Getting kids comfortable at the stove isn’t always an easy task. Around Columbus, a handful of kitchens run classes and camps built for young hands, from preschoolers cracking their first eggs to teens plating a three-course meal. Some are drop-off studios where kids cook on their own but there are others that pair a parent and child for the class.
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The spots below range from a membership studio in Gahanna to a college teaching kitchen off Cleveland Avenue. Ages and prices come straight from each venue’s own listings, so you can match a class to your kid before you book. For grown-ups who want their own night at the stove, the wider guide to cooking classes in Columbus covers the adult options.
| Venue | Location | Ages | Format | Price |
| Young Chefs Academy of Gahanna | Gahanna | 4 and up | Weekly classes, camps | Membership based |
| Our CupCakery | Dublin | 8–16 | Baking camps, parent-and-child classes | Camps from $479 |
| Sur La Table | Easton, Columbus | 7–17 | Single classes, summer series | Single classes from $69 |
| The Recipe Cooking & Company | Powell | 8 and up | Parent-and-child classes | $130 per adult-child pair |
| The Seasoned Farmhouse | Clintonville, Columbus | Family, kids classes | Seasonal kids classes | Varies by class |
| The Mix at Columbus State | Downtown Columbus | Grades 3–12 | Parent-and-child evening classes | $75 per adult-child pair |
Young Chefs Academy of Gahanna
This Gahanna studio builds its program around kids who come back week after week. Classes start at age 4 through the KinderCooks track, which keeps recipes and lessons short enough for a preschooler’s attention span, and older students and teens work up to more involved dishes as they move through the curriculum. Membership covers the weekly slots, though a family can book a single intro class first to see whether it clicks. Summer camps, birthday parties, group events, and field trips round out the offerings. You’ll find the studio at 425 Beecher Rd, Ste E, in Gahanna. More info.
Our CupCakery
Our CupCakery, a Dublin bakery, keeps its kids programming focused on baking and cake decorating. It runs parent-and-child classes and birthday tea parties, plus its long-running Future Pastry Chef summer camps for ages 8 to 13. Those camps fill four days with hands-on work, from building edible figures to decorating cakes around a rotating theme, while a separate tween camp lets 12- to 16-year-olds design and run their own pop-up bakery by the final day. Camps run Monday through Thursday, and early-bird pricing starts at $479. The shop sits at 54 S High St in Dublin. More info.
Sur La Table
The Easton location of this national cookware chain teaches kids and teens at the same shared stations it uses for adults, in groups of up to four with a chef instructor walking each recipe. Single kids classes start around $69 a seat, and the store adds multi-day summer series through the warm months, like a five-day bake week for ages 7 to 11 that ran $349 per seat. Menus lean toward the fun end, from homemade pizza to layered desserts, and kids leave with the recipes to try again at home. The store is at 4009 Easton Station in Columbus. More info.
The Recipe Cooking & Company
This Powell kitchen, formerly Savoir Cooking + Wine, keeps a “Cooking with Kids” slot on its monthly calendar next to the date-night and adult classes. One ticket covers an adult and one child, and the sessions are built for ages 8 and up, so a parent works the recipe right beside the kid. A recent taco class had each pair rolling fresh corn tortillas and mixing salsas from scratch, with the workshop running $130 for the two of them. Classes sell out, so booking ahead is a good idea. The kitchen is at 28 N Liberty St in Powell. More info.
The Seasoned Farmhouse
Chef Tricia Wheeler’s Clintonville school keeps several kids’ classes on every seasonal schedule. The idea that cooking should involve the family runs through the whole place, so the calendar mixes classes for young cooks with sessions a teen and a parent can take together. Hands-on classes cap at 12 to 14 students and run anywhere from 90 minutes to three hours. Schedules post four times a year, three months at a time, so it’s worth checking the current listing before a season fills. The farmhouse is at 3674 N High St in Columbus. More info.
The Mix at Columbus State
Columbus State runs its recreational cooking program, The Mix, out of Mitchell Hall, and its Cooking With Kids class is open to grades 3 through 12. A ticket is $75 and covers one child with one adult, plus an extra child seat for $25 more. Professional chefs lead the roughly two-hour evening sessions, and the topics climb from soups and salads toward pizza dough and full three-course meals as kids build their skills. The teen culinary camp, when it runs in summer, goes deeper across five days. Classes meet at 250 Cleveland Ave in Columbus. More info.
Availability shifts by season, and the parent-and-child classes in particular tend to sell out fast. The current schedule lives on each venue’s own site, which is also where the age minimums and any stay-and-cook requirement for caregivers gets spelled out.
Kids cooking classes in Columbus FAQ
What age do kids cooking classes in Columbus start?
Young Chefs Academy of Gahanna takes children as young as 4 through its KinderCooks track. Most other venues set the floor at 7 or 8, and The Mix at Columbus State runs its kids class for grades 3 through 12.
Do parents stay during the class?
It depends on the venue. The Recipe in Powell and The Mix at Columbus State sell one ticket for an adult and a child together, so a caregiver cooks alongside the kid. Young Chefs Academy and Sur La Table run classes for the kids and teens on their own.
How much do kids cooking classes cost?
Single kids classes at Sur La Table start around $69 a seat, and the parent-and-child classes at The Mix run $75 for the pair. Multi-day camps cost more, with Our CupCakery’s summer camps starting at $479.
Are there summer cooking camps for kids in Columbus?
Yes. Our CupCakery, Young Chefs Academy, Sur La Table, and Columbus State all run summer sessions for kids or teens. Camps fill early, so booking in spring is the safer bet.
Every venue below was verified open in July 2026.
