Popsicle Rockets

Note from Cheri: Our friend Heidi Ott from CraftersCommunity.com gave us this clever Popsicle recipe that's easy enough for the kids to make themselves. The color scheme is perfect for 4th of July Celebrations, but they're so delicious, you'll probably want to serve them all summer long. Click on this link to visit Heidi and the Crafter's Community hundreds of craft ideas, tutorials, and resources.

red juice (red raspberry, cherry, cranberry) blue juice (blue Kool Aid, Gatorade, blue raspberry) white juice (lemonade, coconut juice drink) red string licorice for fuse 3 oz. paper cups Popsicle Sticks baking sheet

Line up several 3 oz. paper cups on a baking sheet. Pour 2 tablespoons of red juice into each cup. Freeze 2-3 hours until firm-slushy. Remove from freezer and poke a popsicle stick into the center of each cup of juice. Add 2 tablespoons of white juice and freeze 2-3 hours. Remove from freezer. Top off with blue juice and freeze 1-2 hours until slushy. Remove from freezer and insert a 2 or 3-inch string of licorice into each popsicle. Freeze until hard. Peel off paper cups to serve.