summer camp 2024
COOKING | YOGA | MINDFULNESS | FUN
Here’s what happens when you send your child to Bliss Belly Kitchen camp!
Yoga of Cooking, Chocolate, Ice Cream, Candy and Knife Skills Camp
Campers practice yoga, breathing, and make an organic farm to table culinary creation. Campers become proficient in Bliss Belly Kitchen Knife Skills and Culinary Fundamentals.
Summer Camp Registration is OPEN (limited space available)
June 3rd - August 9th, 2024
9AM - 3PM | Ages 5 - 12
Discounts available: Earlybird, Sibling, Multi-session (included at checkout)
Locations: South Berkeley, Walnut Creek, San Jose
Each day will begin with games, yoga and breathing. Campers will learn from a chef instructor, practice basic knife skills, and cook a family style dish together! At the end the campers will get to eat what they cooked!
Menu Week A
***All organic ingredients and sourced from local farmers (Note Subject to change based on availability)
Mon: Knife Skills 101 Farmers Market Lentil Soup & Homemade Bread w/Butter
Tue: Knife Skills 102 Asian Stir Fry, Jasmine Rice & Strawberry Lemonade
Wed: Candy Making 101 Mac n Cheese w/Broccolini & Handmade Caramels
Thurs: Ice Cream Making 101 Kale Fajitas, Stone Fruit Salsa, Guacamole, Black beans & Hand churned ice cream
Fri: Chocolate Making 101 Homemade Spaghetti, Garlic Bread & Handmade Chocolate
Menu Week B
Mon: Knife Skills 101 Farmers Market Lentil Soup & Homemade Bread w/Butter
Tue: Knife Skills 102 Rainbow Spring Rolls w/Sesame Maple Dipping Sauce & Watermelon Mint Limeade
Wed: Candy Making 101 Mac n Cheese w/Broccolini & Handmade Caramels
Thurs: Ice Cream Making 101 Flatbread Pizza, Strawberry Kale Salad & Hand churned ice cream
Fri: Chocolate Making 101 Summer Vegetable Pesto Pasta(nut free), Garlic Bread & Handmade Chocolate
Sample Schedule:
9AM - 11AM: Games, Yoga, Mindfulness Snack break
11AM - 1PM: Culinary Lesson and Cooking
1PM - 1:45PM Lunch break - Kids eat what they make!
1:45PM - 3PM Clean Up time, Arts and Crafts, and Free play.
Bliss Belly kitchen offers eco-conscious and soul conscious cooking classes utilizing farm fresh ingredients, yoga, and mindfulness to give children the best possible connection to themselves and to the land and source where their food comes from.
Best of all, we will make chocolate from scratch on the final day of camp!
Learn to make simple, delicious, and nutritious meals. We use healthy locally sourced organic ingredients to teach children about the basic fundamentals of healthy cooking and eating. Participants learn to source, cook, and eat delicious recipes.
Whether it’s packing a lunch, making a snack, or helping to prepare a family meal, these students will be prepared to support busy family life challenges with a new found knowledge and empowerment around cooking and good food!
The results are in! Here’s what kids and parents are saying about our classes:
“This camp improved my knife skills and made it more easy to bake by myself And it gave me mor confidence while cooking it also made me more curious in the kitchen.” - 12 year old girl
“I really liked the camp. It helped me learn how to cook. I really liked the yoga too.”- 9 year old boy
“I really appreciate the emphasis on fresh, whole, organic ingredients and eliminating refined white sugar. My daughter remained engaged well through the camp day, and was really pleased with her increasing skills and kitchen autonomy. She got a big self esteem boost from the camp and wants to keep cooking for our family regularly.” - KP, Parent of an elementary aged child
FAQs
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A full refund will be issued if the date of cancellation is 1 month prior to the first day of camp.
A partial (50%) refund will be issued if the date of cancellation is within 15 - 30 days of the camp start date.
Any cancellations within 14 days of camp will not receive a refund.
Bliss Belly Kitchen reserves the right to cancel a camp or program if it does not meet the minimum enrollment of 12 campers. In which case all registered participants will receive a full refund.
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Our menu is nut free. We offer nuts in smalI shakers during the chocolate making day for campers to flavor their chocolate with. We will make sure your child stays away from the flavorings and can be responsive the severity of the allergy in certain cases.
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We have 1 staff person for every 12 campers in order to ensure an enriching, safe, and positive camp experience.
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We have between 36 - 48 campers per week. Campers are divided into groups of 12 . Our camper to staff ratio is 12-1.
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Chef Neelam is the founder of the camp and the designer of the Bliss Belly Kitchen Yoga of Cooking Curriculum. She hand picks only the most caring, considerate, and qualified humans to bring the joy of cooking, meditation, yoga, and human values to your child. All Bliss Belly Kitchen instructors undergo a rigorous training and evaluation process.
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We are proud to host a stellar staff of culinary school graduates, credentialed school teachers, youth yoga and mindfulness instructors, and former chefs. All of our staff have received background checks and Food Safe and CPR certified.
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We maintain rigorous safety standards in our culinary classroom. Every camper is taught kitchen hygiene and safety, including proper handwashing, knife skills, and food safety. Our culinary instructors monitor the safe use of all culinary tools.
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We are a vegetarian cooking camp. If your child has other dietary restrictions, you can let us know during the registration process. We operate with a Food Allergy Management and Prevention Plan (FAMPP) in accordance with the CDC guidelines for managing food allergies in schools to keep campers safe.
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Our camp serves ages 5 - 10. We divide the students into smaller age appropriate groups of ages 5 - 6 and 7 to 10 years old. The groups receive age appropriate tasks.
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Yes. It is in development. If you are interested, lease email info@blissbellykitchen.com so you can be the first to receive information about our program.
farm to table cooking
Can’t get your child to eat their vegetables? Research shows that children are more likely to eat a new or even a familiar food when they have been involved in the cooking process. That is our experience here at Bliss Belly Kitchen! We incorporate local, seasonal organic fruits and vegetables into every dish.
Pictured here: Mac n’ Cheese from scratch, Breaded Zucchini, Broccolini
yoga and breath work
A happy belly starts with a happy mind. That's why we start each day with a yoga and meditation session to recharge the body, mind, and spirit before we enter the kitchen and make delicious food!