Mission
Our mission is to promote growth in a child’s developmental skills, creating fun learning opportunities through the natural art of cooking with others.We strive to maximize a child’s functional communication, learning and eating skills across all of their environments through collaborative efforts with the child’s family, community professionals and school.

Niki Land, M.S. CCC-SLP

Niki Land is the owner and founder of Sprinkled with Words. Cooking and kids have been her life for a long time! She has cooked with children in her classroom and therapy settings since she began her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist. Niki graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a Masters of Science in Communication Disorders in 2000. She has worked in preschool settings, public schools, clinical settings, and homes. Niki is an ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologist American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), member of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA) and Austin Area Association of SLPs (AAASLP). She is Hanen certified with specific training in Beckman oral-motor therapy and SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) approach to feeding/eating. Niki holds current First Aid/CPR and Food Handlers certificates. With her years of experience in the field, Niki has worked closely with Occupational Therapists, Behavior Specialists, Play Therapists and Teachers.

Here’s a few words from Niki:

The progress I’ve seen kids make during cooking activities is simply amazing. Their enjoyment, language growth and learning opportunities each time seem endless and they are always excited to share their experiences with their parents! I believe children learn best through play, creation, and interactions with others in their natural environment. Sprinkled with Words was created so that we can go into a family's home, a school's campus or a community place and teach others how to encourage language and learning through the simple act of creating food together. SWW gives kids opportunity to play, learn and communicate with cooking as their vehicle. Food can be the stimulus for healthy eating, healthy interaction, learning and language growth. Research tells us that kids and adults that eat together often eat better. Kids involved in cooking, growing and buying healthy food are often more interested in food, enjoy social mealtimes and eat a larger variety of food. One of my goals is to help parents feel empowered to use facilitating language and learning techniques with their child during natural, convenient opportunities that arise each day- breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner.

My passion for cooking and kids has led me to this unique opportunity to provide an invaluable service to your children. I am emphatic about enhancing a child’s development through cooking, incorporating functional goals and collaborative team efforts. It is my dream and goal that Sprinkled with Words will provide cooking & therapy services to children within the Greater Austin Area for years to come. Together we can help kids learn to explore, describe, learn from and share their food!