Date: May 8
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Age: 4-9 years old
Format: drop-off, hands-on, screen free
Location: Al Jalila Cultural Center for Children
Note: parents may stay if needed
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Age: 4-9 years old
Format: drop-off, hands-on, screen free
Location: Al Jalila Cultural Center for Children
Note: parents may stay if needed
This session is part of the Smart Food Club programme (module Power Breakfasts) by Cooking Lama — a food edutainment approach where children learn to understand food, build independence, and develop real-life skills through hands-on experience.
About the session
In this session, children discover the secret of a balanced breakfast.
Instead of simply following a recipe, they learn how different ingredients come together to create a meal that feels complete, satisfying, and thoughtfully built.
Through simple cause-and-effect experiences, children start noticing:
Instead of simply following a recipe, they learn how different ingredients come together to create a meal that feels complete, satisfying, and thoughtfully built.
Through simple cause-and-effect experiences, children start noticing:
- what makes a breakfast truly balanced;
- how to combine ingredients into one complete meal;
- how to include different food groups naturally;
- how to build a breakfast step by step;
- how to make simple and confident food choices.
What children will do
During the 90 minutes session, children:
1.Get understanding of what makes a meal “complete” during food edutainment activities.
2.Prepare a breakfast dish step by step, focusing on balance rule:
1.Get understanding of what makes a meal “complete” during food edutainment activities.
2.Prepare a breakfast dish step by step, focusing on balance rule:
- prepare cooking station
- measure ingredients
- cooking from scratch
- serving
- eating
- cleaning their station
Recipe of the day
Golden egg frittata with a hidden veggie mix —
a warm breakfast with a small surprise inside.
a warm breakfast with a small surprise inside.
What children gain
- an early understanding of how food affects their energy, mood and ability to focus throughout the day;
- the ability to notice simple body signals (feeling energised, tired, or hungry again);
- confidence and independence through completing a full cooking process step by step;
- practical life skills such as measuring, sequencing actions, and organising their workspace;
- early maths and science thinking through real, hands-on cooking experience.understanding of how food
Smart Food Club is not about recipes
— it’s about helping children develop real-life food independence through structured, hands-on experience. And the most important - it is about building positive relationship with food.
Why this matters
This session helps children start noticing how food affects their energy - supporting more stable mornings, better everyday choices, and growing confidence in simple routines.
Optional extension - Little Garden Club (+30 min)
Little Garden Club is an outdoor program thoughtfully adapted to Dubai’s climate, where children explore food through nature by combining observation, sensory experience, and simple scientific discovery. During the warmer months, sessions are designed as short, structured activities in shaded areas and built around real-time observations of plants: what happens to leaves in the sun, how texture and taste change, and why food behaves differently in heat. These observations naturally lead into small, hands-on experiments with food and plant-based ingredients, helping children understand fundamental processes — from water and heat to changes in color, taste, and structure — through their own experience. This approach preserves a meaningful connection with nature while adding a layer of inquiry, making each session both engaging and relevant to everyday life.
Pricing
including printed handouts, ingredients, utensils, special gifts from Cooking Lama
Single session:
150 AED (Early Bird till 22 April including) / 180 AED
*Every week early Bird available until Wednesday including (use code: EarlyBird)
First visit:
130 AED
Optional extension (Little Garden Club): +40 AED
Little Garden Club + Smart Food Club: 170 AED
Siblings - 10% discount.
Spaces are limited, kindly reserve your spot till 23th April (including).
Booking in advance is recommended.
Single session:
150 AED (Early Bird till 22 April including) / 180 AED
*Every week early Bird available until Wednesday including (use code: EarlyBird)
First visit:
130 AED
Optional extension (Little Garden Club): +40 AED
Little Garden Club + Smart Food Club: 170 AED
Siblings - 10% discount.
Spaces are limited, kindly reserve your spot till 23th April (including).
Booking in advance is recommended.
More about the programme
This session is part of a 5-week series.
You can continue with the full programme or join selected sessions.
To know more.
You can continue with the full programme or join selected sessions.
To know more.