Sometimes a bowl of cereal, or a piece of toast can be unappealing to a child. So here are 5 tricks I’ve learned to make breakfast more exciting:
1. Â Change the vessel
Try using plastic cups, cupcake wrappers, shot glasses or even egg cups to put their food in.
2. Â Variety
Spice things up a bit with the food and give them options, such as:
- Cereal
- Fresh Fruit
- Dried Fruit (apricots, raisins, etc)
- Yoghurt
- Toast
- Omelette (cut into small squares)
3. Â Get them involved
Ask them to help prepare breakfast, and ask them what they want to eat.  Often just the act of involving them builds up the excitement.
4. Â No Milk
If your child is used to having milk with their cereal, try removing it. Â Just having dried cereal is fun for children. Â My daughter often pours the cereal onto the floor and plays a game with it. Â Also, by keeping it dry, it means if it is not eaten straight away, it can be left for them to pick at over the day.
5. Â Have fun
As an adult, all we think about is “food food food”, but children look at the world from a different perspective. Â So try to put yourself in their shoes.
If you have had success with other ways of getting your children to eat breakfast, leave a comment and tell us what you do.  This page is all about support and sharing 🙂
