BAKE! Kids' Camps

BAKE! Kids' Camps offers multi-day Kids' Camps that focus on hands-on bread baking classes, hands-on pastry baking classes, hands-on cake baking classes, and cooking classes. The program includes hands-on baking and cooking classes that are designed for home bakers of different skill levels, and each class includes a discussion of ingredients and a time to taste. Classes are limited in size and include at least two instructors, and participants create a generous amount of baked goods to share with friends and family.

• Ages: 10–15 years old
• Schedule: Multi-day Kids' Camps offered every summer

BAKE! Kids' Camps are part of BAKE!, Zingerman's hands-on teaching bakery. The stated mission is to encourage a love of cooking and baking early by offering multi-day Kids' Camps every summer for ages 10–15. The broader BAKE! program also offers hands-on baking and cooking classes in teaching kitchens and online for virtual classes, with options to customize the experience through hands-on private baking or cooking classes, both in-person or virtual. In-person classes (except for kids' camps) are designed for adults 17 and up, and virtual classes are designed for adults, with households welcome to participate together so kids can join.

The leadership and instructional team includes suSAN cHagAs, BAKE! Principal & Instructor; jeN COhEn, BAKE! Instructor; laurie EwAsek, BAKE! Instructor; grace AnGsukomUtKul, BAKE! Assistant; amy berger, BAKE! Assistant; carteR hinToN-AyOdEle, BAKE! Assistant; AMelIa KiSs, BAKE! Assistant; MIlAdeL PamAtMaT, BAKE! Assistant; wilL WojIck shOoK, BAKE! Assistant; hAnNaH ChAcko, Ingredient Manager; and aMy embErLinG, Managing Partner, Zingerman's Bakehouse. BAKE! partners with By the Pound by sharing specific ingredients needed for classes so that many of those ingredients are made available to participants.

Parent and adult participants have shared written feedback about BAKE! classes, including comments about learning “a ton about the ‘whys’ of baking” and helpful tips and tricks, and noting that classes are organized and well thought out, with instructors described as phenomenal. Other testimonials mention fresh ingredients with no preservatives, feeling more comfortable with baking after class, and enjoying private classes for special occasions.

Last updated July 17, 2026.