When I was a kid, I loved Popsicles. Purple is my favorite color, so naturally I always went for the purple Popsicle. Oh how I remember those hot summer days sitting outside after a full day of swimming or playing in the sprinkler eating a purple Popsicle. When I got a little older, I decided Popsicles were for kids and I moved on to savor other ice cold delectable treats. I never realized how much I liked Popsicles until I had a baby. She loves Popsicles and we often share them together. The nostalgia is awe-inspiring. Nothing brings you back to your days of summer past quite like a Popsicle. I urge you to have a Popsicle today. It could be grape or any other flavor, just go for it, you will thank me and your kids will thank me too.
The Popsicle originated in 1905, when an 11 year old, Frank Epperson, left a stir stick in a mixture of powdered soda and water out in the porch. That night, temperatures reached a record low. When the boy woke up the next morning, he discovered the drink had frozen to the stir stick, creating a fruit flavored 'icicle,' a treat he had named the Epsicle. When Frank turned 18 he released his invention to the public at the Neptune beach amusement park. When he realized how popular his invetion was he patent it and later, by request of his children he renamed his treat Popsicle. Thank you Frank – Popsicles rock!
The Popsicle originated in 1905, when an 11 year old, Frank Epperson, left a stir stick in a mixture of powdered soda and water out in the porch. That night, temperatures reached a record low. When the boy woke up the next morning, he discovered the drink had frozen to the stir stick, creating a fruit flavored 'icicle,' a treat he had named the Epsicle. When Frank turned 18 he released his invention to the public at the Neptune beach amusement park. When he realized how popular his invetion was he patent it and later, by request of his children he renamed his treat Popsicle. Thank you Frank – Popsicles rock!
First eat all the grape Popsicles out of the box and then use the Popsicle sticks to make these cool crafts. (if you did not eat enough Popsicles for your craft, you can purchase craft sticks at your local craft store)
God’s Eyes
What you need:
String or yarn in several colors
2 Popsicle or craft sticks
Glue
Scissors
What to do:
1. Glue the two craft sticks together in a cross.
2. Take one color of yarn and wrap it over and around one stick, then over and around the next, over and around the next, and so on. Keep doing that until the color is used up.
3. Tie a different color string onto the old one with a tight knot.
4. Repeat steps 2 + 3 until complete.
5. Take a piece of string for a hanger, cut it, and tie or glue it to your God's Eye. Hang it up in your room to enjoy.
Popsicle Stick Lantern
What you need:
Popsicle sticks or craft sticks
Wax Paper
Tacky Glue
Small Candle in Votive Cup
Small wooden shapes (optional)
What to do:
Lay a 24" piece of wax paper on your work surface. Start at the left bottom and glue four craft sticks on the wax paper to make a box. Right next to it, make another box of four craft sticks. Repeat two more times so you have four boxes. Decorate each box with wooden shapes or other decorations. Glue in place. Let dry.
Trim the wax paper along the top. Trim down the side but leave a half inch to glue. Fold wax paper to make a box. Glue flap to secure. Set a candle in a votive inside and see how pretty it looks when the light shines through.
Popsicle sticks or craft sticks
Wax Paper
Tacky Glue
Small Candle in Votive Cup
Small wooden shapes (optional)
What to do:
Lay a 24" piece of wax paper on your work surface. Start at the left bottom and glue four craft sticks on the wax paper to make a box. Right next to it, make another box of four craft sticks. Repeat two more times so you have four boxes. Decorate each box with wooden shapes or other decorations. Glue in place. Let dry.
Trim the wax paper along the top. Trim down the side but leave a half inch to glue. Fold wax paper to make a box. Glue flap to secure. Set a candle in a votive inside and see how pretty it looks when the light shines through.
If you suffer from purple mouth after eating all those grape Popsicles, make use of it and sing the Purple People song with your kids.
"The Purple People Eater"
Written by: Sheb Wooley
Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn, one big eye.
I commenced to shakin' and I said 'ooh-eee'
It looks like a purple people eater to me.
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.
one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
A one-eyed one-horned, flyin' puple people eater
Sure looks stange to me.
Well he came down to earth and lit in a tree
I said Mr. Purple People Eater don't eat me
I heard him say in a voice so gruff
I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough
It was a one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me.
I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line
He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine
But that's not the reason that I came to land
I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band
Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple people eater.
Pidgeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
what a sight to see.
And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground.
He started to rock, really rockin' around
It was a crazy ditty with a swingin' tune
sing aboop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom
It was a one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
What a sight to see
And then he went on his way, and then what do you know.
I saw him last night on a TV show.
He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead
Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head
It was a one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
one-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me.
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