it is also great for building kids’ confidence and teaching them many useful skills, including sequencing, taking measurements, and reading and following instructions.
If you’re looking for more recipes to make with your kids, Raddish Kids delivers monthly kits to your doorstep that include illustrated recipe guides, kitchen tools, ingredient lists, activities and games to help your child have fun in the kitchen. These kits are perfect for kids aged 4 to 14, and you can choose from multiple themes to better suit your child’s interests.
You can even grab a subscription to their online recipe club, Radish+, in order to gain immediate access to hundreds of step-by-step illustrated recipes for kids. (Or, get online access for free when you subscribe to one of their monthly kits!)
Check out Radish Kids here and choose a kit that is perfect for your family.
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Printing Instructions
Once you have downloaded the PDF files to your computer, you can print each page on a separate sheet of US Letter-sized paper (8.5 x 11 inches) and cut along the dotted line to create two separate recipe cards.
Note: While these pages were designed in US Letter format, you can print them on A4 paper by adjusting the “Scale to Fit” setting on your printer to ensure that none of the printable area is being cut off.
How to Preserve Your Recipe Cards
After printing and cutting your recipe cards, consider laminating them using a thermal laminator in order to make them more durable. Depending on your preference, you can either laminate each recipe separately or laminate two cards together so that both the front and back of the card shows a different recipe.
More Things to Cook with Kids
Looking for more things to cook with your kids? Try some these recipes:
- Smoothie
- Animal crackers
- Nachos
- Fruit salad
- Fruit dip
- Fruit roll-ups
- Frozen yogurt bites
- S’mores
- Pinwheels
- Banana bread
- Pita chips
- Cookies
- Ants on a log
- Fruit gummies
- Trail mix
- Popsicles
Frequently Asked Questions
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