Get Creative with Breakfast this Holiday Season
The holiday season is all about laughter, family, and fun. Homes are being filled with the scent of freshly baked holiday treats and decorations have been hung with care. As the snow begins to drift in, more and more hot cocoa is shared by the fire. When your days are filled with holiday festivities, don’t forget about the joy of a holiday breakfast. Get involved this year by testing out some new creative breakfast ideas, or by creating something yourself. At The Original Pancake House, we’re all about creativity – especially if it shows up at breakfast!
Creative Breakfast Ideas
Pancakes are always a huge hit at our place (who would have guessed?) and they can be at your house too! The fluidity of the batter sets you up to an endless supply of creative ideas – all you need to bring is your imagination. Plate up some holiday cheer with festive pancakes. If you’re not sure where to begin, try a few of our favorites to get you started. From snowmen, Santa, penguins, and reindeer, to gingerbread men, Christmas trees, and elves, there’s no shortage of festive options for you to try. Follow a guide to get you started and let creativity lead the way. Not big on pancakes? These creative breakfast ideas for pancakes can be altered to incorporate fruit, waffles, muffins, toast, and any of your other favorite breakfast foods.
Creative Holiday Breakfast Ideas with Eggs
Ah, eggs. The other main breakfast food. At The Original Pancake House, we love a good creative egg breakfast. If you’re hoping to do something different and fun for the holidays look no further than a few of our favorite creative egg breakfast ideas. If you have children in the house – or if you want to embrace your inner child, we love the idea of creating emoji eggs, a fun breakfast idea that’s bound to have a few people cracking up. If emojis aren’t your game, consider mini breakfast pizzas, egg bagel bites, or ‘egg in a hole’ buns, and if you’re feeling ambitious, try your hand at eggs Florentine for a delicious top-notch creative egg breakfast.
Warm Up at The Original Pancake House
Even if you aren’t a chef, amateur cook, or a creative person, we encourage you to have some fun and dive into these creative breakfast ideas. There’s no better time than this holiday season to get creative and try something new. If it doesn’t turn out quite right, there’s no harm done as long as you had a blast doing it -- and you can always join us at The Original Pancake House for our delicious breakfast plates and our seasonal holiday favorite, Egg Nog French Toast! Come in and sit down or order takeout this holiday season. If the festivities are keeping you busy, call ahead or save a spot in line using our Yelp Waitlist! Swing on by for some hot cocoa while you shelter from the snow and grab a gift card or special designed holiday mug. The Original Pancake House will be here to warm you up from the inside out!
DIY Christmas Gift Ideas
Let’s face it, homemade Christmas gifts are sometimes the best gifts to give (and receive). They’re more affordable and have a lot of heart and thought packed into them. You can really make your DIY Christmas gift unique because it’ll be different and unlike anything else you can find in the shops. Opting for homemade Christmas gifts allows you to get personal with the gifts as they often provide the recipient with more meaning than a store-bought gift. With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about creating the perfect homemade Christmas gifts and we have some ideal DIY Christmas gift ideas to get you started!
Gift Ideas for Coworkers
Keep it simple, creative, and personal this year with homemade Christmas gifts for your coworkers. Coasters are a must-have for any home, and now you have an opportunity to make them quirky. Grab some Scrabble tiles from your local game shop and arrange them to create the perfect sized coaster. Bonus points if you know coworkers well enough to pick words that relate to what they like. Candles are also a great addition to any home. Pick up some wax, wicks, and tins and you’re all set! If you’re thinking you might want to get your coworkers something they can display at the office, consider gifting them small succulents or air plants that can sit on their desks. Succulents don’t require a lot of attention and can be super thoughtful when planted in a novelty planter like an elephant. Now for the coworker that you just have to buy a 6-pack for – get creative and decorate the bottles as reindeer. Find some pipe cleaners and twist them into antlers around the bottles and pop a red pompom on the sides. Voila, you have a pack of reindeer!
The Perfect DIY Gift for Mom
When it comes to DIY Christmas gift ideas, this is your moment to shine. Moms appreciate homemade Christmas gifts more than anyone else because they enjoy the sentimental aspect. She’s done a lot for you, so pamper her this year with a jar of coconut rose sugar body polish and maybe toss in some heavenly scented bath salts to give her the spa day she deserves. Maybe your mom doesn’t really enjoy baths but loves cooking. In that case, pick up some plain wooden spoons and a wood-burning kit to customize them, and she’ll be thinking of you every time she works away in the kitchen. Photos are also very sentimental for moms and we have a couple of creative ways to package them up as a gift. Get a calendar made with pictures of her loved ones or paste snapshots onto tiles for a unique coaster set.
The Gift of Conversation
Homemade Christmas gifts are very sentimental and if you want to give someone something special this holiday season, creating it yourself might be the best option. These one-of-a-kind gifts are more personal than most and can be crafted with love even on a budget. Great conversation is a gift of its own, so if you haven’t had the time to craft your gifts, treat your coworkers, friends, or family to breakfast or lunch at The Original Pancake House. Easily order online for takeout or save your spot in line using the Yelp Waitlist.