Looking for a fun and refreshing drink on a hot summer day like today?
This is a fun fruit spritzer that your kids will have a blast helping you create.
And if your kids are anything like mine, they will love the Science elements as well.
If you love this recipe, you will also love our non alcohol champagne spritzer.
You Will Need:
- 2 liter of lemon-lime soda
- 1 pint of fresh fruit
- shaped ice cube trays
I grabbed these star-shaped ice cube trays at Walmart a while back.
There were two in the package and I paid right at a dollar.
My kids love to freeze things… so I knew we could have lots of fun with these.
Take a pint of clean, fresh, blueberries (or your fruit of choice) and place 3-4 in each shape/compartment.
Fill each cube area with your favorite lemon-lime soda or Ginger Ale.
Pop them in the freezer over night.
When they are done they will look like this.
So pretty.
This is absolutely fascinating to kids!
Fill a clear glass with the ice cubes.
I wanted to use my water goblets, but they are all broken. Imagine that.
So we prepared our spritzer in this fancy glass.
Pour your lemon-lime drink over the fruity ice cubes.
And you have a beautiful spritzer that your kids will love to look at, talk about, explore, etc…
As the ice cubes start to melt the fruit will break free.
You can talk about the Science associated with this fun creation.
I let my boys play with their drink… they had a lot of fun.
And watching the blueberries sink and then float was awesome and created lots of conversation.
Once the cubes melted, the boys enjoyed their fruit filled drink.
You can obviously also prepare this spritzer in clear disposable cups.
These would be perfect for a kiddy birthday party drink as well.
Enjoy!
Perfect recipe for Summer.
Emily Woodhouse recently posted..RedX
Love this idea!! I’ll be using it for my son’s birthday party coming up 🙂 Thank you!
I know this isn’t the point of your post, but where did you get those plastic cups?? I’m using light blue, navy, and red to decorate for the party and those would be wonderful!!
I loved those cups too. I think they are Solo brand. I bought them at Target back on May. You might still be able to find them on clearance.
Glad this is an idea you can use!
Very cool idea. I definitely want to try this out. I think my son would love it.
Diane N recently posted..$100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway for July 2012
Thanks so much!! 🙂
Fun drink to prepare! Thanks!
What an awesome idea! My kids would love this! I’d love to see this at my linky party, too! OneCreativeMommy.com.
Heidi recently posted..Comment on One Creative Weekend #3 by Bonnie@Simply this and that
Love this summer spritzer! I especially love your star-shaped ice cubes with the frozen blueberries. Very creative!
Amber @ The Cook’s Sister recently posted..Chicken Burgers with Smoked Paprika and Rosemary
Mmm, looks yummy!
Sennie recently posted..Updates/Uudistuksia
I saw these when I linked up at Made in a Day! GREAT idea! Thanks for sharing!
All the best!
That looks really nice! I can imagine some kind of punch with the fruits in the ice cubes.
Nicole@Show Off Friday recently posted..Show Off Friday # 13, July 20, 2012
Nicole- punch would be a great way to showcase these yummy ice cubes.
Thanks for stopping by!
Hi Crystal,
This is such a great idea and refreshing beverage. I am going to make this recipe for my guest this week end. Hope you have a great week end and thanks for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
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Looks so good. What a great blog you have makes me hungry lol. If you have a min check out mine if you have not already 🙂
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have a great day
I love beautiful accents like this! I would really love if you could link up to Thursday Food Fest. I open Wed at 7 pm. I hope to see you there! Sarah
Sarah Carletti recently posted..Herbed Turkey Sausage & Broccoli Raab Calzones
My kids will get such a kick out this drink. Thanks for sharing it on foodie friday.
Diane Balch recently posted..Foodie Friday: Zucchini Tagliatelle
Oooh this is a lovely idea. My girls love blueberries, what a great idea to put them in ice cubes.
Thanks for linking to the Sunday showcase.
Rebecca recently posted..Silent Sunday
thanks for linking to Tasty Tuesday. I love this idea! So summery!
How yummy!! thanks for linkin up!
Kim@madeinaday
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Lovely berry dish. Berries and currants are this week’s subject for Food on Friday. Would you be happy to link this in? We are looking to create a fantastic collection of berry dishes. This is the link . I found you in the Simple Living with Diane Balch party.
Carole recently posted..Food on Friday: Berries (and Currants)
great idea, and perfect for this blueberry season!