Mini Monets and Mommies: Princess Popsicles: DIY Kids' Treats

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Princess Popsicles: DIY Kids' Treats

Who doesn’t love glitter and sparkles? And who could resist a princess popsicle? I recently posted a glitter ice melting paint activity. As I was freezing the food coloring and glitter (it’s not at all edible), I started to think of ways to turn this art exploration into something tasty. And that got me thinking about these DIY kids' treats.

Kids' treats

I had some left over pearlescent sugar from making Monet’s Impressionist cupcakes. I’m not a baker, so I don’t really have any reason to use the rest of the colorful pastel shiny sugar. It looks like glitter, but is edible. That’s where the idea of princess pops hit me. It’s so super-simple, but perfectly pretty and a totally tasty treat! As a bonus, the kids get a science lesson too – experimenting with liquid to solid to liquid transformations. You can make these any day or add them to a princess-themed birthday celebration!

Here’s What You’ll Need:

·        Juice- I used two different kinds. Cranberry strawberry juice for pink popsicles and lemonade for light yellow ones.

·        Pearlescent sugar- You’ll find this at the grocery store with the sprinkles and other cupcake toppers.

·        An ice cube tray- I used a plain one, but you can try stars to make princess wands or any other shape that your child wants.

·        Straws

·        Scissors

Here’s What to Do:

1.      Cut the straws in half. Each half will become a popsicle stick.

Recipe treats
2.      Help your child to sprinkle the sparkly sugar into the ice cube tray compartments. Line the bottom of each “cube” with the sugar.

Kids' recipes

Sparkle foods
3.      Pour the juice on top of the sugar. Use a straw to mix it up.


4.      Ask your child what she thinks will happen to the juice when you put it in the freezer. Place the ice cube tray into the freezer.

5.      Periodically pull the tray out and take a look to see what’s happening. As the juice becomes semi-solid, insert a straw half into each cube.

Frozen Treat
6.      Put the cubes back into the freezer until they are completely solid.

DIY pops
7.      When they’re frozen, pop the cubes out and enjoy!

 
Icy treat

If your kids like this activity, but want to try something less "princessy," check out how to make pirate popsicles!

Are you looking for more kids' activities to beat the heat this summer? Check out and follow my Pinterest board for ideas.
Follow Mini Monets and Mommies's board Kids' Summer Activities on Pinterest.

65 comments:

  1. What a cute idea! I love it! And I love that you are inspired by "girly" stuff even with a son. I have twin 3 year old boys who would think this activity was super awesome!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. My son said no way to it, until he tried one. It tasted good enough for him to eat. That said, I do have a more "boyish" version that I plan on posting later this week!

      Delete
  2. My girls would love these, and I think they're adorable! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. My 10yr old dd would love making these. She LOVES anything with sparkles...including her food. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.

    ReplyDelete
  4. So cute! Will have to make these with my daughter one day!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hi, saw your link @ Merry Monday...great idea, my little girl would love this! Pinning and now following you on Twitter and G+. Have a great week. :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. These are adorable! My son would love them too ;)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Great idea! I'm going to make these with my niece, we are both princess's lol
    Visiting from Teach me Tuesday Link Party!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Love the sparkles #parentingpinitparty

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop to share your Princess Popsicles Recipe! My girls would LOVE to make these and perfect for summer!! You were featured this week as one of my favorites :) Hope to see you again! Have a wonderful week!

    ReplyDelete
  10. I want to thank you very much for linking up @ Teach Me Tuesday @ 3GLOL. I sure hope you'll stop back by this week - http://3glol.net/2014/06/09/teach-tuesday-3glol-7/.

    ReplyDelete
  11. What a fun idea! Who doesn't want sparkly things?

    Thanks for linking up at Rock-A-Bye Parents Sunday Parenting Pointers linky party!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Looks like a lot of fun! Bet they would fit in nicely at a princess party too! You could always make them darker with boy colors and have them be knight popsicles or dragon treasure too!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Hi there! Stopping in to let you know I will be featuring your popsciles this Friday in my P3 Party Board Summertime Treats Roundup post! Congrats and yum! Thank you so much for pining to my party board!
    Kim

    ReplyDelete
  14. Wow! We are going to have to try and make some of these! For Sure!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Brilliant! My little girl will absolutely love these :) Have pinned! #pintorials

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! They are so much fun to make (and eat!).

      Delete
  16. Well these are just GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing at #Pintorials (I am featuring you this Tuesday) x

    ReplyDelete
  17. Thank you for any other wonderful article. The place else could anybody get that kind of information in such a perfect way of writing?
    I have a presentation next week, and I am at the look for such information.

    Review my page please: 강남오피
    (jk)

    ReplyDelete
  18. Excellent article! We will be linking to this particularly great article on our
    site. 온라인카지노사이트 Keep up the great writing.

    ReplyDelete
  19. 카지노사이트 I found this to be interesting. Exciting to read your honest thought.

    ReplyDelete
  20. I have been browsing online more than 3 hours lately, 스포츠토토 but I by no means found any fascinating article like yours. It is pretty price sufficient for me. In my view, if all webmasters and bloggers made excellent content as you probably did, the web might be much more helpful than ever before.

    ReplyDelete
  21. 토토사이트 Keep up the superb work, I read few blog posts on this website
    and I conceive that your site is really interesting and contains lots
    of wonderful info.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Useful information. Lucky me I found your web site by chance, and I’m shocked why this coincidence did not took place earlier! I bookmarked it. 토토사이트

    ReplyDelete
  23. That's a great article! The neatly organized content is good to see. Can I quote a blog and write it on my blog? My blog has a variety of communities including these articles. Would you like to visit me later? keo nhacai


    ReplyDelete
  24. 안전놀이터추천December 13, 2021 at 1:26 AM

    Hello, I am one of the most impressed people in your article. 안전놀이터추천 I'm very curious about how you write such a good article. Are you an expert on this subject? I think so. Thank you again for allowing me to read these posts, and have a nice day today. Thank you.

    ReplyDelete
  25. 안전놀이터모음December 15, 2021 at 1:30 AM

    What a nice post! I'm so happy to read this. 안전놀이터모음 What you wrote was very helpful to me. Thank you. Actually, I run a site similar to you. If you have time, could you visit my site? Please leave your comments after reading what I wrote. If you do so, I will actively reflect your opinion. I think it will be a great help to run my site. Have a good day.

    ReplyDelete
  26. As the Internet develops further in the future, I think we need to collect materials that people might be interested in. Among the data to be collected, your 메가슬롯 will also be included.

    ReplyDelete
  27. We are looking for a lot of data on this item. In the meantime, this is the perfect article I was looking for . Please post a lot about items related to 바카라사이트 !!! I am waiting for your article. And when you are having difficulty writing articles, I think you can get a lot of help by visiting my .

    ReplyDelete
  28. I was impressed by your writing. Your writing is impressive. I want to write like you.안전놀이터 I hope you can read my post and let me know what to modify. My writing is in I would like you to visit my blog.

    ReplyDelete
  29. Thanks For Sharing Information, I really Like Your Blog. Its Really Helpful For me And Please Keep Posting.. 토토

    ReplyDelete
  30. Pretty! This has been an incredibly wonderful article. Thank you for supplying this information. 스포츠토토

    ReplyDelete
  31. These are actually impressive ideas in concerning blogging. You have touched some nice factors here. Any way keep up wrinting
    스포츠토토핫

    ReplyDelete
  32. Good post however I was wanting to know if you could write a litte more on this subject? I’d be very thankful if you could elaborate a little bit further. Cheers!
    메이저토토사이트

    ReplyDelete
  33. Wow, amazing blog layout! How long have you been blogging for?
    you made blogging look easy. The overall look of your site is magnificent, let alone the content!
    스포츠토토핫

    ReplyDelete
  34. Aw, this was an extremely nice post. Taking a few minutes and actual effort to generate a top
    notch article. 메이저토토사이트

    ReplyDelete
  35. Aw, this was an extremely nice post. Taking a few minutes and actual effort to generate a top
    notch article. 스포츠토토핫

    ReplyDelete
  36. Thanks For such a valuable post. I am waiting for your next post, I have enjoyed a lot reading this post keep it up.
    메이저토토사이트

    ReplyDelete
  37. Hello, i think that i saw you visited my site this i came to “return the favor”.I am trying to find things to
    enhance my web site!I suppose its ok to use a few of your ideas!!
    토토사이트웹

    ReplyDelete
  38. Thanks for sharing with us this important Content. I feel strongly about it and really enjoyed learning more about this topic.
    토토사이트링크

    ReplyDelete
  39. I simply wish to give an enormous thumbs up for the great information you will have here on this post. looking for good and trusted sports betting site?click the link here
    스포츠토토핫

    ReplyDelete
  40. Can I simply say what a relief to find somebody who really understands what they are discussing on the web.
    스포츠토토핫

    ReplyDelete
  41. Nice one! thank you so much! Thank you for sharing this post. Your blog posts are more interesting and impressive.
    메이저토토사이트

    ReplyDelete
  42. Its an amazing website, really enjoy your articles. Helpful and interesting too. Keep doing this in future. I will support you.
    토토사이트웹

    ReplyDelete
  43. That is a good tip especially to those new to the blogosphere. Brief but very accurate info… Many thanks for sharing this one. A must read article!
    바카라사이트윈

    ReplyDelete
  44. Hello, I'm happy to see some great articles on your site. Would you like to come to my site later? My site also has posts, comments and communities similar to yours. Please visit and take a look 메이저놀이터

    ReplyDelete
  45. I am so happy to read this. This is the kind of manual that needs to be given and not the random misinformation that’s at the other blogs. Appreciate your sharing this greatest doc. 메이저토토

    ReplyDelete
  46. با وجود دقت بالای سیستم‌های کامپیوتری بر بازار و وجود انبوهی از اندیکاتورها، سم سیدن به لطف استراتژی عرضه و تقاضا
    ، از تحلیل تکنیکال سنتی اجتناب می‌کند. او برخلاف بسیاری از معامله‌گران این حوزه، رویکرد تقریبا ساده‌ای جهت تحلیل بازار دارد و اصلا در معاملات خود به اندیکاتورها، اسیلاتورها، بیانیه‌های بانک‌های مرکزی و سایر عواملی که معامله‌گران انتظار دارند که روی قیمت تاثیر داشته باشد، توجهی ندارد؛ زیرا آن‌ها را عامل زیان اکثریت معامله‌گران می‌داند.

    ReplyDelete
  47. 에볼루션접속 먹튀검증 안전노리터 go

    ReplyDelete
  48. Do you need to edit a PDF document but don't have the time or money to buy software? Don't worry - there are several great PDF editors that can be accessed online for free! In this blog post, we will compare three of the most popular online PDF editors and discuss the pros and cons of each. We will also provide links to each editor so that you can try them out for yourself. Let's get started!
    Online Pdf Editor

    ReplyDelete
  49. It was not first article by this author as I always found him as a talented author. eren yeager jacket

    ReplyDelete