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Photos from our second night of glow cones, as promised.
The kids and I picked up a few colors of Kool-Aid and made a rainbow of syrups.
We tried adding a secret ingredient to one of the syrups, but I think we’ll need to add a few more to really pack a punch.
(p.s. did you know you can buy sour spray to add to any flavor of snow cone?)
We used a different brand of glow sticks tonight, and they worked okay, but didn’t seem quite as bright. Next time, I might try something LED, like these.
Everyone picked out their glow stick color,
loaded up on ice,
and artfully drizzled on their pick of syrup colors. Brent brought out the guitar and it made for a pretty good summer night.
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Hey Amberlee,
I would love to know how to make that syrup. I have been wondering how, and here you are using it. Please share how to make.
Wow, this is awesome! Very great idea! I would also love to know how to make that syrup.
Hi ladies! So glad you liked it. The syrup is way, super simple. Just bring a cup of water to a simmer and dump two cups sugar in the middle (that’s right, double as much sugar! sometimes I add a little extra water to make it a little thinner). Make sure not to get any sugar on the sides of the pan or you’ll get crystallized syrup. Remove from the heat and stir in you favorite flavor.
Sorry, but when did Glow Sticks become edible? Am I missing something about this recipe?
Ohh! haha I read it wrong- I thought you cracked open the glow sticks like these people
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/07/30/what-happens-when-you-put-32-glowsticks-in-a-toilet/
I might have missed this – are the tubes inside or outside the cup? Is there any health risk if they accidentally burst (i.e. from the ice)?
Hi NP!
Thanks for stopping by. No, the glow sticks are not touching the shaved ice. It sits between two nested cups. So I use an opaque paper cup, put the glow stick in the bottom, then nest the plastic cup inside. The snow cone is touching only the plastic cup.
Ahh, that’s makes sense! I was wondering about the glow sticks in the cup too. We’ve had one bust on my kids skin once when they tried to snap it to activate. I’m not so much a huge fan of those since, but this looks neat.
Glow stick are fun for a glow bath! Throw a bunch in the water and turn off the lights! My kids love it. Pinterest!
Kim! I love the glow stick bath idea. Cannot wait to try. My kids will love me. Thx!!
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