breakfast ideas for 10-year-old sleepover

Let us know what you served and what the children enjoyed.

I've hosted several of these both inside & outside in the summer-- I always have bagels w/spreads, small cereal boxes (for kids who won't eat anything else), pitchers of smoothies with fun straws (make gallon bags up in freezer than throw them in blender in the morning w/yogurt & juice-- girls like pink and the noise gets them up!!) Serve smoothies in plastic martini glasses. Then I have one hot item that's easy to do in the morning (baked French toast is a good one or pancakes w/whipped cream& fruit). Then feed them & get them out of your house!!

here is my contribution ..... https://food52.com/recipes/30105-strawberry-pop-tart-slab-pie

If you are doing baked french toast, I see no reason to do any sort of pancake in addition--especially since you also will be making bacon. I'd focus on the topping assortment instead--warm some syrup, some cooked fruit and some raw fruit, maybe some nuts and chocolate.

Maybe run suggestions by your daughter. I know from our experience simple is better at this age.

Pancakes in fun shapes are always a big hit and easy. You can make the batter the night before. I always ordered several things because everyone likes a different breakfast. I always served mini bagels with several flavors of cream cheese. I had fresh fruit and scrambled eggs - oh and lots of bacon.

Breakfast taco bars are big around here. You can set out all the ingredients and let everyone make their own. It's never too early for chips and queso.

Baked French toast! Smitten Kitchen has a boozy baked french toast that is incredibly easy and delicious. Just leave out the booze for the girls :)

https://smittenkitchen.com/2006/12/new-years-day-2001/

Introduce them to cold pizza and milk.
Serve Lisanne's Dutch baby, French toast or Belguan waffles with a buffet of toppings and fixings, so each makes to her own taste...syrups, whipped cream or ice cream, fruit, chocolate shavings, etc.
Make a pitcher of good quality cocktails for them to toast the birthday girl.

I remember our daughter at that age and she had sleepovers.
Simple worked the best. A variety of cold cereal, muffins, fruit, juice served as a buffet. Kids loved it as they selected what they wanted to eat.

You could add a baked oatmeal with fruit and a strata for the egg/savory fans, plus whatever variation of pancakes, and I'd say mission accomplished--with two things you can prepare in advance and just bake in the morning!

The easiest and most impressive is the Dutch Baby (or German) pancake. I have been making a version since my kids were small. https://food52.com/recipes/7645-david-eyre-s-pancake is one such. I don't use nutmeg, just vanilla. It is very forgiving and very easy. Mine is a different recipe; 3/4 c milk, 3/4 c flour , 3 eggs, 1 t. or more vanilla (I don't even measure the vanilla, just plop it in) 2-4 T butter, I use a 9 inch Pyrex pan (but many use an iron skillet) and heat the oven to 425-450 degrees F., then melt the butter in it until sizzling while I whisk the batter. Batter will be a little lumpy--thats ok. Sometimes I just let the butter brown for extra flavor. pour batter into the hot pan, it will firm up instantly at the edges, bake about 12-14 minutes until puffy and browned at the edges. You can double the recipe with ease. You could bake it with blueberries (may need a little longer to bake). I serve with lemon wedges and confectioner's sugar. Easy and delicious!