Summer Savings Series #4: Fun Frugal Ices With Your Child

Here’s a fun activity I used to do all the time with my folks when I was a wee little lad many, many moons ago…

I used to make my own ices!

Here’s what you need:

• Ice Tray(s)
• Wax Paper or Plastic Wrap
• Toothpicks
• Yummy Beverage (such as iced tea, lemonade, Gatorade, etc…)

1. With your child get all of the supplies together.
2. Take your ice tray (make sure it’s clean of course) and carefully fill it with your beverage of choice.
3. Cover the tray with wax paper (or plastic wrap but I think wax paper works better). Wrap it over the top so it stays snug and taught.
4. Now, one at a time, carefully poke a toothpick through each of the ice slots in the tray. Put them about half-way into to tray.
5. Place the tray carefully into the freezer.
6. When frozen slowly pull off the wax paper leaving the toothpicks and ice in place.
7. Take out ices and enjoy!!

Here’s what’s great about this. 1) It’s cheap! 2) It’s fun 3) You get to engage in a project with your child. As a kid I loved to see the finished product! And eat it! I couldn’t wait to get me some home-made ices.

I know you can get ready made ices out there for cheap. I ask you this - What are the ingredients? Odds are there’s High Fructose Corn Syrup in them and it’s one of the first three ingredients. That stuff just isn’t good for you (Note: Check the ingredients of the beverage you’re using for the ices).

Bonus fun: You can use an ice tray that makes fun shapes like the picture above. You can also make your own lemonade or iced tea to use for the ices.

There you have it - Simple, Fun, and Cheap!

This article is #4 of the Summer Savings Series from the Money Life Network. Check out the article on the MLN site to see how you can participate in the Summer Savings Series and possibly win a $100 Amazon gift certificate! You can see tip #3 at My Investing blog. Article #5 will be at Milk Your Money tomorrow!

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photo by #Justin

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