Easy for Kid Breakfast Recipes

Regardless of how old your school-aged child is, he will benefit from some easy for kid breakfast recipes. Hopefully, he has watched you cook in the kitchen and helped you create a few dishes. With this knowledge, he may be ready to venture out on his own and make something yummy for breakfast. Letting your child cook is a great ego and self-esteem booster for him. Who knows? Once he learns how to cook from some easy for kid breakfast recipes, he may want to make his own breakfast every morning.

Many children find cooking fun.

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If your child is capable of pouring his own cereal and milk into a bowl, he could be ready to make cinnamon toast. You may want to go through the steps with him first and then observe him to make sure he is good on his own. Remember, if he doesn't feel secure cooking alone and still wants you in the kitchen, don't force him to be alone. He may not feel ready, but time spent with you in the kitchen will help to get him there.

Ingredients for Cinnamon Toast for One

• 1 slice of white or wheat bread
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons of brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons of butter or margarine

Instructions

1. Spread the butter across the top of the slice of bread.
2. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a little bowl (You can even make it easier by buying ready-made cinnamon sugar or making cinnamon sugar and storing it in a container).
3. Evenly sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the bread.
4. Put the slice in the toaster oven and set it to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Toast the bread the way you like it but long enough for the butter to melt.
6. Turn the oven off and carefully remove the toast from the oven.
7. Put the toast on a plate and enjoy with a glass of milk.

Oatmeal is quick and easy to make.

Ingredients for Oatmeal

• 1/2 cup of instant rolled oats
• 1 cup of water or milk (making this with milk provides more nutrition)
• 2 teaspoons of butter or margarine
• Salt
• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons of raisins, chopped dates, or pecan pieces

Instructions

This can be made either on the stove on in the microwave.

• Stove-top

1. Pour water or milk into a saucepan.
2. Turn the heat on low.
3. Add a pinch of salt.
4. Add the rolled oats and stir.
5. Heat the oatmeal until boiling.
6. Turn off the heat.
7. Mix in raisins, chopped dates, or nuts.
8. Pour oatmeal into bowl and sprinkle with brown sugar.
9. Add butter and mix well.
10. Depending on whether you like your oatmeal sticky or soupy, add less or more milk.

• Microwave

1. Pour water or milk into a microwavable bowl.
2. Add a pinch of salt.
3. Add rolled oats, raisins, chopped dates or nuts.
4. Cook in the microwave on HIGH for two minutes.
5. Remove from the microwave and top with butter and brown sugar.
6. You may also add slices of banana to your oatmeal.

Make sure your child waits until the oatmeal has cooled enough before eating it.

Easy for Kid Breakfast Recipes for Older Children

Your older son or daughter will enjoy this recipe for a refreshing and nutritious breakfast shake. It can easily be prepared by children over eight.

Ingredients for a Breakfast Shake

• 1 cup of plain low-fat yogurt
• 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries or whole blueberries
• 1 cup of fruit juice
• 1 tablespoon of honey or sugar

Instructions

1. Slice the strawberries on a cutting board with a knife (parents may want to do this step).
2. Pour all the ingredients into the blender.
3. Put the lid on and blend until smooth.
4. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy!

Other Easy for Kid Breakfast Recipes

If your older children want to be adventurous, you can find other recipes for French toast, pancakes, and scrambled eggs with cheese.

Once the older kids have perfected their skills, they can invite their younger siblings to join them in the kitchen.

This Saturday morning, why not let your children make breakfast for you?

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