How to Make Cherry-Flavored Drinks With Soda for Kids

Kids can enjoy non-alcoholic, cherry-flavored cocktails.

The Shirley Temple is a renowned cherry-flavored soda drink, named after the 1930s starlet, who gained acclaim as a childhood actress in movies such as "The Little Princess," "Heidi" and "Little Miss Broadway." The drink is a non-alcoholic cocktail that combines ginger ale and grenadine for a sweet flavor. You can create cherry-flavored drinks for kids by adding grenadine or maraschino cherry juice to a variety of sodas, based on your preference.

Things You'll Need

• Ginger ale
• Grenadine
• Straw
• Maraschino cherries

Instructions

1. Fill a glass halfway with ice. Fill 3/4 of the glass with ginger ale to make a classic Shirley Temple or with a lemon-lime or cola-flavored soda of your choice for a non-traditional cocktail.

2. Add 1 tsp. of grenadine or 1 tsp. of maraschino cherry juice. Stir the soda and grenadine or cherry juice with a straw until the soda turns red.

3. Garnish the drink with maraschino cherries.

Tips & Warnings

• Add a splash of orange juice to your cherry-flavored drink for more flavor.

References

• Drinks Mixer: Shirley Temple
• I Drink: Shirley Temple Drink Recipe
• Shirley Temple: Home