Youth Food Classes

Winter

winter wonderland cookie decorating

Parent-Child (5-8 Yrs) | Youth (9-16 Yrs) | Adults (17 Yrs+)

Step into our Winter Wonderland Cookie Decorating Workshop, a festive, beginner-friendly session where you'll master royal icing techniques like outlining, flooding, and wintry accents. Each participant and/or parent-child pair will decorate a dozen sugar cookies and leave with both their creations and the skills to recreate them at home. Please note: the cookies are made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development and contain wheat, eggs, dairy and almonds. Additionally, icing containes artificial food dyes. Come join us for a sweet seasonal celebration and take-home edible art!

  • Register Here
  • Registration Deadline: Sat, Jan 3 (or when full)
  • Cost: $50r/$65nr
  • Instructor: Jen Meyering (Owner - One Smart Cookie) 
  • Parent & Child (5-8 Yrs + Guardian): Sat, Jan 17 | 10:00-11:30 AM
  • Youth (9-16 Yrs): Sat, Jan 17 | 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Adults (17 Yrs-Adults): Sat, Jan 17 | 3:30-5:00 PM
  • Location: New Groningen Elementary School - Cafeteria

free family cooking class - breakfast edition!

School-Aged Kids & Their Families

Kickstart your day with a fun, hands-on family cooking and nutrition class all about healthy breakfasts! Together, we’ll crack, mix, and bake our way to tasty egg cups packed with colorful veggies and fluffy baked oat cups bursting with wholesome ingredients. While we cook, we will chat about simple tips for making nutritious breakfasts that will fuel your family’s day. 

  • Register Here
  • Registration Deadline: Mon, Jan 26 (or when full)
  • Cost: FREE - registration still required
  • Instructor: Heidi Lynema (Corewell Health Dietitian & CATCH Instructor)
  • Date: Sat, Jan 31
  • Time: 9:00-10:30 AM
  • Location: Cityside MS - Room 135


Spring & Summer

free family cooking class - snack edition

School-Aged Kids & Their Families

Join us for a fun and interactive family cooking and nutrition class where healthy snacking takes center stage! In this engaging session, families will learn simple, nutritious snacking tips while creating delicious, no-bake energy bites together. Discover the benefits of wholesome ingredients, explore creative snack ideas, and enjoy hands-on fun as you mix, roll, and taste your way to healthier habits as a family!

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10am)
  • Registration Deadline: Mon, Apr 13
  • Cost: Free - Registration Still Required
  • Instructor: Heidi Lynema (Corewell Health Dietitian & CATCH Instructor)
  • Date: Thur, Apr 16
  • Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
  • Location: Cityside Middle School - Room 135

free family popsicle make & take workshop

School-Aged Kids & Their Families

Get ready for a fun, hands‑on class where families will laugh, learn, and see just how much sugar is hiding in everyday foods — but in the most tasty way possible! You’ll enjoy a refreshing popsicle in class, then get to experiment with creating your own healthy popsicle flavors to take home. Along the way, you’ll pick up easy, real‑life tips for cutting back on added sugars — all while having a great time together.

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10am)
  • Registration Deadline: Sat, June 20
  • Cost: Free - Registration Still Required
  • Instructor: Heidi Lynema (Corewell Health Dietitian & CATCH Instructor)
  • Date: Thur, June 25
  • Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Location: Cityside Middle School - Room 135

parent-child cookie decorating - under the sea

5-8 Yr Olds + Guardian

Join us for a beginner-level cookie decorating class with a fun ocean theme! Participants will learn how to use royal icing techniques, and will go with a dozen beautifully decorated sugar cookies - plus new cookie decorating skills! Please note: the cookies are prepared in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Department. Allergen information: these cookies contain wheat, eggs, dairy & almonds; additionally, the icing contains artificial food dyes.

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10am)
  • Registration Deadline: Sat, Apr 25
  • Cost: $50r/$65nr per parent-child couple
  • Instructor: Jen Meyering (Owner - One Smart Cookie) 
  • Date: Sat, May 16 
  • Time: 10:00-11:30 AM
  • Location: New Groningen Elementary - Cafeteria

youth cookie decorating - under the sea

9-14 Yr Olds

Join us for a beginner-level cookie decorating class with a fun ocean theme! Participants will learn how to use royal icing techniques, and will go with a dozen beautifully decorated sugar cookies - plus new cookie decorating skills! Please note: the cookies are prepared in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Department. Allergen information: these cookies contain wheat, eggs, dairy & almonds; additionally, the icing contains artificial food dyes.

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10am)
  • Registration Deadline: Sat, Apr 25
  • Cost: $50r/$65nr
  • Instructor: Jen Meyering (Owner - One Smart Cookie) 
  • Date: Sat, May 16 
  • Time: 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Location: New Groningen Elementary - Cafeteria

adults cookie decorating - under the sea

15 Yr Olds-Adults

Join us for a beginner-level cookie decorating class with a fun ocean theme! Participants will learn how to use royal icing techniques, and will go with a dozen beautifully decorated sugar cookies - plus new cookie decorating skills! Please note: the cookies are prepared in a home kitchen that has not been inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Department. Allergen information: these cookies contain wheat, eggs, dairy & almonds; additionally, the icing contains artificial food dyes.

  • Register Here (Online Registration Opens Mon, Jan 19 @ 10am)
  • Registration Deadline: Sat, Apr 25
  • Cost: $50r/$65nr
  • Instructor: Jen Meyering (Owner - One Smart Cookie) 
  • Date: Sat, May 16 
  • Time: 3:30-5:00 PM
  • Location: New Groningen Elementary - Cafeteria