This weekend as part of my #OperationSummerFun initiative we made gummy ice popsicles. I have seen a bunch of gummy popsicle recipes on Pinterest, and I wanted to see if they would work with my beloved Zoku pop maker. Also, my son loves gummy ANYTHING so he was super excited about this!
The directions seemed easy enough, just grab a can of Sprite and gummies. We made one using Swedish Fish and blue flavoring mixed into the Sprite to make it look like the ocean. We made another one using penguin gummies and left the Sprite plain. (like penguins in the ice!) Well, they turned out NOTHING like the pinterest pictures… and you couldn’t even really SEE the gummies. My son said they were good though, so at least it wasn’t a total Pinterest fail.
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| He liked them anyway! |
That was really as exciting as it got this weekend for #OperationSummerFun. We did eat dinner outside on Saturday night, and then we went on the boat. We tried fishing, but apparently the fish in the rest of the lake are much smarter than the ones in front of our house! When we came back, my crazy husband picked up my son and jumped in the pool with all their clothes on. I thought it was funny, until Donnie raced out of the pool, scooped me up and tossed me in next! Mila hopped in after us and we enjoyed a fully-clothed evening swim! (except for Mila, she didn’t want to get her new dress wet so she skinny-dipped!) So even though we didn’t really go anywhere different, #OperationSummerFun is all about making memories… and I definitely think we accomplished that this weekend!
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| Silly Saturday night! |
I’m not going to be doing a Operation Summer Fun post every week, since I feel like that would be annoying. My plan is to post them throughout the summer, or if we do something really memorable. But I will be using the #OperationSummerFun hashtag on social media. Also, thanks to everyone who used the hashtag in their Instagram pics! Here are a few of my favorites! If you do something fun with your family and feel so inclined… use the hashtag #OperationSummerFun so I can feature you!
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| I loved this one from Ready, Set, Parenthood… proof that boys never grow up! |
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| Nothing says summer is almost here like bubbles! Loved this pic from Mary over at I Need a Playdate! |
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| How awesome is this?? I have always wanted to go to Hawks Cay and this picture from ihelpmoms.com shows why! |
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| Thanks to Divas with a Purpose for sharing this pic of her soldier who just came home, and is already cooking it up! I love reading about her Money Savings Challenge her family is trying this year! |
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| And how cute is this sign (and the kids!) Check out Holly’s blog over at While I’m Waiting, she has tons of cute ideas to kickoff summer! |
I find so many things on Pinterest never work like they say they will! But it looks like you had fun even if it didn't quite work out 😉
Yes this is totally not my first pinterest fail nad I know it will not be my last!!
Too bad those popsicles didn't turn out like the picture – they look so COOL! (pun intended)
I will definitely try to join in with #operationsummerfun
yes I would love that! I always check for the hashtag… I think it is so fun!
I love this post & love that you gave fellow bloggers a mini-feature on your blog! It's adorable!
Btw I wouldn't call it a total Pinterest fail – especially since the kiddos liked them! 😉 lol XO!
that's true, but my son loved anything involving a lot of sugar! haha.. I seriously want to know how they made those other ones.. I swear its with water and not sprite!!
I love me some Swedish Fish and it's really the taste that counts, right???!!! You guys get an A for effort!!
You don't even want to know how many Swedish Fish I ate that day. There are no more. And I got a BIG bag.
Hahaha you know I saw these and thought, mine will never look like those!! A+ for effort!!
I should really know better at this point, but Pinterest is so darn convincing sometimes!!
Kids care far more about the taste than the looks. Our kids would love your version!
yeah my son thought it was perfect.. haha.
I love the picture of the fail;) I don't think your kiddos cared one bit!
haha Nope he loved it..
I love these reading these!! We are on our summer countdown…2 more weeks!! Your Pinterest "fail" still looks yummy! Lol
Yes we still have school too… I just always make it summer after Memorial Day. Accuracy isn't too important to me these days… ha!
As long as it tastes good! I don't even attempt half the things I see on Pinterest. Looks like a fun summer.
I know… I suck at all things Pinterest. I need to come to terms with that.
I think you should try it again but – boil the sprite. At least that is what you do for clear ice cubes. Thank you so much for including our photo in your roundup!
I think it may have been from the bubbles, but it didnt say to use flat sprite. Oh well.. they tasted good and kind of bubbly which was fun!! Thanks for playing along in my #OperationSummerFun craziness!
Hahaha I'm gummy obsessed and people are always sending me links to the gummy Popsicles. I always wondered what they would actually come out looking like!
Yeah my husband was like, maybe it needed flat sprite… I said, Well it doesnt SAY THAT on the pinterest page. haha I suck at pinterest.
Thank you for sharing our picture! So fun to scroll through and see my kiddos! It's funny that you posted about the gummy bear popsicles – it's on my list for this week! 😉 And, please continue the posts each week – I find them super inspiring to see other families out there being intentional about turning ordinary in to extra-ordinary! Have a fabulous summer!
I know! I tried to tag you on FB but you dont have a FB page! 🙂 I hope your pops turn out better than mine did! ha!!
I love looking at all the pinterest fails. I wonder why they didn't come out clear? Oh well, I'm sure they tasted just as good… that's all that really matters.
and when I was making it I thought, "This is never going to work.. there is too much carbonation!" 😉
That sounds like something my husband would do-that's hilarious!! I love Pinterest fails, they are the best! At least they tasted good-and honestly, they didn't look too bad. I wouldn't have turned it down. Haha!
For me the idea of frozen gummies dont sound very good.. but my son loves them.. he always adds them to his frozen yogurt so I thought he would enjoy it.
I cannot count how many times I have tried something off of Pinterest and failed miserably at it! But it's all in good fun! As long as the little ones liked it, its all good! 🙂
I know, me too!! i dont know when I am going to learn my lesson!
Oh man, I cannot count how many times I've tried something from Pinterest and failed – some have been seriously epic fails haha But hey, you son liked them so at least it wasn't a total loss!
I know it, I have had some pretty good ones! Its so much fun to try though!!
i;m glad it didn't work… the ones that did may look pretty but honestly sounds kind of disgusting!!!
I agree with you, I dont like gummy candies cold or frozen.. but my son loves them!
How on earth is hers so clear? Odd. Now I want to try.
I have no idea.. but there is no way they made it using sprite!! ha!
I love Pinterest fails and have plenty of mine own! Ha! I've read that if you boil the water before freezing it, it comes out clear. Let me know if that works if you try it again!
I have done that before for frozen projects but I didnt want to do it with the sprite because I thought it would make it taste funny..(cause of all the sugar in it) who knows!
We all have a good Pinterest fail! Happens to the best of us! You have a cute family :]
xo katie // a touch of teal
Thank you! I feel like everything I try on Pinterest ends up being a fail! 😉
I so want to try these Popsicles now!!! Pinterest fail or not they just sound super deelish 🙂 I love the #OperationSummerFun challenge and will be using it throughout the summer – thanks so much for featuring my Instagram photo!
My son loved them! Thank you for using the hashtag.. I am hoping it catches on a bit! I am having fun with it! 🙂
Haha- those popsicles look GREAT!! 🙂 I LOVE THIS Operation Summer Challenge! So cute! LOVE IT!
At least they tasted good, that's the main point right?
Oh, boo! Pinterest fails are so sad. I'm glad they still tasted good though!! This Operation Summer Challenge looks like so much fun!
Pinterest fails are my favorite posts!
Sad for your #fail, but looks like everyone still enjoyed them! Nothing like Pinterest to help keep us grounded! 🙂
Oh I've had many Pinterest fails too:) Looks tasty anyways! I like the OperationSummerFun hashtag:) Happy summer!
Too funny! Whenever I have a Pinterest fail, I always say, "nailed it!" At least they were yummy! Now I'm craving a Sprite.
They look yummy in the pictures.
Forgot how they look, sprite with swedish fish sounds amazing! I am totally making these for my 25 year old self!
This is so cute and funny! I'm going to try making these for my niece! At least your son still liked them!! xx
Haha they may not look like the Pinterest photo but they sure do look tasty 🙂
Oh my gosh, this is awesome!!! I love it.
I've been meaning to try making those too! I wonder what the difference is. At least they still look like they were nice!
As long as he still liked them – that's all that matters! Plus from the directions that's how I would expect them to look!
I absolutely love this! Thanks for sharing it with us. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Lou Lou Girls