Cute Beach Themed Snacks for All Your Summer Parties
Summer is almost here, which means you’re going to be looking for fun ways to entertain your kids when they’re out of school. Why not make a cute snack together? These adorable beach themed snacks are perfect for a summer day or to take to all your parties this summer. And the best part about this cute beach party idea is that they’re so easy to make, your kids can join in on the fun!
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Whether you’re hosing a beach themed party this summer or are just looking for a cute snack to make with your kids, these beach themed snacks are perfect. They’re made using instant pudding and graham cracker crumbs.
On top of having a super simple set of ingredients, these cute beach pudding cups are also so easy to make! There is really only three steps to putting these beach themed desserts together — make the ocean water, make the beach sand, and decorate! With those simple instructions, I’m sure your kids can easily get in on the fun. Here’s how to make these cute beach themed snacks:
Make the Ocean for Your Beach Themed Snacks
To make this cute beach themed recipe, start by mixing up some vanilla pudding. I used instant pudding to make my life even easier. Just follow the directions on the package to make your pudding.
Then, turn your plain vanilla pudding into beach pudding cups by adding a little food coloring. I used a couple drops of blue food coloring mixed with one tiny drop of green to create a beautiful turquoise. It looks just like ocean water, right?!?
After you’re satisfied with the color of your ocean pudding, it’s time to start making some sand for the beach themed pudding cups. You can use premade graham cracker crumbs to make this snack super simple. Or make your own by placing a sleeve of graham crackers in a zip-top bag and crushing them with a rolling pin.
Now it’s time to put your beach party snacks for kids together! Add a thin layer of graham cracker crumbs along the bottom of a set of small, clear plastic cups. Then, top the sand with your ocean water pudding.
Make the Beach Pudding Cups
Now, let’s put the beach on your beach theme snacks! Using the rest of your graham cracker crumbs, sprinkle crumbs over half the pudding. This will create the sand for your beach pudding cups!
The fun part about this adorable beach themed snack is that you can decorate it however you want! I used some cute pink flamingo icing toppers, Swedish fish, and cocktail umbrellas. You could also add:
Beach Themed Pudding Cups
These adorable beach pudding cups make great beach themed snacks for a fun beach party!
Ingredients
- 1 small package vanilla instant pudding
- Blue food coloring
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- Flamingo candy, I got mine at Walmart
- Fish candy
- Small plastic cups
Instructions
- Mix pudding according to package directions and add blue food coloring until desired color is reached. Set aside.
- Make your own graham cracker crumbs by placing graham crackers in a zip-top bag and rolling over them with a rolling pun until they are crushed.
- Cover the bottom of each cup with graham cracker crumbs, then pour pudding over the top of the crumbs.
- Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over one half of the top of the pudding.
- Decorate with a candy flamingo on top of the graham cracker crumbs and a candy fish inside the pudding.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 pudding cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 287Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 319mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 2gSugar: 12gProtein: 15g
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
Those are super cute and perfect for parties too.
These are so adorable! And great for those times when YOU can’t get to the beach (bring the beach to you)! Really fun!
i agree perfect for summer day
Okay this is so cute and so simple! I love it!
These are too freaking cute to eat! I absolutely love them!
How cute are these? I can’t wait to make these this summer! Thanks for the idea!
These are so cute. Definitely a great Summer idea for the kiddos
So cute, I love little activities for my kids.
i agree perfect for summer day
Such fun ideas for a summer beach party with my granddaughter! Thanks for sharing!