Little Kitchen Academy Denver Cherry Creek
LKA Denver Cherry Creek, 4064 E 8th Pl, Denver, CO 80220
About
Little Kitchen Academy Denver Cherry Creek offers hands-on cooking classes, summer camps, Monthly Weekend Sessions, and a variety of themed experiences such as Baking Chemistry Lab, Culinary Engineering, Smart Snacks & Packable Lunches, and Edible Experiments. Students take part in sessions like Handheld Favorites, Mastering Kitchen Tools, Summer Flavor Lab, Picnic Classics, Global Street Eats, Cooking with Summer’s Finest, Around the Campfire, Taste the World, Toddler’s First Taste, and Supper Club. The program is described as a premier Montessori-inspired cooking school for ages 2–18 that focuses on practical life skills, building confidence, and inspiring a lifelong love of cooking through an age-based curriculum from toddlers to teens.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer Season runs June 1 to August 31 with many 5-day Summer Camps in 3-hour blocks, Monthly Weekend Sessions on Saturdays and Sundays in June, July, and August, 75-minute Toddler’s First Taste classes on select weekdays, and Supper Club 6–8 meeting 4:00pm–7:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays starting August 31
• Price: $198–$599 depending on session type and length
Little Kitchen Academy is described as a Montessori-inspired cooking school for children and teens that offers 3-hour classes with small class sizes and individual workstations. The space includes a Recycled community table by ChopValue crafted from 33,436 recycled chopsticks, Emeco chairs made from repurposed plastic and glass bottles, and a Living Food Wall powered by Click & Grow with plants at different stages of growth, where students harvest fresh picks. Each student uses Scrub Daddy products during clean-up, wears chef shoes from BIRKENSTOCK and Chef Works chef’s coats, and uses Little Kitchen Academy’s specially designed Progressive Knife Set. All recipes are free of meat, poultry, seafood, and nuts, and the only allergen not welcome in Little Kitchen Academy is nuts. Toddler’s First Taste classes are described as a hands-on 75-minute introduction to cooking for child and caregiver.
LKA’s Summer Season runs from June 1 to August 31, with many 5-day Summer Camps held Monday to Friday in 3-hour blocks such as 9:00am–12:00pm, 12:30pm–3:30pm, or 4:00pm–7:00pm. Monthly Weekend Sessions are offered on Saturdays and Sundays in June, July, and August with times including 9:00am–12:00pm, 12:30pm–3:30pm, and 4:00pm–6:30pm, and some weekend sessions are described as 3-week sessions such as June Sundays 9:00am–12:00pm (Edible Experiments) from June 14 to June 28. Toddler’s First Taste runs 10:00am–11:15am Monday to Thursday from August 31, 2026 to September 3, 2026, and Supper Club 6–8 runs 4:00pm–7:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays starting August 31.
Many 5-day Summer Camps, including Summer Camp A through Summer Camp M, are listed at $599. Several Monthly Weekend Sessions, such as June Saturdays, June Sundays, July Sundays, and some August Sundays, are listed at $399, while June Sundays 9:00am–12:00pm (Edible Experiments) from June 14–28 (3-week session) is listed at $299. Summer Camp Teen Week 4:00pm–6:30pm Monday–Thursday June 15–18, 2026 and Summer Camp N 12:30pm–3:30pm (Handheld Favorites) August 31–September 3, 2026 are listed at $479. Some August Saturdays and Sundays (Taste the World) are listed at $499, July Saturdays 10:00am–11:15am Toddlers are listed at $198, and Summer Camp Toddler’s First Taste 10:00am–11:15am Monday–Thursday August 31–September 3, 2026 is listed at $396.
The mission statement for Little Kitchen Academy is “Creating healthy eating habits to last a lifetime,” and its food philosophy states that it empowers students with practical life skills and food literacy by using local, seasonal, and organic ingredients as much as possible. The leadership team information lists Felicity Curin as Founder, President & COO. Little Kitchen Academy works with charitable partners Crisis Text Line, One Tree Planted, and the Changing Lives from Scratch Fund, referenced through “How Can I Help” jars with donation tokens, and it uses locally grown products to support surrounding communities.
Parent testimonials describe experiences with drop-in classes, staff responsiveness, and children with celiac disease trying new foods such as egg rolls for the first time. Other testimonials describe children gaining confidence to cook at home, including a 5-year-old cracking eggs and an 8-year-old and 10-year-old learning skills such as making poached eggs and chopping vegetables, and parents noting a boost in their children’s self-esteem.
Last updated June 4, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer Season runs June 1 to August 31 with many 5-day Summer Camps in 3-hour blocks, Monthly Weekend Sessions on Saturdays and Sundays in June, July, and August, 75-minute Toddler’s First Taste classes on select weekdays, and Supper Club 6–8 meeting 4:00pm–7:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays starting August 31
• Price: $198–$599 depending on session type and length
Little Kitchen Academy is described as a Montessori-inspired cooking school for children and teens that offers 3-hour classes with small class sizes and individual workstations. The space includes a Recycled community table by ChopValue crafted from 33,436 recycled chopsticks, Emeco chairs made from repurposed plastic and glass bottles, and a Living Food Wall powered by Click & Grow with plants at different stages of growth, where students harvest fresh picks. Each student uses Scrub Daddy products during clean-up, wears chef shoes from BIRKENSTOCK and Chef Works chef’s coats, and uses Little Kitchen Academy’s specially designed Progressive Knife Set. All recipes are free of meat, poultry, seafood, and nuts, and the only allergen not welcome in Little Kitchen Academy is nuts. Toddler’s First Taste classes are described as a hands-on 75-minute introduction to cooking for child and caregiver.
LKA’s Summer Season runs from June 1 to August 31, with many 5-day Summer Camps held Monday to Friday in 3-hour blocks such as 9:00am–12:00pm, 12:30pm–3:30pm, or 4:00pm–7:00pm. Monthly Weekend Sessions are offered on Saturdays and Sundays in June, July, and August with times including 9:00am–12:00pm, 12:30pm–3:30pm, and 4:00pm–6:30pm, and some weekend sessions are described as 3-week sessions such as June Sundays 9:00am–12:00pm (Edible Experiments) from June 14 to June 28. Toddler’s First Taste runs 10:00am–11:15am Monday to Thursday from August 31, 2026 to September 3, 2026, and Supper Club 6–8 runs 4:00pm–7:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays starting August 31.
Many 5-day Summer Camps, including Summer Camp A through Summer Camp M, are listed at $599. Several Monthly Weekend Sessions, such as June Saturdays, June Sundays, July Sundays, and some August Sundays, are listed at $399, while June Sundays 9:00am–12:00pm (Edible Experiments) from June 14–28 (3-week session) is listed at $299. Summer Camp Teen Week 4:00pm–6:30pm Monday–Thursday June 15–18, 2026 and Summer Camp N 12:30pm–3:30pm (Handheld Favorites) August 31–September 3, 2026 are listed at $479. Some August Saturdays and Sundays (Taste the World) are listed at $499, July Saturdays 10:00am–11:15am Toddlers are listed at $198, and Summer Camp Toddler’s First Taste 10:00am–11:15am Monday–Thursday August 31–September 3, 2026 is listed at $396.
The mission statement for Little Kitchen Academy is “Creating healthy eating habits to last a lifetime,” and its food philosophy states that it empowers students with practical life skills and food literacy by using local, seasonal, and organic ingredients as much as possible. The leadership team information lists Felicity Curin as Founder, President & COO. Little Kitchen Academy works with charitable partners Crisis Text Line, One Tree Planted, and the Changing Lives from Scratch Fund, referenced through “How Can I Help” jars with donation tokens, and it uses locally grown products to support surrounding communities.
Parent testimonials describe experiences with drop-in classes, staff responsiveness, and children with celiac disease trying new foods such as egg rolls for the first time. Other testimonials describe children gaining confidence to cook at home, including a 5-year-old cracking eggs and an 8-year-old and 10-year-old learning skills such as making poached eggs and chopping vegetables, and parents noting a boost in their children’s self-esteem.
Last updated June 4, 2026.
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