Welcome to your incursion with In My Own Kitchen
Create engaging hands-on food experiences that bring literacy, culture and creativity into the classroom. Created by a professional chef with extensive experience delivering children's cooking programs, our school incursions use food as a tool for exploration, helping students discover how stories, recipes and ingredients connect.
Featured Workshop: Recipe Explorers — Stories We Share Through Food
Food tells stories. Recipes hold memories. Every ingredient, instruction and creation has a purpose.
In this hands-on literacy and food exploration workshop, students discover that recipes are more than a set of instructions — they are a way people share traditions, creativity and experiences.
Students will:
- Explore a food focused story
- Investigate the difference between stories and recipes
- Discover recipe language, ingredients and sequencing
- Work together to follow a recipe and create a food experience
- Reflect on how food connects people and tells stories
A memorable classroom experience where literacy, creativity and food come together
Other Workshop Ideas
- Recipe Explorers (featured above): stories, recipe language and sequencing.
- Recipe Detective: students use clues to mystery ingredients, then follow the recipe they've cracked
- Foodie Passport: students get a passport, stamp it as they "visit" different countries, and taste and make a dish from each.
- Edible Science: shake cream into butter, make fizzy sherbet and other fun food based experiments with the science explained along the way
- Build a Better Lunchbox: students make rice paper rolls or wraps with a dip, sort foods into the five food groups, and plan a lunchbox they'd actually pack
Why Teachers Choose Us
- Builds food confidence and practical kitchen skills
- Supports fine motor development and following instructions
- Encourages teamwork, communication and problem-solving
- Connects with HPE, Science and Cultural Studies
- Inclusive for neurodivergent children and allergy-aware groups
- Easy setup — we bring everything to you
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What to Expect on the Day
Format: One class group per session, approximately 45 mintues - 1 hour per session
Typical Schedule: 9:30am–12:30pm (flexible to suit your timetable)
We Bring: All ingredients, equipment, activity materials + qualified chef facilitator
We Handle: Full setup and pack down
What We Need and Why Trust Us
Set Up: Indoor space, 4–5 trestle tables, handwashing facilities, staff supervision
What we'll need from you before the day: Final numbers, dietary requirements/allergies, parking and site access info
Trust Us:
- Public Liability Insured
- Qualified Chef
- Food Safety Certified
- Blue Card Registered
FAQ
How does this link to the curriculum? Our workshops connect with HPE, Science and Cultural Studies learning areas, and the Recipe Explorers workshop specifically supports literacy through recipe language, sequencing and storytelling
What year levels do you cater for? Sessions are designed for primary-aged students and can be adapted for different year levels and learning goals.
How much does a school incursion cost? Pricing depends on group size, session length and location, so we provide a custom quote for every booking
Do you cater for allergies and dietary requirements? Yes - workshops are adaptable for dietary needs. We just need to know allergies and requirements ahead of the session
Are you insured and Blue Card registered? Yes - In My Own Kitchen is public liability insured, food safety certified, and Blue Card registered
How long does a session run?
Sessions run 60–90 minutes, with a typical incursion day scheduled 9:30am–12:30pm in rotating groups - flexible to suit your timetable
Planning your next school or OSHC program?
Let me know your group, age range and what you're planning, and I'll help you find an activity that fits.
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