{"id":698,"date":"2025-09-25T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/breakfast-ideas-for-kids-to-make-themselves\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T21:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T21:00:13","slug":"breakfast-ideas-for-kids-to-make-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/breakfast-ideas-for-kids-to-make-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Easy kids breakfast ideas they can make themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it 1,000 times: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And when you’re a kid who’s about to spend six to eight hours in school, it’s doubly important to heed this age-old message. “Including a healthy breakfast before the school day starts is just as important as getting enough sleep,” says Jenifer Thompson<\/a>, an advanced-practice dietician with expertise in pediatric nutrition therapy at Johns Hopkins. “Studies have shown that a healthy breakfast improves memory and concentration and is also associated with less tardiness and fewer behavior problems.”<\/p>

All that being said, not every parent has time to whip up an elaborate breakfast during the morning hustle. So, why not have breakfast ideas kids can make at the ready?(Sure, you can make these, too, but don’t you have enough to do in the morning?) From super-simple twists on plain ol’ toast to leftover pizza (yes, really), here are 20 easy things to make for breakfast. <\/p>

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