Hobbies And Interests
Interesting and Educational Cooking Games
Group cooking activities and games can be a great way to teach girls about healthy eating habits. Organize a party with cooking games that teach nutritional concepts. Play the game of "Ingredient Challenge". Choose four to five healthy ingredients from each of the major food groups and have each girl create a recipe with these ingredients. The girls vote on their favorite recipes according to the healthiness and deliciousness of the dish. Cook the winning recipes together and enjoy the party.
Food Games and Crafts
Plan a supervised baking party for the kids with creative games and food crafts. Have a themed cupcake decorating contest. Divide the girls into teams and designate each with a theme, such as princesses, fairies, flowers or whatever they choose. Give the girls a set number of pre-baked cupcakes, colored icing and decorating tools. The best cupcakes get a prize.
Online Games
Online cooking games are a fun and safe way for girls to practice their culinary skills. Many sites exist for all age levels that allow girls to mix, chop, bake and fry and create fantastical concoctions of their own design. The simple "Make a Birthday Cake for my Dog" game lets girls choose a pet dog and create a cake from a variety of ingredients. Click on "your" dog, choose a cake shape and click to add flavors, colors and toppings. Girls can also create a pizza online with dozens of unusual toppings, play "muffin madness" or decorate a 6 foot high wedding cake -- all safely and virtually.
Hands-On Games for Young Girls
Cooking games can be fun and interesting for the youngest girls. Preschoolers learn basic counting concepts and develop fine motor skills through cooking games. Bake a batch of cookies with nuts or chocolate chunks and let the girls count the pieces as you add them to the batter. Make a game of tactile activities like pounding or molding dough. Create picture flash cards of different foods and the basic food groups and have the girls match the foods to the right group. The children can be rewarded with small samples or treats like licking the cake spoon.