Sippy Cup: A "Little" sparkle for your holiday

The "Little's" in our lives need a little sparkle in their holiday too, don't you agree?

So I think taking this adult idea (which would still also be a great dessert idea) but making it just for the little ones would be a great way to do it.

All you have to do is fill a cup with a sparkling drink (I used an Izze, but any sparkling cider, sprite or ginger ale, or even soda water or Pierre would work too!) and add a popsicle to it! 

Just be sure to prepare right before you serve--the good thing is that it hardly takes any time to make.

What a special, colorful treat to add to your Christmas dessert table,

or better yet, to help them ring in the new year?

Are you guys doing any other fun drinks for the kids table this year?

sippy cup: how to make gobble gobble turkey cups

Looking for a kid friendly addition to your Thanksgiving line up? These Gobble Gobble Turkey Cups fit the bill perfectly.

They're super simple to make. And they pair perfectly with sparkling cider (which, let's be honest, is the kid highlight of Thanksgiving).

To make some turkey cups yourself, you'll need:
-clear plastic cups (we found these at Dollar Tree)
-construction paper
-feathers (three per cup)
-google-y eyes (a pair for each cup)
-hot glue

To put together:

First cut brown construction paper football shaped 'feathers.' Just wing it. They don't have to be perfect.

Hot glue an actual feather to the center of each construction paper feather. I had to cut some of my feathers to make them fit.

Hot glue three feathers to the back of each cup- very tail feather-like.

Then make a little 'beak' (a folded triangle of yellow construction paper) and hot glue in place. And hot glue google-y eyes to the front of the cup to complete the look.

That's it! Fill with Sparkling Cider and observe how you instantly become your pint sized guests' BFF.

ps- Funny story. We made the cups and were taking pictures of them. In the middle of the 'photoshoot,' Burke happened to walk by. Without a word, he sauntered himself over to a Turkey Cup, picked it up, and started drinking the sparkling cider. Like I said, kids are just drawn to these babies. :)