The five-day program for children ages 5 to 10 taught basic cooking and baking techniques, food preparation and kitchen safety, and allowed the children to take a hands-on approach to learn the necessary skills.
"If you don't let them do it on their own, they won't learn," said cooking teacher Nancy Stuart, who has been teaching child and adult cooking classes at The Silo for more than 25 years.
Stuart stresses the importance of learning cooking skills at an early age because many schools do not offer cooking classes anymore.
"We're just trying to get them familiar with food and the touch and taste of it. We encourage them to try new things," she said.
"The kids like to try what they make. They'll be crying while cutting onions, saying, `We don't eat that,' but next thing you know they're trying guacamole."
The class took a different form every day and Stuart let the children choose what to make. From pancakes and blueberry muffins to spring rolls and sushi, they made quite a variety of food.
Stuart said, "It's all about opening up their senses and their tastebuds."