Polar Ice Caps

My first grader is studying the artic and what can be better than encouraging the theme at home?  Time to serve a chilly Polar Ice Cap drink!

All you need is vanilla ice cream and blue Powerade or Kool Aid.

Pour [...]

Monster Hot Chocolate

November.  The time when crisp weather ushers in the holiday season!  What is better than sipping on a nice,delicious cup of hot chocolate after raking leaves?!

A creative way for kids to get involved in making their hot chocolate is making Monster Hot Chocolate!  Simply make your favorite cup of hot cocoa,[...]

St. Patty’s Green Drinks

What is the best part of St. Patrick’s Day?  Making everything green!!  Let’s enjoy some tasty green treats to celebrate the luck of the Irish!

Lime O’Float

 Ingredients:  lime sherbet and Sprite Scoop desired amount of lime sherbet into a glass.  Pour Sprite over the sherbet.

Enjoy!  So simple yet so [...]

Koolaid Ice Cubes

I saw this idea on Pinterest and had to try it.  Koolaid Ice Cubes!

First,make koolaid in various colors and flavors and freeze.

Add a cube of each color of Koolaid to your glass.

Fill with Sprite [...]

Hot Caramel Apple Cider

I love fall.  Crisp,cool nights,the smell of fireplaces igniting for the first time this season,caramel apples,warm-scented candles,apple picking,pumpkin patches…I could go on and on.  One of my favorites is apple cider.  Here’s an easy homemade version including an adorable apple cup.  What you’ll need:

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Pineapple Floats

  I made these refreshing Pineapple Floats at Lucy’s Luau and loved how they turned out.  (See details about the luau here.)

They were inspired by Disney’s delectable Dole Pineapple Floats found in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom.  Promise me that if you ever head to Disney World you will get one.  There may [...]

Orange Julius

 

Whew!  It’s just the beginning of June and it is already HOT!!  Here is a refreshing and delicious treat for any summer afternoon!

 

What you will need:  blender,  1-12 oz. can frozen orange juice, 1 C. sugar,  2 tsp. vanilla,  3 C. milk,  and 25 [...]

Patriotic Drink

 Ahhhh…..refreshing!  Here is a sure hit at your Memorial Day cook-out!

Ingredients:  Strawberry pop,blue Gatorade,Diet 7 Up,and a clear glass with ice

Along with making a fun drink,this can also be a science lesson!  Show your kids the [...]