There are so many fun ways to make Valentine's Day special for our kids. So often the focus of Valentine's Day is on romantic love and we have a feeling that's why so many people claim to "hate" the holiday. There's a lot of pressure when the entire focus is on being in a great romantic relationship and doing something over the top to celebrate it. But why? Why do we do that? There are so many different types of love to celebrate, like the love that we have for our children. That love is constant, beautiful, unconditional, and deserves to be celebrated on Valentine's Day—and every day for the rest of our lives.
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A great way to celebrate the love we share with children, and to make them feel special on Valentine's Day, is to start their day off with a special love-themed breakfast. We've taken the liberty of gathering a few simple Valentine's Day breakfast ideas that will let your kids know they are loved with every bite they take. They are all pretty simple to make. Let's just say a lot can be done with a heart-shaped cookie cutter—or a knife for that matter—and few pink and red foods. Check them out!
Raspberry chia pudding is a great make-ahead option for Valentine's Day breakfast.
If Valentine's Day is on a weekday, an elaborate breakfast may be out of the question, but you can still do something fun. You can whip up a batch of healthy chia pudding the night before. Top individual cups or bowls with some pomegranate arils, red currants, or even chopped strawberry, for a super festive look. Tip: You can puree the pudding if your kids prefer a smoother texture.
Get the full recipe from Elephantistic Vegan.
Valentine's Day donuts are a sweet treat.
It's a lot simpler to whip up a pretty batch of donuts for your kids on Valentine's Day than you might think. You can actually do it an air fryer, using canned biscuit dough, and a few simple ingredients for the icing. And get this … they're ready in less than 30 minutes!
Get the full recipe from Emily Fabulous.
Pink pancakes are beautiful and festive.
There's such a fun novelty factor anytime you make something common, but put a different twist on it. Your kids will be so impressed with these pink pancakes on Valentine's Day. Of course, you could add a few drops of pink food coloring, but if you're also keen to bump up the nutrients, you can whip up a batch with beets. You can't even taste them!
Get the full recipe from Super Healthy Kids.
Eggs and toast made with lots of love.
This Valentine's Day breakfast idea is simple. All you have to do is put a heart-shaped cookie cutter on the pan you're going to cook your eggs in and cook your egg inside the cookie cutter. Make sure you're not using a plastic cookie cutter or one made out of anything that will melt. You can serve the eggs alongside toast that has heart-shaped jelly on the center.
Heart-shaped strawberries will give any plate a touch of love.
You could make any breakfast and simply garnish it with strawberries cut into heart shapes—we'll show you some examples in a bit. Oh, and cutting strawberries into heart shapes is not hard. You just need a sharp paring knife to cut a V-shape out of the top of the strawberry, then you cut that strawberry in half and voilá, you have a heart.
Or you could also make roses out of strawberries.
Another simple way of adding some love to breakfast is by turning strawberries into roses. Again, all you need to do this are strawberries and a paring knife. You can use the strawberry roses to decorate a plate or top off yogurt, oatmeal, or waffles.
You can also get creative with meats.
As we mentioned, if you have a heart-shaped cookie cutter at your disposal, there is so much you can do with it. For example, you can use it to make heart-shaped sausage, ham, bologna, or any kind of lunch meat to serve with breakfast. It also works great on cheese. You could create an entire charcuterie board of heart-shaped delights.
Make pancakes and top them with heart-shaped jelly.
You can serve regular ol' pancakes and dress them up for the occasion by topping them off with jelly in the shape of a heart on top. Bonus points if you serve hot chocolate with heart-shaped marshmallows with them. A hand-written love note is the perfect finishing touch.
Create a heart-y breakfast.
Cook an egg inside of a metal heart-shaped cookie cutter and serve alongside heart-shaped sausage. It's simple and super cute. Imagine the look on your kids’ faces when you serve them up this heart-y breakfast.
A perfect option for avocado toast lovers.
You can make Valentine's Day avocado toast with or without the egg. If you want to do it with the egg, you'll just have to cook the egg in a heart-shaped mold. If you don't want the egg, just apply the avocado onto the toast in the shape of a heart, you can use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to make sure the avocado heart comes out perfectly.
Who doesn't love churros?
Most kids and grown-ups love churros regardless of what shape they are, but serving them up in the shape of a heart on Valentine's Day is bound to please! No worries if you don't know how to make churros, we got ya!
Get the full recipe for heart-shaped churros here.
How about a bear hug on a plate?
You can use large and small pancakes to shape a bear on a plate and then cut a strawberry in the shape of a heart for the pancake bear to hold. The eyes and nose can he made out of blueberries or chocolate chips and the mouth can be drawn on with chocolate syrup or jelly.
Bacon and heart-shaped eggs.
This could be breakfast on any given day, but turning the eggs into hearts gives it a very Valentine's Day feel. You could also serve it with a side of heart-shaped strawberries. Or you can shape the bacon into a heart and cook it in the oven at 350° until crispy and have heart-shaped bacon, too.
Make an egg-in-a-heart.
It's pretty much the same thing as an egg-in-a-hole, except instead of cutting a round hole in the bread and cooking an egg in the hole, you use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut a heart in the bread.
Get the full recipe directions here.
Make some lovable hot dogs and eggs.
These heart-shaped hot dogs and eggs end up looking like they took a lot more effort to make than they actually do. The hardest part is slicing the wieners lengthwise and shaping them into a heart, but it's really not that hard.
Get the full recipe directions here.
It's peanut butter jelly time!
Even a simple peanut butter and jelly on toast can be given a Valentine's Day makeover. Placing the jelly in the shape of a heart on top of an open-faced peanut butter sandwich says, "I love you!"
Even oatmeal can be festive.
Short on time, but still want to show some love? Make instant oatmeal and top it with heart-shaped strawberries. It's quick, easy, and still says, "I love you" instantly. You can even cut the strawberries the night before to have them ready to go.
Turn toast into conversation hearts.
How clever is this idea? EXTREMELY! You just need bread, milk, food coloring, a heart-shaped cookie cutter, and food-safe brushes to make these. Be warned that your kids will probably want to make some themselves.
Get the full recipe directions here.
