Animal Pancakes
Today’s journal entry reflects a typical day in our house when the boys were growing up. They usually spent some time together in the playroom.
Immediately upon seeing this entry, I was struck with the funniest memory. My mom used to use squeeze bottles with pancake batters to create animal-shaped pancakes for her grandkids. The reason we even had this book in the first place is that she felt the art would be easy to recreate in pancake form.
She used two different batters: whole wheat and plain. She did the outlines and the details in whole wheat and then she would fill in with the plain. When I was growing up, she did used to make me pancakes in the shapes of my initials, but for the grandkids, she took it to the next level. It was very impressive!
Cool creature creations! Way to go, Mimi!
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About the Author
Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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