Professional Chef Instructor Amee Hoge-Dunfee offers cooking classes for children ages 6 to 12 years old in Avon Lake.

Halloween cupcakes: Youngsters bake cupcakes from scratch and decorate them with a Halloween theme using frosting bags and tips, fondant and candies. Classes are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29.

Snowman Sweets: Youngsters create snowman sweets including Nutter Butter snowmen, melted snowman cookies and s’more snowman pretzels. Classes are 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Dec. 4, 5 or 6.

The classes cost $29 for Avon Lake residents, or $34 for non-residents.

Food allergies may be accommodated, but parents must contact Chef Amee for specifics prior to registration at ameehoge@hotmail.com or 480-678-4988.

Register at www.AvonLakeRec.com. The cooking classes are at the Folger Home at Veterans Memorial Park at 32756 Lake Road in Avon Lake.

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