Lil' Chef (Ages 5 - 8)
(Ages 5 - 8)
Monday, June 15, 2026
- Friday, June 19, 2026
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Never thought of your kitchen as a laboratory? At Mad Kitchen Science, it is! We'll turn cooking into hands-on experiments that are as delicious as they are educational. Campers will explore the science behind food, from yeast in pizza dough to the chemistry of rising cakes and the biology of homemade ricotta. They’ll mix, measure, and test their creations, seeing firsthand how science comes alive in the kitchen. DNA in strawberries? Glow-in-the dark spinach? Challenges, experiments, and taste-testing keep every day exciting and engaging. By the end of the week, campers will leave with a mini lab full of tasty experiments and the confidence to bring kitchen science home. Get ready for a week where cooking and science collide in the most fun way! This camp is a fan-favorite and always a sell-out, so book your spot early! Recipes and experiments have been updated for fresh new fun in 2026!
Camps: Teacher Workday, Summer & School Break Camp
Designed to provide a fun, educational, and hands-on experience, our camps offer young chefs the opportunity to explore the world of cooking, learn essential culinary skills, and unleash their imagination in the kitchen. From budding chefs to aspiring foodies, our camps cater to children of all ages and skill levels, promising a memorable and delicious adventure.
Summer Camp Refund/Changes Policies (June through August): If you need to make changes to your camp registration after you have paid, and it is prior to April 14th, you may move your reservation to a different week at no charge as long as space is available, or you may cancel and receive a full refund less a $75 service fee. We must receive written notice that you wish to change or cancel your reservation. We do not allow any changes to summer camp registrations after April 15th (no changes and no refunds). There are no exceptions to this rule in fairness to all of our customers. If your child is unable to attend, you may send another child in your child's place.
What's included: All supplies, all camp recipes, and snacks and lunches (real food, real recipes)! Just bring your budding chef and a water bottle! Camp Hours: 8:30-4:00. Additional before and after camp care available beginning at 8:00 am and ending at 4:30 pm. $50 for before camp care x 5 days, and $50 for after camp care x 5 days. $10 per day for before camp care and $10 per day for after camp care for individual camp days. (Individual before and after camp days are not available for summer
camp.)
Flour Power Fort Mill Cooking camps include hands-on cooking instruction, kitchen science, crafts, games, etiquette, outside time (weather permitting), food history/trivia, and MORE! Our camps teach basic cooking skills and kitchen/food safety using a variety of methods, including large group, small group, individual, and demonstration. Our lesson plans are designed to encourage teamwork, collaboration, and a spirit of community. The campers will make a morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack and eat those during their camp day at the Flour Power Studio. Food will not be made and packaged to take home.