This post contains affiliate links. Who’s ready for summer? I know as a mom it can be hard keeping kids busy, but it’s also a wonderful break. We don’t have to get up early every single day, and I don’t have to make school lunches. We can hang out in our pjs all day if we want. Yay!
One thing I love to encourage is creativity in my kids. One of the simplest ways to do this is what I like to call “Fun Kid Food.” I like to set out a bunch of different candy supplies and let your kids decorate pudding cups and eat them.
I like to use Snack Pack puddings because they have more flavors than the refrigerated puddings. It’s also perfect to take along for snacks to the splash pad or playground. I always keep a pack or two in the fridge.
We made Sandy Beach Pudding cups. Adding mix-ins to pudding is always a fun treat.
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Sandy Beach Pudding Cups
This was a little sandy beach with an umbrella, beach towel, life preserver, and towel with a little sour man.
This is totally not complicated, even preschoolers can do it. My 5 yr old had no problem making her own sandy beach.
The ingredients I have listed are enough for about 12 pudding cups, so double or triple and you’ll have enough for a summer camp or vacation bible school craft.
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More Pudding Cup Ideas
- Edible Finger Paint with Pudding Cups
- Snowman Bubble Bath
- Zombie Pudding Cups
- Flower Pot Pudding Cups
- Charlie Brown Pudding Cups
Summer Beach Pudding Cups
Make Sandy Beach Pudding Cups with the kids.
Ingredients
- Vanilla or Butterscotch pudding cups
- Edible Sand 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Trolli Peachie O's gummy rings
- Airhead Extreme Rainbow Ribbons
- Sour Patch Kids
- Teddy Grahams
- tiny umbrellas for drinks
Instructions
- Combine graham cracker crumbs and brown sugar to make edible sand.
- Cut the Airhead Extreme Rainbow Ribbons into 1 1/2 inch pieces.
- Each kid opens their pudding cup.
- Scoop about a tablespoon on the top of each pudding cup.
- Add a Peachie O as a life preserver.
- Add a Airhead Extreme as a beach towel.
- Lay a Sour Patch Kid or Teddy Graham on the towel.
- Finish off with a drink umbrella.
- Enjoy!
Notes
You do not have to stick with my topping suggestions. Go wild with the fun candy additions to your pudding cups. Add a gummy shark or octopus or have a Teddy Graham and a Sour Patch Kid both with a beach towel. Have fun and let the kids do it themselves!
Another quick and easy pudding cup mixin — make Alphabet Soup.
The Alphabet Soup Pudding Cups were super fun for the kids. They’ll spell out words before adding them to their pudding, and it turns this fun snack into learning!
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My kids love these! I always make sure I have some on hand for my boys. Butterscotch is their favorite.
First of all, what a cute idea to do with the pudding snacks. Hubby and I love those things. Don’t need to be a kid to love pudding. Thanks for sharing this great idea
What a great way to make snack-time a little more fun. I can imagine you can change up your theme for each season. The ideas are endless. I am looking forward to testing this out. Yummy
Oh the sandy beach pudding looks so cool! That’s so creative, I could see making these for a beach themed birthday party.
You don’t have to be a kid or have the to love those pudding snack packs! I always have them in my refrigerator for when I need a quick sweet snack (of course I get the sugar free!)
They make butterscotch pudding snacks??? I must find them! Love this list, especially since the first thing my toddler says when she gets in the car after preschool is, “Mama, I want a snack.” ;P
What a fun thing to do after the first day of school! Sounds like your children loved helping with this activity and even used it do some back to school spelling! Sounds like a win all around.
Brilliant idea to use an alphabet cereal to get the kids to keep learning with their snack. That beach snack is really fun!
I love Snack Packs for snacks for the kids. The Sand Beach Pudding is such an adorable idea and I will have to do this for my niece’s kids when they come. Thanks for sharing.
These are one of my kids’ favorite after school snacks. What a fun way to jazz up the pudding!
I love these ideas! The sandy beach pudding looks so cute. My girls will love this.
Love, Love it! We stay after school quite a bit and play at the playground. The kids would love the idea of some fun snacks. Such great photos.
Brooke
Even I love snack packs. Love vanilla the best I think. We have made edible fingerpaints with these, love the beach bear idea.
My kids love these puddings. I just bought a case of them at Coscto a few days ago.
A great fun food for kids. I bet they really enjoy it and enjoy making it with parents.
This is really cute. What a special treat to have with the kids!
Yum! That looks so good. I love the sandy beach one. I might have to make a couple of those just for ourselves.
This is such a fun snack! I love mix-it ins or do it yourself snacks! The beach pudding is so cute!
I love that little picnic concept. Very adorable kids too!
These are great ideas for dressing up a snack pack! My kids love to take these in their lunch and to have as an after school snack too.
My kids always got snack pack, they’re really love it. I’d love to try your idea, this is great combination.
Ok this is just the cutest idea ever!!! My daughter is ABC obsessed and putting abc’s in pudding! Genius!
Both my grandchildren love Snack Packs so this would be perfect for them! Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience with us! 🙂
Wow! I feel like having a picnic tomorrow afternoon with the kids. What an amazing idea!
The Sandy Beach Pudding is super clever! Anything with graham cracker crumbs is A-Ok in my book!