Octo-Pop Popsicles

These Octo-Pop Popsicles are so much fun and easy to make! The different flavors are endless and kids love being able to help make them! Gather your favorite juice and gummy worms and enjoy this yummy summer treat!

Looking for a fun, themed homemade popsicle that kids can get involved to make? You gotta try Octo-pops – the perfect summer treat. They’d also be fun to pair for a themed learning week about the Ocean or to make for a treat when watching an Ocean-themed show or movie, like Octonauts or the kids’ movie, Deep!

If you’re looking for other kid-friendly summer treat ideas, check out my Mini Icecream Cakes, Dessert Sushi, Sugar Cone S’Mores, Kids Dessert Kabobs, or Summer Slush!

GUMMY WORM POPSICLES

Kids love getting involved in the kitchen and these easy homemade popsicles will become a go-to popsicle they can make themselves!

Amounts and Instructions below are based on using 7 oz plastic cups and a 52 oz juice. Please note, that you can use honestly use any sized cup you prefer and any juice.

ITEMS NEEDED:

• Juice (see juice options below)
• 8 oz Gummy worms
• Popsicle sticks
• Plastic cups
• Press N Seal or Plastic Wrap

HOW DO YOU MAKE GUMMY WORM POPSICLES?

The #1 tip I am going to share is when shopping for the ingredients to make Octo-Pop Popsicles, make sure you buy LONG gummy worms! Some of the sour gummy worms are too short and they won’t hang in the cup without falling in. Now let’s get started!

Grab some plastic cups and your juice of choice! One thing I love about making homemade popsicles is that you can make them any size! When my kids were younger, I would make miniature-sized popsicles! Now that they’re older I make medium and large popsicles! Whatever size cup you get, you’ll fill your plastic cups 85-90% full.

Sort your gummy worms to find the ones that will work the best. I personally like to use gummy worms that have a fold in them. You can see an example in the picture below. Place 6-8 gummy worms over the edge of the cup, so that half (or close to half) the gummy worm is down in the juice. It may take some adjusting and moving them to get them all to stay good.

After you put the gummy worms in the juice, poke a popsicle stick through the Press N’ Seal or Saran Wrap and place the stick down into the center of the cup of juice and press the saran wrap over the edges of the cup to secure the popsicle stick to stay standing straight up.

Place in the freezer overnight and then enjoy the next day!

FRUIT JUICE POPSICLES

Over the last 10 years or so I’ve made a lot of homemade popsicles! Here is a list of the Most Popular Juice choices we’ve tried and loved!

• Pineapple Juice
• Pineapple/Coconut Juice
• Mango Juice
• Orange Juice
• Apple Raspberry Juice
• Raspberry Lemonade
• Cranberry Apple Juice
• Limemaid
• Lemonade

If you try a juice that I have not listed above and LOVED it then make sure and leave a comment below sharing what juice you used and loved!! I always love trying new popsicle flavors!!

I hope you love these Octo-Pop Popsicles as much as my kiddos!!

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