It's THYME to cook up fun at your library: Children’s literature & cooking classes for your community
Welcome to Sticky Fingers Cooking! We are excited that you are considering bringing Sticky Fingers Cooking classes to your library and the young culinary lovers & bookworms in your community!
Since 2011, Sticky Fingers Cooking has taught 75,000+ kids ages 3-18 in over 400 schools, over 100 libraries, recreation centers, Boys & Girls Clubs, and YMCAs across the country. We have worked with over 90! Libraries across the country, including the New York State Public Library system through in-person and online classes. Our most popular programming has been Cooks & Books! Here are some things to know about Sticky Fingers whether you're looking for in-person or online enrichment opportunities:
*in-person classes are currently only offered in the greater Denver, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, and Houston areas.
- Scheduling is FLEXIBLE!
- Our interactive cooking classes incorporate S.T.E.A.M., culture, language, history and more!
- We accommodate ANY and ALL allergies and our recipes are ALWAYS 100% NUT FREE.
Cooks + Books Series
The perfect match for the young bibliophile & foodie in your community! Our Cooks + Books series combines kids’ love of storytime with their excitement and eagerness to get in the kitchen! Are you highlighting a specific children's book or celebrating any particular authors? We have a database of over 800 original recipes to pair with the book of choice! Some example book and recipe pairings are…
Sticky Fingers Cooking's class Bee-Bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park for The New York State Public Libraries
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- Recipe: Mischievous Red Pepper Goulash + Wild Rumpus Buttered Noodles + Green Monster Milkshakes
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
- Recipe: Golden Snitch Pineapple Cake Pops + Fast-as-Lightning Pineapple Icing + Madam Pomfrey's Iced Pineapple Smoothie
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
- Recipe: Dragon Party Street Tacos + Cilantro Lime Rice + Easy NOT SPICY Salsa
The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake by Joanna Cole
- Recipe: Ms. Frizzle’s Chocolate Birthday Cake + Experimental Shaken Cream + “This Takes the Cake” Berry Sauce
Monkey with a Toolbelt & the Maniac Muffins by Chris Monroe
- Recipe: Chico Bon Bon Banana Split Blueberry Muffins + Monkey Milkshakes
What does Sticky Fingers Cooking ONLINE look like?
Pair the love of reading with food with our literature + cooking program! We can host safe, fun, and enriching cooking classes for the families who frequent your library. Our highly experienced crew of passionate, creative and dedicated chef instructors join groups of children virtually while everyone remains in the familiarity, safety, and comfort of their own homes. Our online classes are designed to foster independence and safety in the kitchen.
Online Class Details:
- Age: depending on the book, we can open the class to everyone or to specific ages!
- Group Size: up to 10 kids/families
- Program Time: Scheduling is flexible! Let us know what is ideal for you and your families. Typically classes run 1-1.5 hours.
- Program Length: Customizable! Example: We can schedule a one-off class, once a month, or a session (ex: Mondays from 4-5 pm for 4 weeks). Contact us to discuss what scheduling options are available.
- Pricing: Pricing varies depending on scheduling. Contact us for details!
- Safety: Zoom is integrated into our website. Guaranteed 100% safe, secure online classes! If registration is completed through our website, families would log in to access zoom or we can use your platform of choice.
What we provide:
- Our chef instructor or your staff will read the selected book then we transition to creating a full original recipe from the safety of the participants' home.
- A welcome letter can be sent to participants in advance which includes: the recipe, an equipment checklist, and a shopping list.
- Recipes can be adapted to fit your book of choice! Are you highlighting a specific author, theme, or book? Let us know!
- Parent assistance may be required depending on the child’s age and skill level.
What does Sticky Fingers Cooking IN-PERSON look like?
Sticky Fingers Cooking is a 100% mobile cooking school for children that specializes in hands-on enrichment classes. Our talented and experienced chefs bring all of the ingredients, supplies, and equipment required to lead a safe, fun, interactive, and educational literature + cooking class. All we need is a space with tables, an outlet, and access to a sink. In-person classes are currently available in Texas, Illinois, and Colorado.
Here is a sample of our class layout:
Our instructor arrives 15-20 minutes prior to the start time to set up in the designated area. Class begins with checking the roster then jumping into reading the book of choice (can be read by your staff or our chef). Once storytime is complete and hands are washed, we transition to cooking a delicious recipe that is relatable to the book. Students do all the slicing, chopping, grating, and mixing as a team then we sit and eat our scrumptious creation. Class wraps up with a discussion about the book and recipe then we clean up!
Things to know about in-person classes:
- Age: depending on the book, we can open the class to everyone or to specific ages!
- Group Size: up to 18 participants per 1 chef-instructor (so long as staff can assist)
- Program Time: Scheduling is flexible! Let us know what is ideal for you and your families. Typically classes run 1-1.5 hours (we can also run a camp-style class up to 3 hours which includes a fun food-related craft and 2 recipes)!
- Program Length: Customizable! Example: We can schedule a one-time class, once a month, or a session (ex: Mondays from 4-5 pm for 4 weeks). Contact us to discuss for availability
- Pricing: Pricing varies depending on schedule and group size. Contact us for details! We can offer a price per student or a flat rate
- Compliant: Our instructors are all FBI background checked and fingerprinted through state and national databases.
- Safety: We follow all CDC and district cleaning, sanitizing, and safety protocols related to COVID-19. Safety is our top priority.
What we provide:
- We come to you! We can cook inside or outside. All we need are tables, chairs (optional), an outlet, and a nearby sink for handwashing
- Our chef instructor will provide all the necessary equipment, supplies, and ingredients
- Our recipes are always 100% nut-free and can accommodate any and all food allergies
COVID-19 Safety Standards in place by Sticky Fingers Cooking:
- All our chef instructors are ServSafe trained and certified
- All instructors are fingerprint background checked
- All instructors are covered by workers compensation and insurance
- All instructors are required to take their temperatures daily and report to Sticky Fingers Cooking
- Equipment will be washed and sanitized. prior to use and after class.
- Food contact surfaces and food preparation surfaces will be washed, rinsed, and sanitized before, during, and after class.
- Our instructor will wear a face mask throughout the class.
- Children will be expected to wash their hands with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds at the beginning and end of class, during class, and before eating. Hand washing will always occur after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or touching the face.
- If the kids are not "quarantine buddies" we will ensure social distancing takes place.
- We request that children wear a face mask during food prep
Additional Information
- Our knowledgeable staff is available to help with any ingredient substitutions needed to modify recipes in order to accommodate allergies or sensitivities
- We have a FULL-service website with online enrollment, payment collection, and class roster organization. We also happily work with organizations that have their own centralized registration!
- Sticky Fingers Cooking can provide marketing material to promote classes either via online e-flyers and/or paper flyers and posters
- We’d love to co-market on social media! You can find us on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, and PINTEREST
Thank You!
