We made some Dreamsicle and Root Beer Pop Rocks Ice Cream Floats with Pop Rocks candy that were so fun! This is a sponsored post.
One of the easiest ways to break out of the family routine is to have a fun surprise at the end of the day. Play a board game together, blow bubbles, sit in the backyard and stargaze together. Or, do what we just did! Have an ice cream float-making party! Set it all on the table and let them create their own.
I set out bowls of cotton candy and cherry flavor popping candy. I thought Cherry Orange Dreamsicle floats and Fluffy Root Beer floats would be so good, but they could make whatever float they wanted.
Here’s a quick little rundown for these two yummy flavors of Rockin Ice Cream Floats.
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Fluffy Root Beer Ice Cream Floats
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1 mini can of A&W®
- 4 pinches of cotton candy popping candy
We layered 1 scoop of ice cream, 2 pinches of popping candy, 1 scoop of ice cream, 2 pinches of popping candy, and lastly, poured in the mini can of A&W®.
Cherry Orange Dreamsicle Ice Cream Floats
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1 mini can of Sunkist®
- 4 pinches of cotton candy popping candy
We layered 1 scoop of ice cream, 2 pinches of popping candy, 1 scoop of ice cream, 2 pinches of popping candy, and lastly, poured in the mini can of Sunkist®.
The Cherry Orange Dreamsicle is just to die for! I think it’s my new favorite float flavor. I just loved the popping candy in my float, and my kids did, too.
An ice cream float is one of the simple joys in life. I can still remember having them when I was a kid during the summer with my family. It was always exciting when we did something like that, and I want my kids to remember doing fun things like this together, too.
Molly chose to go a whole other way. She went with cotton candy popping candy and Dr Pepper® for her float.
Emma went with the Fluffy Root Beer version. It was definitely good to the last drop.
Ethan went for the Cherry Orange Dreamsicle float, just like his momma.
Then, my girls decided to have a contest on who had the loudest popping candy mouth after drinking some from their floats. I don’t think there was a clear winner, but they kept trying.
This is a great way to make summer exciting with something so easy. Making your own floats is a perfect activity and treat all in one for your summer entertaining!
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24 comments
Yum, my girls would love to make these! Perfect summer activity!
Still Love a&W root Beer floats, and Orange for something different.
I really love the idea of using Sunkist for a float. Everyone uses root beer and regular flavored pop. Using Sunkist is like having an orange dreamsicle.
These ice cream floats look amazing!!! I love ice cream in the summer time what a fun way to change up your ice cream!
Root beer floats are so delicious and fun! I love the idea of adding pop rocks for extra fun.
I love floats! I haven’t tried it with Sunkist though. This is definitely worth a try.
My son is a huge fan of those sodas, I can’t wait to surprise him with your drink!! Love it!
I love having floats. A&W root bear floats are my favorite. They always taste amazing!
We love ice cream floats! Root beer is my favorite but it’s nice to switch it up every now and then!
I can not wait to try the root beer floats. My kids are going to love them.
I love me some floats, especially with root beer. I’m going to have to try adding in the pop rocks
I never thought to the put the poppy candy on them. The kids will love this as a summer treat. – Yolonda
omg these look amazing esp the root beer float… yes I def need this in my life.
This looks so delicious and fun! I think my kids would have a blast with these, such a great idea!
I have a sweet tooth. That said, that’s my kind of dessert. Yum! And my husband and son would love it too.
I never would have thought to use cotton candy topping on these. What a fun and creative way to add flavor!
Ice cream floats are so yummy! I bet my kids would love the popping candy. Makes it more interesting to drink. Gotta try it.
Yummmy! Growing up I remember making root beer floats. They were my treat when I would visit my grandmother. That is probably why to this day I love my Root Beer soda with a shot of vanilla.
I’ve never tasted a ice cream float before. They look delicious with the popping candies!
These floats sure are rockin! Sunkist is my favorite orange pop. These look awesome!
I used to eat Pop Rocks all the time when I was little. I bet they are awesome in an ice cream float.
MY KIDS WOULD TOTALLY LOVE THEM! ACTUALLY SO WOULD I, THEY LOOK SO TASTY AND REFRESHING FOR A HOT DAY!
There are many fruit flavored sodas. I bet a peach, strawberry, pineapple etc would be delish too… Thanks for sharing!!
Any flavor soda will work, i’ve made these for overy 50 years and one of my favorites is cream soda.