Help children experience the many benefits and joys of cooking--all without entering the kitchen or using the stove or oven. More than fifty heat-free, classroom-friendly recipes are included, each designed so that children can help prepare healthy appetizers and dips, beverages, snacks and treats, and sandwiches and salads as they explore new foods, build math and literacy skills, and learn about nutrition. A food program matrix, safety tips, and photographs are included. Marianne E. Dambra, president of Early Childhood Education Network of Rochester, Inc., has presented on heat-free cooking with children at national and regional conferences since 1994.