One day, Kiki found herself in a strange place. She was at home, but now she was somewhere else! A friendly voice asked Kiki to be the chef for a space party. Kiki was surprised and said, “You should have told me first!”
Kiki looked around and saw lots of cooking tools. She picked a pot and decided to make noodles. “Let’s make some noodles!” she said excitedly. Kiki was ready to show how good she was at cooking.
First, she added some noodles to the pot. Then, she chose some ingredients: sweet carrots, eggs, and onions. “These will make the noodles taste so yummy!” she thought.
Suddenly, water started gushing out! “Oh no!” Kiki pressed a red button, and fire appeared to cook the noodles. She added the carrots, eggs, and onions. The soup started to smell delicious!
Next, Kiki shook the pot. “Boom, boom!” she laughed. The spaceship shook too, but the noodles looked even better! “This is how we cook in space!” Kiki giggled.
It was time to choose the seasoning. Kiki picked chili powder to make it spicy. But oh no, her friend Mew Mew couldn’t eat spicy food! “Maybe Nikki will like it,” Kiki thought.
Now, it was time for the second dish. Kiki chose an oven and rolled some dough. She added yummy toppings like eggplant, ham, bell pepper, onion, and tomato. “Let’s bake the pizza!” she said.
The oven was special. Kiki pulled its arms to start it. “There’s a 50-50 chance of an explosion!” the voice warned. But everything was okay, and the pizza was ready!
Kiki picked ketchup for the sauce, but oh no, it was spicy chili tomato ketchup! “This might be too spicy!” she worried.
Kiki’s friend loved the spicy pizza! “Wow, it’s so yummy!” she said. Kiki realized she should have given the spicy noodles to her friend who liked spicy food.
After making two dishes, Kiki asked to go home. But the voice said, “Stay here and cook for me forever!”
Suddenly, Kiki woke up. “Oh, it was just a dream!” she said. Her mom called, “Kiki, time to get up! You’re gonna be late!”
Kiki smiled, remembering her fun cooking adventure in space. “I’ll be ready for more adventures next time!” she thought happily.
Space Cooking Role Play: Gather some toy kitchen tools and ingredients. Pretend you are Kiki cooking in space. What would you make? Use your imagination to create a new dish. Share your dish with your friends or family and explain why you chose those ingredients. How would you make sure everyone likes it?
Ingredient Exploration: At home, look at the ingredients Kiki used: carrots, eggs, onions, eggplant, ham, bell pepper, and tomato. With the help of an adult, try tasting these ingredients separately. Which ones do you like the most? Can you think of other dishes you can make with them?
Spicy or Not Spicy: Think about the spicy noodles and pizza Kiki made. Discuss with a friend or family member what “spicy” means. Have you ever tried something spicy? How did it taste? Draw a picture of a dish you would make that is not spicy, and one that is spicy. Who would you share each dish with?
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Oh, where am I? I was at home.
Hello, Kiki! I brought you here to ask you to be the chef for my space party.
What? But you should have told me first! If you show me how to make two kinds of dishes, I will send you back home. Choose a cooking tool.
What are all these things? Look, a spaceship! I think I can go home.
A pot! Oh, come on, let’s make some noodles.
All right, let me show you how I’m good at cooking.
Yeah, noodles are done! Awesome! Now choose other ingredients. I brought some from Earth, but I don’t know which to put in.
That’s a piece of cake! A carrot? Shredded carrots are so sweet and yummy!
Really? Sounds great! An egg? It looks so hard. How can we eat this?
Oh, something came out of it! It’s the egg yolk and whites! And onions?
Yeah! What do you think? You’re an awesome chef! Time to start making noodles.
Oh, what’s this? So much water’s gushing out!
It’s a space water hose! Push the red button!
Whoa, fire! Good job! Now put the noodles into the pot.
Okay, wow, great! Now we have the carrots. She’s doing so well, and the egg too! The soup is boiling. The onions will make the soup even better. It smells great!
Let’s move on to the next step. What is it? Shaking the pot? Boom, boom!
Let’s move the spaceship!
Oh no, it’s shaking! You’re going to mess up the noodles!
Huh? It looks much better than before! This is how we cook in space!
I can’t believe it! It’s time to choose the seasoning. It’s for the robots, right? I’m going to give you a lot of chili powder. It’ll be very spicy!
[Music]
I brought your friends to enjoy your food! I heard you’re throwing a party. Where’s the yummy food?
What? Oh no! I think Mew Mew can’t eat spicy food.
Oh, maybe I should give it to Nikki! Yay, noodles!
[Applause]
This is…
[Music]
Sorry, Nikki! Now it’s time for the second dish. What am I going to make?
I’ll choose for you! An oven! Roll the dough!
What’s it for? Let’s put on some yummy toppings: eggplant, ham, bell pepper, onion, tomato, and even more ham! Awesome! Now bake the pizza!
Should I put it into this oven?
In my tummy? Oh no, you’re an oven! Pull my arms, please!
[Music]
Your arms are stretching to get the electric power! Let’s start! There is a 50-50 chance of an explosion!
That was close! Anyway, it’s all done! Which sauce should I choose?
I’m going with ketchup! I love ketchup!
Let’s put on a lunch… wait, I smell something spicy!
Oh no! It’s a really spicy chili tomato ketchup! I’m in big trouble!
Oh, this could be too spicy for her, Kiki!
I’m so hungry! I want some pizza!
You’d better not eat it!
Why? I’m so hungry!
Oh, I’m so sorry!
Wow, it’s so yummy!
What? Isn’t it spicy?
Yes, it is! I love spicy food!
Oh, I should have given the spicy noodles to her, not to Nikki!
Kitty!
[Applause]
[Music]
I’ve made two kinds of dishes! Let me go home now!
I don’t think I can.
What? You’re such a good chef! Stay here and cook for me forever!
What? No!
Oh, Phil! It was just a dream! Kiki, time to get up! You’re gonna be late!
Yes, Mom! I’m coming!
[Music]
You were lucky today, but when I come back, I’ll never let you go!
[Music]
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