Breakfast is Ready: Baby Bear Porridge Recipe

Amy Palanjian and Storey Digital Editors

Make a fun face in your instant oatmeal!

Rise and shine silly bear. Breakfast is ready! Busy Little Hands: Food Play!, from Amy Palanjian the creator of Yummytoddlerfood.com, is packed with activities (like this!) for preschoolers that foster fun in the kitchen and promote healthy eating habits. Read on for easy step-by-step instructions to make your very own Baby Bear Porridge.

Excerpted from *Busy Little Hands: Food Play!*

Ingredients:

Instant oats
Hemp seeds
Maple syrup
Cinnamon
Bananas
Blueberries or Raisins

Grown-up prep steps:

Place 1 ⁄4 cup instant oats, 1 teaspoon hemp seeds, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, and 1 ⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl
Stir in 1 ⁄2 cup of very hot water
Cover with a plate, then let sit for about 3 minutes
Slice a banana into 1 ⁄2-inch slices with the peel on and get out some blueberries or raisins
Let the kids top the oatmeal with milk, if desired, and a fruity bear face

Kid steps:

Start with a bowl of warm oatmeal

Peel the banana slices

Use fruit to make a silly bear face

Enjoy your Baby Bear Porridge!

What other faces can you make? An owl, a pig, or a rabbit? We would love to see your silly face creations. Visit us on Instagram @storeypub and @yummytoddlerfood and tag your posts with #FoodPlay.

Busy Little Hands: Food Play!

by Amy Palanjian

Preschoolers learn how to prepare their own food with activities that foster fun in the kitchen and promote healthy eating habits. Colorful photo-driven recipes for making fruit wands, noodle bowls, chocolate smoothies, and more encourage kids to discover and expand their tastes and experience the joy and pride that come from making with their own hands the foods they eat.

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About the Author

Amy Palanjian is a writer, editor, recipe developer, and an expert at helping families find easier ways to enjoy wholesome, delicious meals together. She is the founder of Yummy Toddler Food, a website filled with practical food advice and nourishing recipes for families with little kids, and a contributor to Allrecipes magazine. Her work has appeared in many print and online outlets, including Better Homes and Gardens, Bon Appétit, Parents, Real Simple, the Wall Street Journal, The Kitchn, and Mother.ly. She lives near Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband and three children.

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