Simple Creations School of Cooking

Kids Cooking Party Helpful Hints

Kids Cooking Party Helpful Hints to help make your party a great success.

Help us make your party a great success by following these simple hints!

BASIC PARTY FLOW: We arrive one hour before your party starts, set up, cooking lesson begins, while things bake and cool down, we start the main event, after main event, kids sit down and get to eat what they created, we pack up and leave while children are eating and you serve dessert!

1. Please make sure there is a close parking spot available for us to park. We have lots of fun supplies to carry in and it would help facilitate set up. We will be there 60 min to 45 min before your party starts to set up.

2. We start on time, so please ask your guest to be prompt. Our suggestion is to make your guest’s arrival time fifteen minutes earlier than our start up time. We run a tight schedule between parties and it is important we start on time. If the party starts late due to waiting for guest to arrive there will be a $30 charge added for every 15 minutes lapse.

3. Be sure that the table area for the cooking lesson is clean and free of mail etc.

4. It’s important that the kids be able to hear the instructors during the cooking lesson. So please be kind enough to shut off music that may be playing and to hold other adult conversation in a different room. Thanks!

5. Have a potholder, 2 dish cloths, hand soap, and a step stool (if needed) near the kitchen sink for hand washing.

6. Have a dressing area available for set up of clothing, scavenger hunt etc., if having a tea party have your dining room table cleared Please have this area free of toys etc.

7. **If having a dress up type of party please have kids wear a bathing suit or leotard under their clothing, also have brown paper bags (ready before we arrive) with the children’s name written on it so that they can put their clothing in the bag. This will help when it comes to getting the children back into their clothing!**

8. We have a lot of “prep work” to do when we arrive, we would love to chat with you but we need to prepare for the big event

9. Please clear off counters in your kitchen of decoration, we bring a lot of items for the cooking lesson and need space to organize

10. Have a shelf in the refrigerator cleared so that we can store items. And freezer space for sundaes.

11. After the cooking lesson our workers are going to start the “main event”, we need your assistance in cleaning up the cooking lesson area and setting the table with your party cups and drinks and have plates stacked together with children’s names written on them - on the kitchen counter.

12. Our workers will be busy conducting the main event, please help us keep an eye on the items in the oven.

13. Please have an empty garbage receptacle available in the cooking area.

14. Please email us the names of all the children attending the party a few days before your party. So that we can label dessert cups etc. Also email us directions to your house

15. If your child has his or hers favorite music have this available for us, and we will use it for the fashion show or dance party

16. Have an empty basket available to put party favors and extra take home recipes.

17. Typical party last 90 minutes, if you want us to stay longer it will be $35 extra per half hour.

18. Once children are seated and eating, Simple Creations workers start cleaning up and packing up, please remember to serve dessert

19. We love pets, but for safety and hygiene purposes please do not have them underfoot in the kitchen

20. Please have your “RSVP” coordinate with our request for final count of guest 5 days prior to your party. You will be charged the exact number of guest we are given - no refunds are made for guest who do not attend. If you are unable to mail in your final payment 5 days prior to the party – please have cash available the day of the party. Put on invites that girls are to wear leotard or swim suit underneath clothing if having a fashion show party.

21. Have lots of film available, you will want to capture every moment of fun!!

If you have any questions or requests please call us at 609-443-6550