As the great jam from the 2000’s states, “It’s getting hot in here,” and we’re adding to the heat with Cooking Week during GoNoodle GoSummer! Prepare your little Sous Chefs with fundamental skills through endless activities that teach math, science, and so much more! Also, what is more pleasurable than learning with resources you can eat? No need for anyone to be han-gry, we have the perfect remedies below!

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Science Is Everywhere!

Create your own mad scientist’s laboratory this summer as your kiddos explore science through food!

• What Is Umami?: Let’s open up our mouths and learn what makes them so sophisticated! ATK Kids recipe tester Adelina explains why we taste what we do and what makes certain foods so flavorful.
• Fizzy Drinks: ATK Kids recipe tester Adelina bursts the bubble on the invisible magic (or science) behind carbonated drinks. Follow the flow as she fills us in on the fun science at work behind our favorite tickle-your-nose drinks.
• Oil & Water: Do opposites attract? Not always, but where there’s a will there might be a way! Join ATK Kids recipe tester Adelina as she uncovers the scientific secret to making water and oil mix. It might be easier than you think!
• What Is Gluten?: What is gluten, and how does it work? Find out in this flour-powered episode where ATK Kids recipe tester Adelina walks us through a world of webbed proteins to show us how gluten forms and the effect it has on our food.

Mood Music

Set the tempo for the week with these songs that will have you movin’, groovin’, and ready to bring the heat of the season into your kitchen!

• Lunch: Move, dance, munch and crunch as you sing about your delicious lunch.
• Milkshake: Call and repeat about your favorite treats - milkshakes, waffles, and pizza!
• Snack Attack:
• Guacamole: Sing, dance, and celebrate the awesomeness of Guacamole as you learn how many days are in each month of the year!
• Purple Stew: Sing, dance, and make purple stew with the Moose Tube crew!

The Hunt Is On

Create an interactive experience with your kiddos as you stroll down the grocery line by creating a GoNoodle Grocery Scavenger Hunt! The theme might have to do with some of our favorite songs found in the Chowtown channel.

• Head to our Instagram to screenshot this list as your kiddos find the items below!
  • Peanut Butter
  • Banana
  • Meatballs
  • Spaghetti
  • Purple Potatoes
  • Milk
  • Guacamole
  • Waffles
  • Salad

Be Your Own Chef

Dress the part with these activities! Let your little chefs develop a flair for flavor and a love of cooking and baking as they kickoff their adventure with these activities.

• Make Your Own Chef’s Hat: Ah, bonjour master chef! Before your little chef helps out in the kitchen, they need to look the part. Follow the instructions to create their own chef hat!
• Bake Up Memories Recipe Card: Cooking uses all five senses! Use these recipe cards to document your kiddo's favorite foods and talk about all the fun memories of cooking and eating together! What does this recipe smell like? Taste like? Sound like? Have fun baking up memories together!
• Make Your Own Recipe Box: Now that you have copied all of your favorite recipes on our GoNoodle recipe card template, create your own Recipe Box! This is the perfect present for family members!
• Be Your Own Chef Activities Pack: Cooking is a great way to learn storytelling, measurements and all the traditions around a Thanksgiving meal! Chef it up with GoNoodle! You'll find activities on writing up a recipe on a our custom recipe card, how to make a recipe box and how make a chefs hat. Have fun exploring new tastes and skills!

Miso Hungry

We don’t have a recipe for miso soup… but don’t worry, we have a series of recipes that will start your budding chef in the right direction!

• Eggscellent Start: Kick start your day with a healthy breakfast frittata with Sparkle, Star and Chef King! One part eggs, all parts yummy! Pair the video with a recipe for healthy Brown Rice Frittata and learn about healthy eating, measurements and following directions!
• Cereal Coated Chicken Tenders with Roasted Veggies: Are you ready to chef it up? Sparkle and Chef King serve up healthy, baked chicken and sweet potato fries and discuss family traditions. Pair the video with the recipe card that will get your yum on with this healthy chicken tender and roasted veggie recipe that the whole family is sure to love!
• Make Chocolate Pizza: Chocolate makes everything better! So lets make a pizza.
• Make Ice Cream: Learn HOW TO make ice cream in a bag with Sophia, Justin, and Bart Reynolds.
• No Bake Bars: Did you save room for dessert? Sparkle and Star a.k.a. “The Queens of Crunchy Cool” teach us how to make a tasty "no bake bar" with Chef King. Follow along with this recipe card!
• Grilled Cheese Party: There’s no party like a Grilled Cheese Party! Choose your own ingredients on a delicious lunch time adventure. As you watch the video follow along with this recipe card!
  

Competition Time!

Who is the best peanut-butter sammy make in your family? Try out a fun “cooking competition” by have each family member make wacky and gourmet sandwiches. Use a base of peanut butter, nutella, jelly, or any other concoction and pair it with some of our favorite toppings below! Tag us in your dishes or try out on the recipes above!

• Topping Ideas:
  • Bananas
  • M&Ms
  • Dried Apricots
  • Potato Chips
  • Apples
  • Pomegranate Seeds
  • Kiwi
  • Sprinkles
  • Strawberries

Tackle boredom this summer with even more videos and activities in the Chowtown channel and the Summertime channel and check back every Monday for a new theme!