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We also host Children's Birthday Parties!
Parent/Child Workshops are fun classes designed for teams of parents, grandparents or other adults and children to work together around a particular theme. Coordination and cooperation are stressed, and everyone has a great time. These classes are recommended for children ages 6 to 12.

All childrens workshops are hands on.

If you have older children check out our Teen Cuisine Nights.

Class Description	Date	Time	Price
Parent/Child Workshop A Beverly Hills Chihuahua Party	Saturday, November 22	10:30 am or 2:30 pm	$85 per team
Parent/Child Workshop The Great Gingerbread House Workshop	Saturday, December 6	10:30 am to 4:30 pm	$160 per team
Parent/Child Workshop An Asian New Year Celebration	Saturday, January 10	10:30 am or 2:30 pm	$85 per team
Parent/Child Workshop A Valentine Cake Decorating Workshop	Saturday, February 14	10:30 am or 2:30 pm	$85 per team

Parent/Child Workshop A Beverly Hills Chihuahua Party Sylvia Rieman Saturday, November 22, 10:30 AM or 2:30 PM Cost: $85 per team Add Class #906640 10:30 AM Class Add Class #906641 2:30 PM Class

In the movie, Chloe, a pampered Chihuahua gets lost in Mexico, far away from the pet salons of Beverly Hills and her beloved family. Well, someone let the dogs out again and they are having a great time here in Westlake Village. Come and join the wacky party!

Appetizer size Quesadillas with Queso Blanco
Chloe’s Tiajuana Nachos with Refried Beans, Guacamole, Sour Cream and Salsa
Poppy’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua Dogs on Homemade Poppyseed Rolls
Mexican Hat Dance Fruit Salad
Puppy Tail Churros
and for dessert, For the Love of Bananas Smoothies with Ice Cream, Bananas and Coconut Juice

Parent/Child Workshop The Great Gingerbread House Workshop Sylvia Rieman Saturday, December 6, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM Cost: $160 per team including all materials for baking and decorating Add Class #906642 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

This will be our 20th Annual Holiday Gingerbread House Workshop for parents and children! In this two-part all day class you will bake and decorate your very own gingerbread houses to take home for the holidays. This year you will have the opportunity to make a Hansel and Gretel Witch's Candy House or a Traditional Christmas or Chanukah Gingerbread House and decorate it any way you like.

Please bring aprons, rolling pins, cookie sheets and a sturdy board to build your house on to class. (These are also available for purchase at our store, if you need them.)

Each team will receive a recipe and instruction booklet for both sessions including complete directions and patters for the houses. All materials for baking, assembling and decorating the houses will be furnished.

We will serve hot chocolate for all, and everyone will have more fun than they can imagine!

Session 1: Teams will help make gingerbread dough, transfer their house pattern templates to the rolled out dough, cut out the house parts and bake them.
Session 2: Each team will learn how to prepare royal frosting to help build and decorate their houses. They can be decorated with white and/or colored frosting and embellished with many types of candies and cookies which we will provide. In addition, students will learn how to make stained class windows, lace curtains and pine trees.

Assembly directions will be included in each packet.

Parent/Child Workshop An Asian New Year Celebration Sylvia Rieman Saturday, January 10, 10:30 AM or 2:30 PM Cost: $85 per team Add Class #906643 10:30 AM Class Add Class #906644 2:30 PM Class

Chinese New Year is based on the lunar year and signifies a time to rejoice for millions of Asian people all over the world.

Chinese New Year 2009 begins on January 26. This is the year of the Ox and those born in this year are said to be very dependable, great organizers, loyal, patient and responsible. The lunar new year is also celebrated by the Korean and Vietnamese cultures as well as many Japanese. Japan as a country officially observes the Western New Year on January 1. Thailand celebrates every April with a water festival known as Songkran.

We will make recipes to honor all of these countries in this class.

Chinese Steamed Chicken Flower Rolls
Japanese Miso Soup and Sunomono…Marinated Cucumber Salad
Thai Barbecue Chicken and Green Papaya Salad
Korean Short Ribs with Fried Rice
and for dessert, Vietnamese Banana Cashew Cake and Ginger Tea

Parent/Child Workshop A Valentine Cake Decorating Workshop Sylvia Rieman Saturday, February 14, 10:30 AM or 2:30 PM Cost: $85 per team Add Class #906645 10:30 AM Class Add Class #906646 2:30 PM Class

On Valentine’s Day we celebrate with love and good things to eat.

In this class each team will frost and decorate their very own Valentine heart shaped cake. Participants will learn to make vanilla and chocolate butter cream frosting and to use decorating bags and tips with ease.

Everyone will get a box to take home their own cake creation to share with the people they love.

Teams will also make decorated heart shaped cupcakes and molded chocolate suckers.