Seven pictures to mark Kids in the Kitchen day in Sunderland

Take a good selection of school kitchens, lots of Wearside youngsters and a plateful of food.

You end up with an Echo archive gallery of great scenes of children taking over in the kitchen.

Which is ideal as National Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day is held on September 13.

To celebrate, we prepared this mix of scenes from St Anthony’s, Pennywell, Southwick and Diamond Hall.

5. Spicing up a Southwick memory

Chef Das Sreedharan was telling these children all about spices in food when the Echo called in for a photo in October 2006. | se

Sophie Proud, left, and Hannah Haley check the taste of their winning dish in the 2007 Fairtrade cookery contest at St Anthony's School. | se

Sam Nightingale, 23 months, looked like he was ready to cook at the Diamond Hall Children's Centre fancy dress party in 2009. | se

Let's plate up a lovely memory from November 2013. Children from the New Beginnings Nursery, Southwick, made pizzas at The Italian Kitchen. | se