THE YOUNG CHEFS' CLUB
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
All of our content is kid-tested and kid-approved. Each box contains the following:
- Recipe cards
- Hands-on experiment cards
- Kitchen technique cards
- “Make It Your Way” recipe challenge
- Achievement button
- Themed stickers
- Cooking tool or specialty ingredient(s)
- Plus games, puzzles, taste tests, art projects, occasional special offers and coupons, and more.
WHAT AGES IS IT FOR?
The America’s Test Kitchen Kids Young Chefs' Club is for kids ages 6 and up. Depending on your child’s age and ability, they might need more (or less) help from you in the kitchen.
WHAT ARE THE THEMES OF THE BOXES? DO THEY EVER REPEAT?
Box themes change every month and will be a surprise for kids (grown-ups can find the shopping lists on our website ATKkids.com). Themes range from specific ingredients (salt! cheese!) to cooking techniques (cake decorating! food art!), scientific subjects (food texture! molecular gastronomy!), and types of foods (tacos! dumplings! pizza!). The themes will repeat every 24 boxes.
THE PRESCHOOL CHEFS' CLUB
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
All of our content is kid-tested and kid-approved. Each box contains kid-tested and kid-approved recipes, hands-on STEAM activities, games, and crafts, an illustrated storybook, plus a grown-ups guide with a shopping list and additional resources for caregivers, and other creative items including stickers, occasional special offers and coupons, and more.
WHAT AGES IS IT FOR?
The America’s Test Kitchen Kids Preschool Chefs' Club is for kids ages 3 to 5. Depending on your child’s age and ability, they might need more (or less) help from you in the kitchen.
WHAT ARE THE THEMES OF THE BOXES? DO THEY EVER REPEAT?
Box themes change every month and will be a surprise for kids (grown-ups can find the shopping lists on our website ATKkids.com). Themes range from Colors to On the Farm to Restaurant to Cupcakes, and more! The themes repeat every 12 boxes.
THE BASICS
WHERE CAN I GIVE FEEDBACK?
Please reach out to us at kids@americastestkitchen.com. We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions.
Please send any and all photos of kids’ creations to kids@americastestkitchen.com for a chance to be featured on our website or in our videos. Grown-ups can also share photos on social media and tag them with #ATKkids (or post them in our members-only Facebook group) so other members of the Chefs' Clubs community can find them.
IS THERE A FORUM FOR KIDS TO POST PICTURES?
Please send any and all photos of kids’ creations to kids@americastestkitchen.com for a chance to be featured on our website or in our videos. Grown-ups can also share photos on social media and tag them with #ATKkids (or post them in our members-only Facebook group) so other members of the Young Chefs' Club community can find them.
CAN I REQUEST CHANGES TO THE BOX TO ACCOMMODATE FOR DIETARY RESTRICTIONS?
Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate such requests at this time.
DO YOU INCLUDE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION?
At this time, we do not include nutritional information for our recipes.
WILL I NEED TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS? (IS FOOD INCLUDED?)
For your convenience, you can find the shopping list for the Young Chef's Box here and the Preschool Chef's Club here. Each box also includes a printed shopping list.
HOW LONG WILL THE ACTIVITIES TAKE?
Recipes and activities range in time: Some can be completed in 15 minutes, while others might require short intervals of time over the course of two days. Each box includes activities with varying levels of complexity and time commitment; both difficulty level and required time are clearly marked on every recipe or activity card in the box. There will always be a fun activity that kids can engage in as soon as the box arrives.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
We offer monthly, and six-month membership options. A monthly membership costs $24.99 per month. A six-month membership costs $21.99 per month. Each box term will auto-renew until canceled. Shipping is always free!
CAN I BUY AN INDIVIDUAL BOX?
At this time we are not offering individual boxes for sale. You can sign up for a monthly membership, however, to receive one box per month and cancel at any time.
CAN I ADD A SIBLING OR A FRIEND?
At this time, we don’t have the ability to add extra materials for siblings or friends, but we hope to include this feature soon.
CAN I PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FROM THE BOX?
Individual items are not for sale from the box at this time.
ARE THERE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS ONLINE?
Yes! Explore our website, which includes an extensive library of recipes, videos, hands-on activities, fun quizzes, and more.
DOES THE BOX CREATE A LOT OF WASTE?
Almost all the materials in the box (plus the box itself) are recyclable. We limit excess packing paper and packaging to be as sustainable as possible.
WHAT DOES "KID-TESTED, KID-APPROVED" MEAN?
Every recipe, experiment, and activity that we publish has been tested by a group of more than 15,000 kid recipe testers across the country. Recipe testers give us feedback via surveys (or, occasionally, in our test kitchen). We will not publish a recipe or experiment unless at least 80 percent of testers would either make it again or recommend it to a friend.
HOW DO I SIGN UP TO BE A RECIPE AND ACTIVITY TESTER?
Parents and legal guardians can register kids to be recipe testers here.