Father's Day Breakfast

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This Father's Day, get Dad's morning off to a good start with this tasty breakfast menu, and let the kids help! These recipes, taken from Karen Brown's "Mommy's Little Helper Cookbook" (Meadowbrook Press) are designed for moms and kids to make together, so let the teamwork begin! Dad will be glad you did.

Strawberry-Yogurt Shake
(Makes: 2 servings)

1 cup milk
1 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen
1 cup strawberry yogurt

Materials: measuring cups, blender, 2 glasses

1. Kids: Pour milk into a blender.
2. Kids: Add strawberries.
3. Mom: Blend the milk and strawberries until smooth.
4. Kids: Add strawberry yogurt to the milk mixture.
5. Mom: Blend at low speed for 1 or 2 minutes until creamy.
6. Kids: Pour the mixture into two glasses and gulp down your simply splendid shakes!

Chocolate Crescents
(Makes: 8 rolls)

1 8-ounce can refrigerated crescent roll dough
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Materials: oven, cookie sheet, measuring cups and spoons, oven mitts

1. Mom: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Open the can of dough.
2. Kids: Separate the dough triangles.
3. Kids: Arrange the dough triangles on an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Kids: Place 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips in the center of each triangle.
5. Kids: Roll up the triangles into crescents, starting with one side and rolling toward the point.
6. Mom: Use oven mitts to place the cookie sheet in the hot oven. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until golden.
7. Let the rolls cool before you eat them!
Tip: Sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the just-baked rolls for a real bakery look.

Banana-Orange Cups
(Makes: 2 cups)

2 large, ripe oranges
1 banana

Materials: sharp knife (for slicing), spoon, medium bowl

1. Mom: Slice off tops of oranges and trim bottoms so the oranges will sit level.
2. Kids: Break the banana into bite-size pieces.
3. Mom: Scoop out the orange fruit and put in a bowl. Reserve the orange shells.
4. Kids: Pick the seeds out of the orange fruit if necessary.
5. Kids: Stir together orange fruit and bananas.
6. Kids: Spoon the fruit into the orange shells.
Tip: Add 2 tablespoons sweetened, flaked coconut to the fruit mixture.

"These fun and simple recipes are designed for mommies (or daddies) and children ages 3 to 7," says Karen Brown, author of "Mommy's Little Helper Cookbook (Meadowbrook Press). "Each recipe has easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions for the child and easy directions for mommy, too. So next time your child wants to help in the kitchen, say 'Yes you can!'"

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