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Special Christmas Day breakfast for kids

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nonkynink · 19/12/2024 23:14

Usually they have cereals and/or toast with a piece of fruit. I want to do them something quick and easy but a bit special for Christmas Day breakfast. Dh and I usually have smoked salmon bagels but they don't like this.

Don't care if it's sugary or crap, it's Christmas! One is 13 the other is a preschooler so ideally something to suit both. Don't fancy frying bacon and cooking much but other suggestions welcome!

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daffodilandtulip · 21/12/2024 12:42

We always have pastries in bed with a J20. They bring their stockings up to me to open and then we eat before we venture downstairs 🎅🏻

doodleschnoodle · 21/12/2024 10:04

Thanks for the Santa pancakes, DDs 5 and 2 will love those! Going to be our Xmas Eve breakfast.

I've got pop tarts for their stocking, would never buy them any other time of year but figure it might be fun for Xmas morning as DH and I probably won't want any breakfast ourselves.

SkalengeckOrSiegbarste · 21/12/2024 09:46

We've got these along with pastries to liven up festive breakfasts! 3yo loves cereal so hoping he likes it.

Special Christmas Day breakfast for kids
Imenti · 21/12/2024 09:05

Pret a Manger sell their chocolate croissants, frozen, in Tesco. Just pop them in the oven and they are totally delicious! Also do almond ones and plain ones. That's what we'll be having!

JingsMahBucket · 20/12/2024 08:38

@nonkynink I cook bacon in the oven. About 170C fan oven for roughly 5 — 10 minutes.

BlackeyedSusan · 20/12/2024 08:01

Aldi Christmas cereal. Special aisle.

mitogoshigg · 20/12/2024 07:59

Fluffy American pancakes.

1 cup sr flour, 1 desert spoon sugar, 1 egg, 2/3 cup milk, 1 dessert spoon oil or melted butter, whisk together until smooth, fry on a low to medium heat. If they are Mickey Mouse fans, you can easily make Mickey pancakes with a larger blob and too smaller over lapping ear blobs!

Serve with fresh fruits and syrup.

Autumndayz77 · 20/12/2024 07:45

Mine eat chocolate from their selection boxes! Otherwise I’d do frozen pastries, fruit and yogurt (I’d probably cook the pastries first!)

Suzuki76 · 20/12/2024 07:43

We have croissants and bucks fizz! Orange for DS.

SilverBlueRabbit · 20/12/2024 07:41

I do french toast often. I put a fair whack of vanilla in the batter, add ground almonds (because one of mine needs building up) and some chocolate powder and cinnamon. Then serve with berries or nutella.

Katemax82 · 20/12/2024 07:40

I always do frozen pastries freshly baked

ToffeePennie · 20/12/2024 07:39

We have sausage and bacon butties and trifle left over from Christmas dinner.

Rainingandlookslikeitwillneverstop · 20/12/2024 07:34

Mine used to have hairibo, smarties and choc coins !!!!

Too busy munching their way through their stocking junk to eat a proper breakfast!

toast / cereal / bacon sandwich all on offer but they preferred their stockings !

PrincessHoneysuckle · 20/12/2024 07:11

I'm doing ds ham.and cheese.filled croissant

Waffle19 · 20/12/2024 07:02

We do shop bought pastries

YessicaHaircut · 20/12/2024 06:48

DS absolutely loves panettone so we’ll be having that. Also love the idea of pancakes with toppings and Christmas shaped waffles or crumpets.

ItsCalledAConversation · 20/12/2024 06:43

Woahtherehoney · 19/12/2024 23:17

Pancakes - either homemade or shop ones. Set up a little topping station with sprinkles and cream and stuff.

We do this - little bowls of fruit, sprinkles, marshmallows etc and call it “Elf Breakfast”

MidnightPatrol · 20/12/2024 06:38

Reindeer pancakes also an option!

Timetoread · 20/12/2024 06:37

Panetone

Auburngal · 20/12/2024 06:35

Get some Schlor white grape and some orange juice. Then they have alcohol free Bucks Fizz.

SnappyCroc · 20/12/2024 04:48

@TrixieFatell . Mine have Santa pancakes too though not quite so pro 😂.

Happyhappyday · 20/12/2024 04:15

nonkynink · 19/12/2024 23:14

Usually they have cereals and/or toast with a piece of fruit. I want to do them something quick and easy but a bit special for Christmas Day breakfast. Dh and I usually have smoked salmon bagels but they don't like this.

Don't care if it's sugary or crap, it's Christmas! One is 13 the other is a preschooler so ideally something to suit both. Don't fancy frying bacon and cooking much but other suggestions welcome!

We do cinnamon rolls that I make the night before so in the morning, they just need to bake. They aren’t hard to bake if you’re a baker but maybe daunting if you’re not?

steff13 · 20/12/2024 03:57

We make monkey bread. Except the first year that I made it my son thought I said monkey balls, so now we call it monkey balls.

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