CREATIVE + FUN COOKING PARTIES FOR EVERY OCCASION
The River Forest Schoolhouse at 349 Ashland Ave will be closing its doors on January 16th, 2024.
We are overjoyed to announce a NEW location in Oak Park that will open in time for SUMMER CAMP! Please keep an eye on our newsletter and social media.
Schoolhouse hosts creative + fun cooking parties to celebrate the BIG moments in your kiddo’s life.
FAQ’S about parties- Oak Park
16 kids (or less). see party info below for more info about party pricing. We want to provide a wonderful environment for our young chefs!
No need to bring a cake. Each party includes something to celebrate with. We place a candle in the adorable donut your child just made! Or we decorate cupcakes at the end of the party. If you’d like to bring a cake/ cupcakes please also bring plates and forks.
You may bring decorations although they aren’t necessary.
You may bring goodie bags, of course.
We provide a water station. No need to bring bottled water. You may bring in juice boxes or something similar if you like.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your guests to settle in.
You will be charged for the confirmed number of guests.
Up to 4 adults are welcome to stay.
Let’s party!
Please fill out the form and we’ll be in touch soon.
Once we have agreed on a date/ time and party, we’ll send an invoice for the deposit to confirm (equal to the amount of the base party cost).
We’ll reach out the week before your event to confirm the number of guests you are expecting.
We’ll invoice you for the balance the day after the party.
Gratuities are appreciated for our party hosts!
Choose from one of our parties below!
Parties are 90 minutes - 120 minutes and include water, plates, napkins and cups and take out boxes.
You are not required to bring anything!
You are welcome to bring goodie bags, decorations and signs.
Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled party time to get settled in before your guests arrive.
Please scroll down for information about private parties, scout troops and more!
Your child and their friends will love making cakes together in this fun, hands-on party. Each guest will create their own 2 tiered 6” cake to take home. Cakes are pre-baked and ready to be decorated.
Kids will use fondant and sprinkles to decorate a cake that they design.
Our encouraging and fun party hosts will share techniques to help kids through the process and we focus on fun! not perfection. :)
Party includes everything including cake boxes for children to take their cakes home in.
90 minute party
$450 includes everything for up to 8 kids.
Extra guests are $50 each.
Recommended for kids ages 10+
This is a 1.5 hour party and cupcakes are provided at the end for decorating and singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
MINI CAKE PARTY
Young chefs will create their own logo and name for their “Donut Shop” and decorate a COOL donut box for their creations. Kiddos love mixing up their batter and dividing it into our lil donut pans. While the donuts are in the oven, kids will be invited to create their own stickers and make colorful glazes. They love decorating their donuts with tons of sprinkles - it’s a lot of fun.
It’s super creative and each guest goes home with their special box of 6 donuts to show their family.
90 minute party
$450 includes everything for up to 10 kids
Each additional participating guest is $40
recommended for kids ages 5+
Donut shop party
We love making fresh homemade pasta at the Schoolhouse!
Kids love getting messy as they make their dough from fresh eggs and flour. We knead and roll and make beautiful fettuccine with old fashioned pasta machines.
While the dough rests, kids will mix up a cake batter for mini bundt cakes that they will glaze after they cool.
Kids enjoy a plate of fresh pasta with our “famous” simple tomato sauce or butter and cheese and we end the party by decorating their bundt cakes and singing HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
120 minute party
$450 includes everything for up to 8 kids. Extra guests are $40 each.
Recommended for ages 5+
PASTA + bundt cake PARTY
preschooler parties
ages 2- 4 yrs with parent/ caregiver
Little ones love to cook with their caregivers!
Our preschool parties are designed for the youngest chefs to enjoy learning together in a safe, nurturing environment supported by their parent or other caregiver.
Choose from DONUT, PIZZA or PASTA parties and include 1 caregiver for each child attending.
$400 includes everything for 8 children and their adult helpers (16 people total). Extra guests are not possible.
MINI CAKE PARTY
pizza + bundt cake party
Your child will love making individual pizzas with their friends!
Young chefs will roll out their dough, top with sauce, cheese and pepperoni (if they like).
While pizzas bake, kids mix up a cake batter for mini bundt cakes that they’ll glaze later in the party.
After kids enjoy their pizzas, we decorate our bundt cakes and sing happy birthday.
$400 includes everything for up to 10 kids. Extra guests are $40 each.
Recommended for kids ages 5+
custom events
We’ve been hosting scouting groups, field trips, family cooking parties and more for over 7 years!
Please reach out with your ideas and we’ll work together to create an amazing event.
what would your kid love to make?
Is your child thinking up something special for their celebration?
Let us know and we can customize a party package just for you!