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It’s summer time and in Texas that means weeks of triple digit temperatures! If we’re going to spend time outside it means we have to be able to cool off somehow (we even sometimes have to cool off when we’re in the house with those temperatures!). The Original authentic Bomb Pop is always a good choice because everyone likes them. The multiple flavors in one frozen treat; Cherry, Lime, and Blue Raspberry, the ‘red, white & blue’ colors and the iconic rocket Bomb Pop shape is nostalgic for the older generation, and we’re making new memories of fun summer tastes with the younger ones. Being able to pick up these great frozen treats for a low price at my local Dallas area Kroger makes my summer entertaining easy.
It wasn’t that long ago when my daughter and her friends would be gathered in our backyard with Bomb Pops. But you know the attention span of some kids 🙂 Sticky fingers would hand me a Bomb Pop so they could: quickly jump in the wading pool, go to the bathroom or go down the slide. Oh if only I had come up with this DIY Summer Hack back then. Drip guards and a frozen treat holder so Mom isn’t left holding half a dozen Bomb Pops 🙂
You likely have a lot of the supplies around your home already. It might take you a few minutes to make the first drip guard, but once you do it a few times it will be a fast process.
DIY Frozen Treat Holder & Drip Guards
What You’ll need:
Milkshake Straws
Mason Jar or Tumbler lids that have a center hole for straws
Elastics (optional)
Plastic Cling Wrap (optional)
Tissue Paper (optional)
Floral Foam
Basket
1. Cut the floral foam to fit into your basket. I chose to wrap mine in tissue paper too, just so it better matched my Bomb Pop color scheme 🙂
2. Insert the milkshake straw into the lid. You may have to pinch it together and thread it through depending on the size of the hole. If there is a bit of a gap between the hole and the straw, you can wrap an elastic band around the straw on the top, bottom or both sides of the lid to create more of a seal. You will be using the lid upside down so that it catches the melting drips of the frozen treat.
3. If you want even more protection, go ahead and wrap the bottom of the straw (the part that the hands will hold) with plastic wrap just in case some of the frozen treat melts and drips down the straw.
4. Place the wooden stick of the treat in the straw opening and you’re ready to eat your frozen confection while catching drips!
5. If the treat eater needs to step away from their Bomb Pop, they can just push the straw into the floral foam in the basket to keep it standing upright and catch the drips until they are ready to get back to it.
If you are planning some fun get togethers this summer with the kids then having these drip guards, frozen treat holders and of course The Original Bomb Pops handy, will make your summer … the bomb!
There is only one… the Original, authentic Bomb Pop and you can learn more about them on their website. You can also connect with Bomb Pop on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Giveaway
One Three Different Directions reader will win a Bomb Pop Summer Prize Package. The prize pack includes two (2) Bomb Pop product coupons, a branded beach towel, stickers and hat, in addition to a $25 Kroger gift card.
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Tammy Litke is a Dallas blogger, blogging since 2008. She loves to watch movies, play video games, spend time in the kitchen, and travel. Between recipes and reviews you’ll find many helpful and some just plain funny posts on her blog. Welcome, pull up a chair and stay for a while!
I used to run after the ice cream truck as a kid to buy one of these. I have a photo of my kids enjoying them on the front porch.
My family loves them anytime it is hot outside, especially at the pool!
We like them outside when we are playing in the yard.
My family likes to have them usually on the weekends on the deck.
We haven’t had bomb pops in a long time and when I saw this post I started craving them. We would probably eat them out back on our picnic table. sandyjadev at gmail dot com
My family likes to eat Bomb Pops by the pool while enjoying swimming.
Just outside playing on a hot day
Honestly, we would eat them in the comfort of air conditioning. More than likely we would sit at the kitchen table and look out into the backyard and sweltering heat.
On the deck or at the pool after a swim.
Out on the boat – then we can just jump in and rinse any mess off!
We enjoy eating them all the time. Esp when we go to the pool.
on the beach or by our pool
We like to eat them in my back yard.
My kids eat these everyday during summer if we have them. THey love them.
My family enjoys them at the beach in the summer.
at the beach for sure
We love to eat Bomb Pops at my sister’s house in the backyard by her pool.
On hot summer days in the back yard.
We love having our bomb pops in the backyard after swimming in the pool.
We love to eat out bomb pops on the front porch on a hot day!
on the deck, enjoying the fresh air
We like them out on the deck where we CAN make messes
By the pool!
I let my kids eat bomb pops while swimming in the pool the other day. They were so excited, and it was such a simple thing! LOL
Such a cute idea! I LOVE bomb pops…and this is something that brand does matter!
Usually these are a messy outside treat, but with your suggestion the mess aspect is removed.
my kids love these after a long day working in the yard!
i like having mine on the back porch after a long day!
We like to eat them in the backyard with our grand kids. No special occasion needed.
My family likes eating bomb pops outside on the porch after throwing a frisbee around or just enjoying a warm summer day.
My kids love eating them outside on a hot summer day.
I haven’t had a bomb pop in years. Clever holder.
Thanks for the contest.
We like to eat them on the back porch after playing outside or a long day.
We enjoy eating them all the time outside when it’s hot out
At home or out on the porch.
My kids like to eat them in the backyard.
My kids like to eat them in the backyard on a hot day.
We like to eat Bomb Pops out in the backyard after we swim.
We like eating them on the porch, after running around in the yard.
We love to eat Bomb Pops out on the deck in the evening after dinner.
We like to eat them in our back yard on a hot day!
We love to eat them in the back yard after dinner as a nice cool treat
We sit on the porch with our Bomb Pops and watch the world go by!
My daughter an I LOVE Bomb Pops so much, we eat them everywhere, inside, outside, playing, walking, even in the car.lol.
We like to eat them best outside on our back deck after a long hot day.
They enjoy them in the backyard when enjoying our pool or playing with the sprinkles
I love the Bomb Pops So much!!! They are my favorite!!
We eat them everywhere…but there is no place better than in the porch swing!
We love to eat bomb pops after a long hot day in the sun.
in the backyard while having barbecues
what an ingenious idea! I love making pops all year, and it is always a hassle to figure out how to serve them ooh I can’t wait to do this!