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Kids need energy to open all those gifts, do they not? (The answer is: No, they do not. They can subsist on a diet of goldfish crackers and air and still ravage their entire haul in ten minutes, leaving the house looking like a Hoarders episode.) But Christmas morning is not a time to be reasonable, or health-conscious for that matter. It’s a time of glorious excess and jubilation.
To that end: Let your kids pick one item for breakfast that you rarely, if ever, let them have during the year. When I was growing up, it was my very own box of verboten Cap’n Crunch (which I would destroy in less than 24 hours). It could be iced cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip waffles, Cookie Crisp, or just...cookies. If it’s something they aren’t usually allowed, trust me: They’ll still smile thinking about it 35 years later.
