Your kids will love all of these cute Christmas breakfast ideas! Lots of fun and quick breakfast recipes that are perfect anytime through the holidays.
Christmas Breakfast
We usually end up doing a Christmas breakfast for the kids at least a couple of times throughout the holiday season – usually the first weekend of December and then again on Christmas Eve morning. They’re always so much fun to put together and something that the whole family can do. Let the kids join in and decorate their own food creations. Half of the fun is always in the details!
Christmas Breakfast Ideas for Kids
Are you planning a fun Christmas breakfast with your kids? I’ve put together some ideas from our past Christmas breakfasts as well as some awesome Christmas breakfast ideas that I’ve found around the blogosphere to help inspire you. If you don’t like certain foods, just switch them out for something similar – there are lots of different variations that you can come up with using your favorite foods.
Santa Fruit Skewers from Clean and Scentsible
Need: strawberries, bananas, mini marshmallows, large marshmallows, chocolate sprinkles, re M&Ms. If you’re not going to be serving right away, dip the banana in lemon juice or orange juice to prevent browning. Let dry before decorating. Find more healthy Christmas snack ideas HERE.
Penguin Pancakes from Listoic
Need: large pancakes, Nutella, raspberries or strawberries, marshmallows, candy eyes, Cheerios, oranges or dried fruit. Find the full post HERE.
Rudolph pancakes from Clean and Scentsible
Need: pancakes {2 sizes}, bacon, marshmallows, chocolate chips, strawberries, whipping cream
Rudolph Muffins from Bento Days
Need: dark muffins like bran or chocolate, mini pretzels, candy eyes, raspberry or red candy ball for nose. Find the Instagram post HERE.
Fruit Christmas Tree from Clean and Scentsible
Need: apple slices, raspberries, strawberries, pretzel sticks. If you’re not going to be eating this right away, dip the apples in a little lemon juice or orange juice to prevent browning. Find our full breakfast HERE.
Marshmallow Snowman Hot Chocolate from Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons
Need: hot chocolate mix, milk or water, marshmallows, pretzel sticks, chocolate syrup, candy corn or other candy for nose. Find the full recipe HERE.
Gingerbread Men Cutout Pancakes from Listoic
Need: pancakes, cookie cutters, Nutella, Christmas spinkles. Use any cookie cutter you would like to come up with some unique designs! Find the full post HERE.
Candy Cane French Toast Kabobs from Clean and Scentsible
Need: artisan bread, eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, strawberries, icing sugar, crushed candy canes. Find the full recipe HERE.
Snowman and Santa Pancakes from Taste of Japan
Snowman Pancakes Need: pancakes {2 sizes}, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, chocolate chips, whipping cream or cream cheese
Santa Pancakes Need: pancakes, strawberries, whipping cream, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup {in squirt bottle}. Find the full recipe HERE.
Christmas Pancake Tree from Clean and Scentsible
Need: pancakes of various sizes, strawberries, raspberries, whipping cream, M&Ms. Find our full breakfast HERE.
Santa’s Elf Pancakes from Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons
Need: pancakes, whipping cream, green grapes, candy eyes or chocolate chips, strawberries. Find the full recipe HERE.
Snowman Pancakes from Clean and Scentsible
Need: pancakes, whipping cream, raspberries, bacon, mandarin orange, Christmas M&Ms
Christmas Tree Waffles from Little Sunny Kitchen
Need: waffle batter, green food coloring, strawberries, sprinkles, chocolate piece. Find the full recipe HERE.
Grinch Fruit Kabobs from Clean and Scentsible
Need: grapes, strawberries, bananas, mini-marshmallows. Find more Grinch ideas HERE.
I hope you enjoy these Christmas breakfast ideas! Whether you use them for a Christmas brunch party or just a quiet breakfast at home with your family, may they bring a little fun and joy to your Christmas holidays!
More Fun Christmas Activities for Kids
If you’re looking for more fun Christmas activities to do with your kids, check out these posts…
Popsicle Stick Skis Christmas Ornaments
Gingerbread Men Rice Krispie Treats
I love these, unbelievably cute! I want to serve them to my grown up kids for Christmas breakfast.
Never too old to be a kid at Christmas! {or really at any time!} They’re just as fun for adults as they are for kids. lol!
Very clever ideas!!!! A great use of pancakes, berries, bananas and bacon! I’m sure even us adult-like kids would enjoy!
Thanks! Definitely fun for both kids and kids at heart! lol!
I’m dying of cuteness, I can’t with the snowman pancakes and the melting hot chocolate man.
I think those are my favorites too!
These are such cute ideas! I try each December to cook up a fun Christmas breakfast. Some years we just add colorful sprinkles to our batter but other years I have gone all out. In fact we made the Christmas tree waffles!
It’s so fun to do something a little special and kids are happy with anything!
This is a great roundup! I especially love the penguin pancake and the Rudolf muffins. Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday!
Hope you get a chance to try a couple! Merry Christmas!
What a bunch of fun food! I’m so far behind, but I wanted to make sure I stopped by and thanked you for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Hope to see you again this week!
Wow, every single one of these ideas is fantastic! I’m sure kids would love all of it! 🙂
Everyone of these breakfast ideas looks amazing Jenn…. wish I was a kid again!
Thank you for sharing at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring your round up at tonight’s party and pinning too.
Merry Christmas,
Kerryanne