The Fun Way to Make Oatmeal with Kids

April 7, 2010 by 5 Comments

I love feeding the kids a nutritious breakfast.  I also love teaching them independence and watching my preschoolers have a sense of accomplishment when they “make Daddy’s oatmeal”.  It’s precious!  Here are a few of the ways we have fun with our morning oatmeal.  Do you do anything to make breakfast more interesting?  I’d love to hear about it in the comments!

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The kids get to pick their own packet – Better Oats has quite the variety of flavors – and dump the oats and water into their own bowls.

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Sometimes, they talk me into stenciling their initial onto their bowls:

Other times we just decorate our oatmeal with faces or globs of applesauce. Either way, our kids enjoy their oatmeal and I enjoy a cooking activity my preschoolers can for the most part do by themselves!

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This post was sponsored by Better Oats Oatmeal – I can attest to the Blueberry Muffin Flavor. It was yummy!

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Comments

  1. Mud Pies For Mommy says:
    April 7, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    That looks like a fun breakfast. I love to change things up a bit for breakfast because I am not what you would like to call al morning person.
    .-= Mud Pies For Mommy´s last blog ..Lemons Anyone? =-.

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  2. Keonte' says:
    April 16, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    This makes me want to have some oatmeal.

    I’m stopping by to say hello from the UBP. I’m glad I found a new blog.
    .-= Keonte’´s last blog ..The Ultimate Blog Party 2010…Girls (and Guys) Just Wanna Have Fun =-.

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  3. Kay says:
    April 17, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Sadly there isn’t much nutrition in instant packet oatmeal.

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  4. orlando hotels near universal studios says:
    August 31, 2011 at 1:38 am

    Thanks for the ideas you discuss through your blog.

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  5. fun places for kids says:
    January 13, 2012 at 12:16 am

    Good ideas… you can also make it fancy, by using fruits, make it is in heart shape etc.

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