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Ten Mother's Day Recipes Kids Can Make All By Themselves

From Jennifer Wolf,
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Easy Mother's Day Breakfast Recipes, Dinner Recipes and Desserts

Why should mom cook on Mother's Day?

These Mother's Day recipes are easy enough for kids to make all by themselves. From fruit smoothies to yogurt parfaits to chocolate chip cookies, there's something here for everyone.

1. Strawberry Smoothies

Strawberry Smoothie Recipe
Stephanie Gallagher
If the kids can operate a blender, they can make these easy fruit smoothies. They taste great, they're super healthy, and they go with everything. Even better: No mess for mom to clean up later!

2. Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

Banana Bread Recipe
Stephanie Gallagher
You can't go wrong with banana bread. This recipe is great for kids, because it's an easy, quick bread. And they can have fun mashing the bananas.

3. Hash Brown Egg Casserole

Hash Brown Egg Casserole
Stephanie Gallagher
This tasty main dish brunch recipe has it all: eggs, hash browns, cheese and bacon. Even better: It is truly easy enough for kids to prepare all by themselves (of course, adults will have to help with the oven).

4. Blueberry Muffins with Lemon Streusel Topping

Blueberry Muffins Recipe
Stephanie Gallagher
These blueberry muffins are tender and light, and bursting with blueberries.

The lemon sugar streusel topping really makes these blueberry muffins special. Although this is an easy recipe, be sure to help young kids with zesting the lemons (microplanes and zesters are sharp), and of course, when using the oven.

5. Strawberry Yogurt Parfaits

Strawberry Yogurt Parfaits
Stephanie Gallagher
Kids don't even have to go near a stove for this tasty, no-cook recipe. And who doesn't love a good yogurt parfait? When kids see how easy this one is to prepare, they'll want to make it all the time.

6. Quiche Lorraine

Quiche Lorraine
Stephanie Gallagher
A frozen pie crust makes this quiche recipe a snap to prepare. And quiche is especially satisfying for kids to make, because they typically enjoy cheese, and it looks so beautiful coming out of the oven.

7. Waldorf Salad

Waldorf Salad
Stephanie Gallagher
Kids like to make the kinds of food they want to eat. With juicy apples, crunchy walnuts, crisp celery and sweet raisins in a creamy yogurt dressing, this Waldorf salad certainly fits the bill.

8. Italian Pasta Salad

Italian Pasta Salad
Stephanie Gallagher
Zucchini, red pepper, marinated artichokes and black olives give this Italian pasta salad terrific flavor. Kids like tossing colorful salads, and this is definitely a recipe moms will enjoy.

9. Watergate Salad

Watergate Salad
Stephanie Gallagher
This cool and creamy pistachio pudding recipe works as either a side dish or a dessert. Either way, Watergate salad is delicious and definitely easy enough for the kids to make all by themselves.

10. Orange Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake
Stephanie Gallagher
This moist and tasty coffee cake recipe is a staple for special occasions in our house. Good with breakfast or for dessert, this coffee cake takes only minutes to prepare, because it starts with a cake mix.

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