I made piggy pancakes for the kids and they were a huge hit! I wasn’t sure if they would be able to figure out what they were so I let them guess. They decided these were cow pancakes instead so who knows what animal your own kids might pick?
I made a batch of this pancake batter. It is my absolute favorite because it doesn’t require any fancy ingredients and can be made out of everything in your pantry. The pancakes remind me of the McDonald’s pancakes and I absolutely could devour a few stacks of those in one sitting.
To save a little bit more money, I make a batch of powdered milk to mix into the pancakes. It isn’t a huge savings, but it saves me from making multiple trips for milk throughout the week.
You will want to make one large pancake and two silver dollar sized pancakes. When you see the bubbles bubbling up on top, give them a flip and cook until they are cooked through.
I used kitchen scissors and cut one of the small pancakes in half and slipped it under the large pancake, to make the ears. Plop a small pancake on top for the snout and use blueberries or chocolate chips for the eyes.
For preschoolers, you could tie in any good barnyard book or my personal favorite…”If You Give a Pig a Pancake.”
this is adorable would be great for homeschoolers learning story of three little pigs or for kindergarten class to emphasize lesson
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Sooooo cute!
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These are so sweet and bring back great memories of my childhood. My mother used to make me bears and giraffes out of pancake batter! She would just free-form them on the griddle.
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Okay, those really are adorable. Next up, sweet little dragon pancakes. Come on, you can do it!
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these are adorable. I think they'd go great with a reading of "if you give a pig a pancake"!!!
great tip on the powdered milk… now why did I never think of that?
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Awww, very cute. And yes — dragon pancakes could be cute too (add a little green food coloring?)
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So Precious! I have very fond memories of my mother making me blue gingerbread men shaped pancakes as a little girl! Now, that I'm a mom (my daughter turns 1 in a week!), I understand now just how important these wonderful little traditions really are!
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I just made these this morning. You can check it out on our blog.
I used yogurt covered raisins for the eyes & snout.
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These got raves at our house from the 2-year old crowd! They giggled the whole time they were eating them…fun and delicious! GREAT recipe, too!!
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