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Today’s ideas come to you from the land of the truly elementary. My brothers and I starting making “juice-cicles” in elementary school, and my kids love them now! I ran out of popsicles at my house one day recently. (This is a tragedy. We live in Alabama. It was 96 degrees yesterday!) Instead of running to the store, which I hate to do, the kids and I decided to make our own.

What you need:

  • Ice cube tray
  • Any kind of juice
  • Plastic wrap
  • Toothpicks
  • Pour the juice into an ice cube tray. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Poke toothpics through plastic into juice. Allow to harden.

    As a fun alternative, you can use different layers of juice. Follow the same directions above, except, pour only part of the juice in. Allow that to harden, then add the second layer.

    If you find that you have a hard time getting the toothpicks to stay in place, you might want to freeze the juice for a half-hour, THEN stick the toothpicks through.

    And now for another exciting use of ice cube trays, check out Tips Around the House!

    Happy Summer!

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