March comes in like a lion…. and goes out like a lamb!
After reading In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer, we created lion pancakes with this simple recipe. All you need is fruit, pancakes and a little black frosting to make this adorable lion! Your students and family will enjoy creating this treat for breakfast or for lunch!
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Ingredients
- Frozen or homemade pancakes that are room temperature.
- Clementine oranges - each lion needs 2 -3 oranges for the mane.
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Blackberries
- Black decorating icing in a tube.
Instructions
- Put one whole pancake in center of plate for the head.
- Arrange orange slices around the pancake to create the lion's mane.
- Using a cookie cutters or a knife, cut an oval shape and a heart shape out of a second pancake.
- Place the upside down heart-shaped pancake over top of the oval-shaped pancake to create the lion's snout and nose.
- Cut two banana slices for each eye, cut a blueberry in half and add to the eyes.
- Slice a blackberry or strawberry in half and place in the center of the snout for the nose.
- Using black icing, draw a line from the lion's snout, add a mouth and a few black spots.
Oh my gosh – this sooo cute! What a great idea and what a fun project and treat for kids of any age!
Thank you!