How to entertain the kids this summer... a few quick and easy recipes they will enjoy.

Here are a few quick and easy recipes that will keep the kids satisfied this summer. They are great for birthday parties, pool parties, barbecues or every day snacks. They are healthy too!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Fruit
• Jello
• Cream cheese
• Fluff
• Popsicle molds

1. Orange jello cups recipe
   
   You will need:
   6 large oranges
   2 boxes of orange jello
   
   step 1. cut each orange in half and gently remove orange pulp from skin and put in dish.
   Step 2. arrange empty skins in bowl or tray
   Step 3. cut up orange pulp into small pieces
   Step 4. Prepare orange jello according to package
   Step 5. Pour prepared jello into cut up orange pulp and mix together
   Step 6. Pour mixture into orange skins and chill according to package
   Walla! Orange jello cups
2. Fun fruit smoothies recipe.
   
   You will need:
   Fresh or frozen fruit
   Orange juice or fruit juice
   Ice
   small cups
   
   * For this recipe I like to insert small umbrellas with an orange slice or a crazy straw found at most party stores.
   
   Step 1: cut up fruit such as strawberries, bananas, watermelon etc... place in blender.
   Step 2:Pour 1 cup fruit juice into blender
   Step 3: Add 1 cup ice
   Blend and pour into cups.
3. Cut up fruit and yummy fruit dip recipe
   
   You will need:
   Cut up fruit ( I suggest apples, peaches and watermelon since these fruits are better for dipping)
   1 Pkg. Cream cheese
   1 large container of marshmallow fluff
   dixie cups
   
   Step 1. Cut up fruit and place in large bowl
   Step 2. In small pot melt cream cheese on low heat stirring constantly
   Step 3. Add fluff slowly to cream cheese mixture until well blended
   Step 4. Pour cream cheese and fluff mixture into dixie cups ( There should be a dixie cup for each child) and chill at least 2 hours
   
   Give each child a dixie cup with fruit and a dixie cup with dip and watch it disappear. Beware... they WILL be back with empty cups in hand for more.
4. Smoothie Popsicle recipe
   
   You will need:
   
   Popsicle molds
   Cut up fruit
   Fruit juice
   
   Prepare smoothie recipe above but leave out the ice and add another cup of juice in place of the ice.
   
   Pour into molds and freeze overnight.

Tips & Warnings

• To get really creative you can purchase character cups, crazy straws, or other novelties from your local party store or dollar store.
• You can save money and assure freshness by purchasing the fruit from local produce stands instead of the supermarket.