Cooking with the kids

7 Pancake Animals That Make Breakfast Extra Fun

Invite some happy bears, bunnies and more furry (er, fruity?) friends to the table in the morning.

Play with Your Food

As an adult, you probably consider the perfect pancake structure to be the stack (and the higher the better). But if you're a kid, pancakes are the building blocks for endless shapes and designs — breakfast sculptures, if you will. For a whimsical weekend meal, get the family together, make your favorite pancake recipe (we like this one) and assemble these adorable animals. We've got seven easy formulas that even little kids can help make, but we also highly encourage extra creativity.

By Bob Hoebee for Food Network Kitchen

Photography by Matt Armendariz

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