Tips for Making Back to School Breakfast Simple and Fun - Sweet Shoppe Mom

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Summer vacation seemed to go so fast this year and its already time to go back to school. Which also means time start thinking about breakfast and lunch for the kids.

On a recent trip to Walmart I stocked up on Quaker products including Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Quaker Chewy Bars and Cap’n Crunch. The granola bars make great easy to grab snacks. We’re planning a Back to School Ice Cream party at our house and Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berrries and Peanut Butter Crunch make fun ice cream sundae toppers.

School mornings can be crazy trying to get my son up and ready for school, breakfast eaten, out the door with his lunch and backpack and make it to school on time. My goal is to make mornings SIMPLE and FUN.

Tip – Make the first day back to school extra special with family traditions: Schulute

For the last few years I’ve been making a German Schultute for my son on the first day of school. A Schulute a cone that is decorated and filled with surprises for the first day back to school. The cones are filled with back to school supplies, sweets and toys. My son loves baseball so this year I made the schulute baseball themed and filled it with school supplies, baseball Mad Libs, baseball shaped eraser and some Ballpark Mystery books.

Step #1: Gather supplies – poster board, tissue paper, decorative stickers, ribbon, glue, scissors, stapler, marker.

Step #2: Make the cone:

Cut a triangle shaped section for the poster board so it will roll into a nice cone shape. I like to pre-roll it to figure out how much I want to cut. Then I fold my cut line, unfold and cut.

Roll cone and secure with staples and glue. Trim corner of poster board so that you have a nice cone shape.

Fold the bottom third of the tissue paper so you have a nice edge to work with.

Add glue to outside edge of cone and attach tissue paper.

Step #3: Add items to the cone – school supplies, treats, toys, books

Step #4: Tie ribbon around tissue paper to close top of cone

Step #5: Decorate with stickers and write your child’s name on the cone

Tip – Prepare the night before. We make sure backpacks are packed so we’re not running around looking for homework in the morning. Lunches are also packed and breakfast ingredients set out the night before.

Tip – Come up with several easy breakfast ideas to serve for school mornings. Save the pancakes, bacon and freshly bake muffins for a weekend morning. Quaker Instant Oatmeal only takes a few minutes to prepare. I like to add a bit of fresh fruit to the top.

Tip – Make breakfast fun – I like to use colorful dishes, fun cloth napkins and write a sweet note for my son. I found this small chalkboard at the craft store and its great for writing a short message each morning.

Tip – Make mornings electronics-free. If my son turns on the television he just zones out and doesn’t focus getting ready for school. Breakfast is always eat at the table – its a great time to chat with your kids and talk about the day ahead.

How do you make school day mornings simple and fun?

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