Patriotic Treats for the 4th of July
If you are looking for a fast last-minute treat to take to a party or as an activity with the kids at home, TOY TIPS tested out some
easy-to-make ideas with store bought treats as starters.
1. Dip Ice Cream Sandwiches (the ice cream part) in Red and Blue Colored Sugar or red, white and blue jimmies.
(Don't spend money on colored sugar... make it yourself.. add a few drops of food color to white sugar and mix until you get the color you are looking for)
2. Dip Strawberries in Cool Whip and re-dip in Strawberry Pop Rocks.
3. Red White and Blue layered drinks..
You need ICE and sugared drinks with varying amounts of sugar. This one is fun because you actually need to read the labels for sugar content. Whichever one has the most sugar content should go first and the one with the least goes last.
I used Minute Maid Cherry Juicy Juice, Blue Gatorade and Invisible Kool Aid packs with very little sugar added). I don't like giving Diet soda to children but you can use Diet Sprite for the "white" part.
Fill a clear glass with lots of ice (to the top) add 1/3 red juice, (make sure the glass is still filled with ice) add 1/3 blue gatorade (check for more ice) layer the white drink with the least sugar on top..(in my case it is the Kool Aid Invisible Drink)
Voila... it's red blue and white or red white and blue or however you color your layers but it will only stay like that for a short time ....so add a straw and start sipping.
4. Little Debby Strawberry Shortcake Rolls... unwrap... push in a piece of licorice cut to the appropriate size and voila... a firecracker
4. Rice Krispie Treats... I used a store bought box of 18 because they come perfectly sized. Just push on a popsicle stick in the Rice Krispie Treat then dip the end in melted Nutella and decorate with colored sugar or Pop Rocks.
(You can melt this in the microwave or melt real chocolate instead. If you melt on the stove, I prefer a cooper saucepan. Copper pans have much better heat conduction for melting, in my opinion.
5. Poke a lemon and cute a small hole in the side. Stick in a Candy Cane (Break off the handle) or Peppermint Stick .. the citric acid of the lemon will hollow out the candy and it becomes a straw to deliver a sweet and sour treat. These are just plain fun. Use them at birthday parties!
6. Cupcake Shooters.. You will need plastic push up pops .. layer 2 mini store bought cupcakes with colored frosting and add the lid. Super cute.. I chose cupcakes with red and blue frosting with red sprinkles.
Happy 4th of July!
Marianne
easy-to-make ideas with store bought treats as starters.
1. Dip Ice Cream Sandwiches (the ice cream part) in Red and Blue Colored Sugar or red, white and blue jimmies.
(Don't spend money on colored sugar... make it yourself.. add a few drops of food color to white sugar and mix until you get the color you are looking for)
2. Dip Strawberries in Cool Whip and re-dip in Strawberry Pop Rocks.
3. Red White and Blue layered drinks..
You need ICE and sugared drinks with varying amounts of sugar. This one is fun because you actually need to read the labels for sugar content. Whichever one has the most sugar content should go first and the one with the least goes last.
I used Minute Maid Cherry Juicy Juice, Blue Gatorade and Invisible Kool Aid packs with very little sugar added). I don't like giving Diet soda to children but you can use Diet Sprite for the "white" part.
Fill a clear glass with lots of ice (to the top) add 1/3 red juice, (make sure the glass is still filled with ice) add 1/3 blue gatorade (check for more ice) layer the white drink with the least sugar on top..(in my case it is the Kool Aid Invisible Drink)
Voila... it's red blue and white or red white and blue or however you color your layers but it will only stay like that for a short time ....so add a straw and start sipping.
4. Little Debby Strawberry Shortcake Rolls... unwrap... push in a piece of licorice cut to the appropriate size and voila... a firecracker
4. Rice Krispie Treats... I used a store bought box of 18 because they come perfectly sized. Just push on a popsicle stick in the Rice Krispie Treat then dip the end in melted Nutella and decorate with colored sugar or Pop Rocks.
(You can melt this in the microwave or melt real chocolate instead. If you melt on the stove, I prefer a cooper saucepan. Copper pans have much better heat conduction for melting, in my opinion.
5. Poke a lemon and cute a small hole in the side. Stick in a Candy Cane (Break off the handle) or Peppermint Stick .. the citric acid of the lemon will hollow out the candy and it becomes a straw to deliver a sweet and sour treat. These are just plain fun. Use them at birthday parties!
6. Cupcake Shooters.. You will need plastic push up pops .. layer 2 mini store bought cupcakes with colored frosting and add the lid. Super cute.. I chose cupcakes with red and blue frosting with red sprinkles.
Happy 4th of July!
Marianne
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