55 Food Gifts for Kids who Love to Cook : UPDATED for 2025

Are you looking for gift ideas for the foodie kid in your life? This gift guide is EXACTLY what you need. I've found 55 kitchen and cooking gifts that will have your kids fighting to cook dinner (now, wouldn't that be nice)!

Food Gifts For Kids

You either have a foodie kid or you don't. Out of our kids, we have 1 and ½ who are interested in being in the kitchen. My youngest daughter, however, was born to cook. The ½'er son of mine is very particular. He only likes making smoothies, frozen popsicles and anything with egg.

*While I'm writing this, I just heard him tell his sister he's going to make a smoothie. Boys are super predictable:)

55 Must-Have Cooking Gifts For Kids

Foodie kids require a different kind of parenting. The patience needed is out of this world: Messy kitchens, wasted ingredients tantrums when things burn, spill and simply don't work out.

That being said, once you get through this you are blessed with Sunday cookies, homemade baking and eager kitchen helper. So power through, encourage the learning process and have a mop on hand.

I've put together a huge list of gifts for the Foodie kid in your life.

Smoothie Making

JAJANLIFE Portable Blender

This personal blender comes in a range of colors and blends your smoothie straight into the drink bottle. Awesome for school mornings when you're running a little late and need a 30 second breakfast on the go.

RECIPE BOOK: Best 100 Smoothies for Kids

100 nutritious, no added sugar kid friendly smoothies (My son LOVES this book).

Elk and Friends Kids Cups/Toddler Reusable Cups with Straws

Let them make smoothies friends and family with this reusable set of smoothie kids and straws.

Baking Gifts

Cakes, muffins, sweets and treats. Just think of all the yummy things you will have to 'test' if you get your little one baking.

Tovla Baking Set

Everything your cooking buddy will need to feel like the real thing.

The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs

Get them started doing it right (and save yourself the wasted ingredients) with this easy to follow guide to baking for young chefs.

MasterChef Junior Bakes!: Bold Recipes and Essential Techniques to Inspire Young Bakers

100 Recipes and techniques to teach your child the basics of baking and a little pizzazz too.

Curious Chef Children's 16-Piece Cupcake & Decorating Kit

16-Piece cupcake and decorating kit includes: 6 cup muffin pan, frosting decorator, 6 unique decorating tips, 6 colorful silicone cupcake liners, frosting spreader and silicone spoon.

Holstein Housewares Cupcake Maker

Bake up to 6 delicious, perfect cupcakes in only a few minutes with this colorful cupcake maker

Kitchen Timer (no batteries required)

An easy to use kitchen timer with a mechanical clockwork design so it works without batteries.

Dash Stand Mixer

Nothing says you're a chef like your very own standing mixer. This one comes with extra dough hooks (pizza, baby) and a whole range of colors.

Rachael Ray Nonstick Baking Trays

Long lasting bakeware that comes complete with extra grippy handles for easy handling.

Cook With Color Mixing Bowls

12 Piece nesting bowl set - a practical set of easy to clean kitchen bowls that can be used for food prep, serving, and storing.

Cookie Cutters Set for kids

**Baking Bliss with a Twist**: The 12 Shapes Cookie Cutter Set isn't just for cookies-it's for creating edible masterpieces! From bears to bunnies, mushrooms to stars, these cutters will have your kids saying, "Can we bake again tomorrow?" Bonus: It might even trick picky eaters into loving their veggies. Sneaky, right?

Handstand Kids 19-Piece Llama Baking Set

For the Llama lover in your life.

Cooking Essentials Gifts

MasterChef Junior Cooking Essentials Set

The officially licensed MasterChef Junior Cooking Essentials Set. This kit comes with an apron, cutting board, mixing bowl, measuring cups, measuring spoon, spatula, spoon and tongs

Kids Oven Gloves

Bright and beautiful oven mitts made of 100% cotton and machine washable for an easy clean-up!

Rachael Ray Hard Anodized Nonstick Cookware Pots and Pans Set

This 12 Piece set is designed to last.

Opinel Le Petit Chef Complete Box Set

This three piece set is designed to teach your child to cut food safely. Recommended for ages 7 - 11 years.

MasterChef Junior Pizza Cooking Set

Ditch the takeaways and make your very own homemade pizza with this Junior MasterChef kit.

Cut Resistant Gloves for Kids, XS (8-12 Years)

Prepare food or work on projects involving scissors, paper cutters, or blades with the security of knowing your child's hands won't slip.

John Boos Reversible Cutting Board

A Reversible Butcher block is made from sustainably sourced, hand-selected solid American Cherry wood

Lunchbox Prepping Gift Ideas

DaCool Insulated Lunch Containers

Ditch the sandwiches and send your kids to school with delicious home made noodles, soups or casseroles.

Bento Box Lunch Box

Thoughtfully designed & rigorously tested, there's no wonder why parents love Bentgo Kids, America's favorite one-of-a-kind children's lunch box. It features 5 compartments portioned perfectly for a total capacity of 2.4 cups, suitable for a child's appetite (ideal for ages 3-7).

Reusable Beeswax Food Wrap

Take the Zero Waste challenge on at school and use these reusable beeswax wraps to wrap up sandwiches.

YBOBK HOME Portable Flatware Set with Case Stainless Steel & Bag

Chopsticks Fork and Spoon Reusable Flatware Set - Dishwasher Safe. Different colors available for each member of the family.

8 Cavity Rectangle Granola Bar Silicone Mold/Nutrition/Cereal Bar Molds

Stock up the lunch box with nutritious homemade granola bars.

Gifts for Food Presentation

Presentation is everything. And sometimes when the kids are cooking - it really can be everything. If your Foodie is interested in food photography and enjoys snapping pics of their homemade goodies, then this is where you need to start.

Digital Camera

This is a fantastic beginner camera. It's zoom is perfect for close up food shots plus it includes all the extras for no extra cost.

Handcrafted Ceramic Stoneware (set of two)

These gorgeous handmade speckled stoneware plates would look great in any food photo. They are simple enough to showcase the food while adding a little background texture too.

Photo Backdrop Boards for Food Photography

NO MORE BORING PHOTOS. Take perfect food photos with these Instagrammable backdrops that are super easy to clean, light and washable.

Pink 3-tier Ceramic Cupcake Stand

I couldn't think of a prettier way to display your homemade cupcakes.

Jot & Mark Recipe Card Complete Gift Box

Keep track of all those delicious recipes in this gorgeous recipe card box.

Gifts for Cake Decorating

Cake and Cupcake Decorating Kit

EVERYTHING YOU NEED - Cake decorating kit includes piping bags and tips set, cake decorating supplies, frosting piping kit, cake baking supplies for beginners (255PCS)

My First Cupcake Decorating Book

Learn simple decorating skills with this beginners cake and cupcake decorating book.

Unicorn Cupcake Toppers

INCLUDES - 30 cupcake toppers and 30 cupcake wrappers

Breakfast Makers' Gifts

Professional Egg Poaching Pan

Still the EASIEST (and foolproof) way to make poached eggs.

Gourmia GPA9540 Smiley Face Pancake Pan

Fun 7 Emoji Mini Pancake Maker

First Foodie Stall (selling homemade goodies)

If your little one is cooking up a storm and your'e overrun with choc chip muffins - maybe it's time to start their first business selling the goodies to family members or making homemade gifts for friends.

Wooden Farmers Market Stall

There is so much play value in this little food stall. My kids spent hours playing shop when they were little.

Individual Cupcake Containers

These come in a pack of 15 and make a perfect presentation box, complete with a viewing window, for the cupcake creation.

Grow Your Own Ingredients

Grow Your Own Gardening Kit For Kids

Everything you need to decorate, plant, water and grow your very own garden.

Oyster Mushroom-All in one Gourmet Mushroom Growing kit

Learn how to grow mushrooms. This Mushroom Growing Kit arrives with everything you need to start your mini mushroom farm and detailed instructions.

Novelty items

Pasta Monsters and Salad Servers

Don't let those alluring eyes fool you. This little fellow has a job to do.

Vceyhim Egg Separator

Avoid messy kitchen disasters with this cute ceramic egg separator.

Unbreakable Plastic Multi Crusher

Chopper for cutting, dicing and mincing garlic cloves while keeping hands smelling garlic free.

Barbuzzo Tacosaurus Rex Taco Holder

The ultimate taco stand for children, teens, and dino lovers of all ages.

Light Saber Chop Sticks

The fate of those noodles is in your hands. You know you want these :)

Lets Funny Burrito Tortilla Wrap Blanket

Just in case you think it's a good idea to wrap yourself up like a Mexican burrito

Vegetable Spiral Slicer

Make noodles out of any veggie.

Popcorn Maker

Pops without oil for up to 42-percent fewer calories than microwave bag popcorn, no artificial flavors, saturated fats, preservatives.

Gummy Bear Night Light

Safe, battery operated with a turn off timer.

Real Chocolate Making Kit for Kids | Educational STEM Gift Set Ages 4+

Kid-Sized, Real Chocolate-Making Tools: Includes everything needed for creating delicious chocolate treats! Features a lollipop mold, chocolate bar mold, truffle mold, microwave-safe silicone bowl, food-safe spatula, scooper, lollipop sticks, and reusable custom silicone bags, making chocolate-making safe, fun, and educational for kids.