A birthday party with a cooking theme for an 8th year old

It was Pim's 7th birthday last Monday so I'm planning a little birthday party for him, and I realised that I never posted about the birthday party with a cooking theme we had for Sara's 8th birthday last year!Sara has enjoyed food since she was a baby, and she loves helping me in the kitchen. So it was no surprise when she asked for a birthday party with a cooking theme for her 8th birthday! She invited 8 of her girl friends, and like always, party preparations took place the day before the party (let's just say, I'm at my best the very last minute).I bought a huge pile of cheap, unbleached cotton at the market. And together with my mother-in-law sewed 11 aprons out of it (of course Pim and Ava were invited too). I also bought cutting boards, knives, notebooks and pencils. Then I made a triangular stamp out of a simple eraser, and decorated everything with triangles. I also stamped the children's names on all of the items.We set the table with the different veggies and toppings needed for the healthy Vietnamese Style Rice Paper Rolls I blogged about earlier. The children loved cutting everything on their own cutting boards, and writing down the ingredients and recipe in their little notebook. And even very picky eaters found ingredients on the table that they loved!Afterwards, the notebooks and pencils came in handy for the treasure hunt we had organised in the neighbourhood. And of course, they could all take home a little party bag with the items we had made for them. It was a really fun party!xxx Esther