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School Break Programs

Fall, Winter, & Spring Break Activities for Kids in Beverly, MA

School Break Cooking Programs, for ages 4-13, are an ideal opportunity for gaining kitchen confidence, learning essential cooking skills, and making new friends. Spend your time off from school in our hands-on culinary adventure courses!

What to Expect

Taste Buds Kitchen School Break Programs are not to be missed! Our carefully crafted program ensures days off from school during fall, winter, and spring break are filled with learning, laughing, and cooking as we embark on memorable experiences. Children ages 4 to 13 can pursue their passions and interests while having fun and meeting new friends. With school break cooking programs scheduled throughout the year, your child can join us for a day, week, or holiday!

  • Offered on public and private school breaks.
  • 1-day and 5-day programs.
  • 3 hour program experience each day.
  • Early drop-off and late pick-up available.
  • Friendly Chef instructors.
  • Made-from-scratch recipes.
  • Taste and create a variety flavors.
  • Learn new culinary skills.
  • Kitchen games & challenges.
  • Take home food samples.
  • Recipe packs.

Morning Program – Ages 4-8

  • Program runs from 9:00am-12:00pm.
  • Attendees learn the fundamentals of measuring and mixing dry and wet ingredients, and working safely in the kitchen along with fun stories and kitchen games.

Afternoon Program – Ages 9-13

  • Program runs from 1:00pm-4:00pm.
  • Attendees learn more advanced cooking and baking techniques, recipe reading, culinary challenges, knife skills, burner skills, and clean sweeps.

Chef-in-Training Program – Ages 10+

  • A great full-day opportunity for children who want to gain experience working with younger children in a friendly setting. Chefs in Training (CITs) assist younger children in our morning programs and join their peers in the afternoon programs.
  • Apply early to participate in this opportunity as spots are limited.
The application is available in the 1:00pm program on the booking calendar above in the day(s) you’d like to participate.

School Break Program Schedule

Have another day off from school?

If your school is closed on a date that we don’t have a kids cooking class program session scheduled for, then reach out to set up a day program for your child and classmates!

Happy Reviews

Thousands of happy chefs can’t be wrong! We provide school break cooking programs for children and teens to continue learning while on holiday break.


Frequently Asked Questions

Programs Page Disclaimer:

Taste Buds Kitchen does not advertise any of its programs as “camps” and, as such, does not meet the Massachusetts definition of a “Recreational Camp for Children” under 105 CMR 430.020. Accordingly, its programs are not subject to permitting requirements by the applicable Massachusetts local board of health.