A Cosy Breakfast Bowl from Little Hearts Cookery Club
At Little Hearts Cookery Club, we believe breakfast can be more than just a meal it can be a warm hug to start the day.
This Teddy Bear Hug Porridge is a comforting bowl of creamy oats, naturally sweet banana, and cosy cinnamon, lovingly decorated into a friendly teddy bear face. It’s a wonderful way to encourage children to explore healthy foods through creativity while enjoying calm, mindful moments together.
Whether you’re sharing a slow weekend breakfast or making weekday mornings a little more magical, this simple recipe is sure to bring smiles around the table.
Ingredients
½ cup rolled oats
1 cup oat milk (or milk of choice)
½ banana, mashed
½ teaspoon cinnamon
A handful of fresh berries
Banana slices for decorating
Blueberries for teddy bear eyes and smile
A spoonful of natural yogurt (optional)
Little Hearts Tip: Blueberries make a lovely alternative to raisins for decorating. Always prepare fruit appropriately for your child’s age and supervise young children while eating.
Method
1. Make the Porridge
Add the oats and milk to a saucepan and gently cook over a medium-low heat, stirring often until the porridge is smooth and creamy.
2. Add the Sweetness
Stir in the mashed banana and cinnamon. The banana naturally sweetens the porridge while adding a delicious creamy texture.
3. Create Your Teddy Bear
Spoon the porridge into a white bowl and let your imagination take over!
Decorate your teddy using:
- Banana slices for the ears
- A banana slice for the nose
- Blueberries for the eyes, nose and smile
- Strawberry slices or raspberries for rosy cheeks
Every teddy bear is unique, so encourage your little one to give theirs its own special personality.
4. Enjoy Your Teddy Bear Hug
admire your creation, and enjoy every comforting spoonful.
Cooking with Heart
This simple recipe encourages children to:
- Build confidence through simple cooking skills
- Practise measuring and stirring
- Explore colours, textures and flavours
- Develop creativity through food
- Create calm, mindful moments together
- Experience the joy of making food with love
Free Teddy Bear Hug Porridge Printable
Make breakfast even more magical with our FREE Teddy Bear Hug Porridge Printable!
Perfect for little imaginations, this fun activity encourages children to design their very own teddy bear breakfast before they begin cooking.
Inside the printable, children can:
- Give their teddy bear a name
- Write or draw their favourite breakfast toppings
- Colour and decorate their own teddy bear breakfast bowl
- Cut out fruit toppings (with adult supervision when using scissors) and create their perfect teddy bear porridge
- Add a sprinkle of imagination with magical toppings
- Draw where their teddy bear goes after breakfast on its next adventure
Whether you use it before breakfast, while the porridge is gently cooking, or afterwards as a quiet creative activity, it’s a lovely way to encourage storytelling, imagination, and conversation together.
Little Hearts Note: Little hands love getting creative! Please supervise children whenever scissors are being used.
Download your FREE Teddy Bear Hug Porridge Printable below and let your little one’s imagination shine! https://mailchi.mp/charliella-rose.com/design-you-own-teddy-bear-porridge
Little Hearts Tip
Once your teddy bear is finished, ask your child a few magical questions:
- What is your teddy bear called?
- Where does it live?
- What adventures does it go on after breakfast?
- Does it have a favourite breakfast topping?
You’ll be amazed at the wonderful stories little imaginations can create. Sometimes the sweetest conversations happen over the simplest bowls of porridge.
We’d Love to See Your Teddy Bears!
If you make this recipe, we’d love to see your teddy bear creations!
Share your breakfast masterpieces on Instagram and tag @charli_ella_rose_author so we can celebrate your little chef’s creativity and share the joy with our community.
Happy cooking!
