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I threw my two year old son a ball themed birthday party. It was a good theme for him since he absolutely loves balls. But, when it came to food, it was hard to find ball themed items that weren’t choking hazards for toddlers. Coming up with a drink was especially hard. I looked into ball shaped cups, but they were more expensive than I wanted. Eventually, I came up with the idea of making ball ice cubes. I wanted them colorful, so I immediately thought Kool-Aid ice cubes. I didn’t want a weird mix of flavors, so I used Sprite.
How to Make Kool-Aid Ice Cubes in the Shape of Balls
Materials:
Freezing the Ball Ice Cubes:
The first thing you need to do is make your Kool-Aid. My almost 4 year old loves helping in the kitchen, so she helped me mix (and sample) it. I only made one flavor at a time since freezing all the ball ice cubes took some time. I made four molds worth of each flavor. We could have made more, but instead we drank what was left.
Then, we poured the Kool-Aid into a sphere ice cube mold. This took a bit of trial and error. I experimented with plain water before making any with Kool-Aid. I filled a measuring cup and made note of how much water I poured in. Then, I adjusted based on if it was too little or too much after they froze. One thing I found when experimenting with the water was the mold would pop open as it froze. To stop this from happening, I taped all four sides of the mold shut.
Once I had the best amount figured out, I did it for real with the Kool-Aid. After pouring, closing, and taping, I placed the sphere ice cube trays on a cookie sheet and placed it in the freezer.
Once the ball Kool-Aid ice cubes were frozen, I dumped them into a gallon plastic bag and placed them back in the freezer. Then, I rinsed the molds and started the process all over again. I did four trays each of blue and red ball ice cubes.
Using the Kool-Aid Ice Cubes:
As guests showed up to my son’s birthday party, I took the bags of ice cubes out of the freezer. I poured Sprite into a punch bowl and added a bunch of the ball ice cubes. I made sure that the Sprite was already cold to make the ice cubes not melt as fast. Next to the bowl, I placed cups. I made ball themed cups and, to prevent choking, I gave the younger kids lidded cups with straws. Lastly, I returned the unused ice cubes to the freezer in case I needed to refill the punch bowl.
Conclusion of Our Ball Ice Cubes
I loved how bright and colorful these ice cubes were. They made an otherwise plain drink lots of fun. The drink itself tasted good, but was more sugary than I would want to drink large amounts of. The taste reminded me of an ICEE. My son hadn’t had a carbonated drink before, so he wasn’t a huge fan of actually drinking it. He did like that there were balls in it though. Overall, I would make it again, but would probably water down the Kool-Aid to make it a little less sweet. What drink did you add your Kool-Aid ice cubes to?
Make sure to check out the rest of my fun ball themed party ideas.
