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My son loves helping me out whenever I cook or prepare food — especially when it involves anything sweet. And when Sweetworks sent me a huge package of candy and I told him we will be making treats, he got excited!
Fourth of July is coming up and a lot of us will be having family reunions during the holiday. If you want to involve your kids in preparing treats for your celebration, then here are some easy treats that you can do with little ones!
Patriotic Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods
A few years ago, a friend gave me some chocolate covered pretzel rods for Christmas and I’ve been in love with these snacks ever since. So I decided to create some 4th of July-themed chocolate covered pretzel rods using the foiled solid milk chocolates and candy crumble from SweetWorks.
Instructions: Melt 2 cups of milk chocolate (grated for quick melting) and 2 tbsp shortening by placing it in a bowl and placing that bowl on a wider bowl with hot water. Dip pretzel rods in melted chocolate and sprinkle with candy crumble. Place on parchment paper and let it cool in the refrigerator.
This was a team effort for me, my son and his cousin. I was the one in charge of covering the pretzel rods with chocolate and they were the ones in charge of sprinkling it with the candy crumble. I must say they really enjoyed seeing and tasting their finished work!
Patriotic Rice Krispies Treats
I did 2 versions (a star and a flag version) of the rice krispies treats and I’m sure you can think of a lot more! You just need a 10oz bag of marshmallows, 2 tbsp butter, 6 cups rice krispies, and sixlets (red, white and blue) from SweetWorks.
Instructions: Melt 2 tbsp butter on low heat, then add the marshmallows. Stir until consistent. Add in 6 cups of rice krispies and mix until well coated. Press the resulting mix into a pan coated with cooking spray. Let it sit for a few minutes until cool. Cut and decorate.
I used a star-shaped cookie cutter for the star rice krispies treats, and a regular knife for the flag treat. Then I let my son and his cousin place the sixlets on the treats, though I had to guide them in placing the sixlets on the flag.
There are lots of things you can do with candies from SweetWorks whatever the occasion may be! Which specific SweetWorks product do you see yourself using for your holiday celebration? Be sure to check out the SweetWorks website, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!
One lucky reader will win a $50 selection of Patriotic Sweetworks Candy including celebrations pearls, sixlets and gumballs!
Giveaway ends June 29, 2015 at 11:59pm EST. Open to US residents who are at least 18 years old. Void where prohibited by law. No Purchase Necessary. To enter, use the GiveawayTools form below. Good luck!
This is a Fashionista Event and a promotional item was provided to me by Sweetworks. Hosts for this event are Still Blonde after all these Years and ModlyChic.
Red & White Candy Crumble Jar because they are festive.
Tie Dye Mix Sixlets® is the best since it’s so colorful!
I would use the powdered blue candy crumble to top cupcakes or add to slushies.
I like this Sixlets®
they look good and tasteful
WOW!!!!! How cute and easy these look. Im not the best at holiday ideas but I don’t think I could go wrong with these and the kids could help me. You have given me hope that the day will be fun and creative
I have always loved sixlets.I would be happy with only those.
i would use the Sixlets to decorate cupcakes
I would use a bag of each of these (Foiled Solid Milk Balls ) in red, white & blue because they are so good!
I would use Sixlets for their bright colors & Niagara Chocolate Caramel Bars just because I love them. I might try to work in their Break-Aparts because I really like those, too, lol.
I would like to use the Red, White and Blue mix Sixlets for my holiday decorating.
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I would like to use the Nerds filled bubblegum for decoration on cupcakes or cake. They would be a big hit for sure.
These are all cute ideas!
If I had the Ovation® Milk Pumpkin Spice Break-A-Part, I’d use it to decorate my pumpkin cheesecake- it’s be so cute!
these are so cute! we are going to a 4th of july party and I would love to be able to make these :!)
I would make rice krispie bars with Red/Shimmer™ White Mix Pearls™ Jar mixed in.
I would use the Red and White Candy Crumbles. I think they’d be very pretty on a cake.
I like Sixlets because I used to eat those when I was a child.
I’d decorate with the solid milk chocolate red and blue balls because everyone loves chocolate and they’d fit right in with a 4th of July celebration.
I would absolutely love to have red, white and blue Foiled Solid Milk Hearts to decorate with for the 4th of July. Also I love the red, white and blue mix stars too! I’d love anything red, white or blue to decorate with for the 4th of July! Thanks so much!!! Michele 🙂
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I would use the powder blue and white and the red and white candy crumble in a cookie recipe I have that uses crushed candy cane. It would be a great summer version of my kids favorite.
Thanks for the Fantastic Review on Sweetworks 4th of July Treats For Kids #SweetworksPatriotic! This looks like you and your son had lots of fun! We’re having a 4th of July Picnic with our friends this year and this Sweetworks Candy sure would help me make some nice patriotic desserts!!! I love the stars which you have made! This looks like so much fun! Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic review, all the pictures, and your personal and professional opinions on Sweetworks 4th of July Treats For Kids #SweetworksPatriotic with all of us! You know that I always enjoy your reviews!!! Thanks again!!!!! Michele 🙂
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I would use the sixlets for my decoration. They would come out very nice.
I like the sixties, i sometime use them
Nerds because they’re a popular choice. I love nerds!!
I would like the red crazy hearts to be the red in my decorations.
I like the nerds because my grandchildren love them!
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I would love the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes. I can put them on my grandkids cupcakes they would love them
WHat a great summer activity!
I would love to have the Light Pink Hearts Sweet Shapes. My niece’s b day is coming up and it would look great with the Minnie decoration
I would get the peanut butter candy bars to make smores.
The Autumn Mix Pearls would be perfect.My husband is a volunteer fire fighter,and these colors would be perfect.thanks so much for sharing.
Any of the good chocolates!
Nerds filled bubble gum woild FOR SURE be the perfect topping on any party treat, like an ice cream bubble gun pop! I want some of those for myself! Lol
Thank you for the chance!
I love nerds….all flavors.
I love the Sixlets star candies! Where can I buy the little SweetWorks star decos in SoCal?
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Hi Amy! I sometimes see Sixlets in the baking goods section of Target but you can try checking the “Find A Distributor” page on the Sweetworks website (http://sweetworks.net/find-a-distributor/) for a store near you. 🙂
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I would love to use the Sixlets. They come in so many great colors and taste good too!
I would choose Sixlets for the best taste and colors to decorate with.
I love red & White Candy Crumble Jar because they are very festive.
The sixlets because I love them.
I would love to use sixlets they were my favorite growing up! They would be great in patriotic colors on top of cupcakes!
I want the aquarium fish to have at a beach party
I would use the ndividually Wrapped Shimmer™ Robin’s Egg Blue 1″ Gumballs on frosting for a flag on a cake showing the flag I have always loved those
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I love the Sixlets! I love to squeeze the whole tube in my mouth at once. I buy them all the time.
i am having bd party for sweet 16 and we are going to do the rice crispy treat and then the way you did it cool
I would use the sixlets to decorate a cake and cupcakes for my 4th of July/Birthday Party.
I would use the Powder Blue & White Candy Crumble and the Powder Pink & White Candy Crumble on my cupcakes in celebration of Independence Day. I pick those two candies because it is foolproof for decoration (Just sprinkle on top of cupcakes and voila).
I would like the Ovation® Milk Almond Break-A-Part if I won.
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I would like to use Sweetworks’ Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes on the 4th of July cake I’m baking for our family picnic.
I would use Sixlets and shape them into fireworks on the frosting of my sheet cake.
I would use the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes on a white, it would look great.
Sixlets~I love the colors, and they are so tasty!
I would use my childhood favorite candy, Sixlets.
I’d like to use Ovation® Milk Key Lime Break-A-Part as prizes at a party.
Thanks for the contest.
I would use Milk Chocolate Sports Car because I like cars and chocolate so that would
make my holiday great.
I’d use the Red, White, and Blue Stars to form the flag on my cake.
Head over to Sweetworks and tell me what candy you would like to use in your holiday decorating and why.
i wanna make some chocolate cupcake with sixlets in me frosting..good enough?
Sounds good and yummy!
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I love the Celebration candies and gumballs because of their brilliant colors. They would highlight any dessert or party.
Foiled sold chocolate balls in red, white and blue.
I love the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes! They are so cute!
I’d love to use the Sixlets because they are my favorites and bring back memories of when I was a kid and bought them at the corner store!
I would use the Hot Cinnamon Jawbreaker because they taste good.
I would use the Red & White Candy Crumble™ Jar for its patriotic colors
These are some pretty/patriotic treats.
My dad has an antique candy machine, I would buy Red Gumballs Party Jar for him.
Pretzels and rice krispies! Yum!
I would use the nerds to decorate because the colors are bright and cheery and the shape has a lot of fun textures. (okay, I would actually just eat them. I like nerds).
Not very creative, but I would like to use the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes to decorate a cake. It’s simple but would look amazing!
Sixlets old school and still kick ‘n it!
I would love to use Halloween Mix Sixlets® (2lb Bag). I bet they would look great in a jar and add a nice pop of color to the table!
I’d use Sixlets, Pearls and Candy Crumble on cupcakes for the 4th of July. Why? The kids love candy and these are edible decorations.
I would use the red, white and blue stars as table decoration for my 4th of July party by putting them in fancy glass jars.
I would love to have the red, white and blue stars to add to the top of my strawberry trifle!
I’d use the chocolate dinosaur eggs. My boys would have a blast with those!
Sprinkles, because I always make chocolate covered treats and I love putting sprinkles on them!
I would love to use the dark green and lime green sixlets to decorate my nephews teenage mutant ninja turtle bday cake. He would love it!
It would be fun to decorate with the Foiled Solid Milk Balls in various colors for each holiday. They would be pretty in large clear vases or jars.
I want to use gumballs because there is such a big variety to choose from and you could do so many things with them.
I’d love to use the Ovation Mint Sticks. They are quite universal. They could be used whole as they are, broken in half or quartered to make other types of decorations, or even crumbled as a topping (or even snacked on in between). I think they’d be perfect!
Shelly Hammond
the sixlets to decorate cupcakes.
Thanks for the fun ideas for July 4th!
Sixlets because they are so colorful
I would choose sixlets because they are my favorite candy.
I would like to use the Red, White and Blue Mix Stars Sweet Shapes to
decorate cupcakes for the Fourth of July. I like that they are colorful and yummy.
I can’t choose!
I would use the red, white, and blue Sixlets for my holiday baking. My family loves them!
The Red & White Candy Crumble would be perfect for either 4th of July or Valentine’s Day cuppy cakes! =)
I would love to use sixlets. They are tasty and small enough for little ones to eat without choking.
The Sixlets would be great on cupcakes!
Thanks so much for the Fantastic review on Sweetworks 4th of July Treats For Kids #SweetworksPatriotic! Sweetworks sounds like such a terrific company! I really love the different candy they sell and I love how you have decorated with the candy! It’s a terrific way to get the kids involved as well! I love the picture of your son sitting at the table with all that candy!! The recipes that you made are terrific as well! Looks so patriotic! Thanks for sharing your fantastic review, the recipes, all the wonderful pictures, and your personal and professional opinions on Sweetworks 4th of July Treats For Kids #SweetworksPatriotic with all of us! I truly do appreciate it!!!!! Thanks again! Michele
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I would buy 12 oz. Solid Milk Chocolate Rabbits for Easter!
I would buy the Tie Dye Mix Sixlet candy because my kids would just love the rainbow of colors.
I would use the Ovation sticks for fireworks maybe on a cake. I love those pretzel rods! So yummy and perfect for the 4th!
I like the Lavender and White Candy Crumble. It adds a splash of color and looks delicate and delicious
I have to say I am not a crafty person but seeing some of these ideas, I could do that
I LOVE Sixlets so I would definitely use those in decorating. Thanks for the chance to win!
I’d use the Princess Mix Sixlets for my friend’s baby shower.
I like the Patriotic Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods!
What great ideas! I love the pretzel sticks.
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these are such a cute idea for kids!! they remind me of making a flag cake with my grandmom as a kid. we used sliced strawberries for the red stripes and blueberries for the stars!
That was such a good idea. Making rice krispy treats into a flag and stars.
these look like they taste real good
This ensemble of candy looks so patriotic, it just is glamorous! Just for the color alone I recommend it to everyone.
My daughter would love help making some of those. Will have to save this for next year!
This would of been really cute to make . I liked the rice krispie treats. Thank you for the information.
These are very cute ideas.
All of these are really outstanding and creative ideas. And they are also FUN to do together!
Looks great. And very colorful. Thank you for the recipe
These treats look so yummy. I’m going to have to make them for the 4th this year.
The Fourth of July will be here again before we know it. These are some great treats and I am going to make these with my grandchildren. They will love making these and really enjoy eating them. Thank you so much
I am getting everything together so we can make all of these for the fourth. My grandchildren are so excited. These are such cute ideas and rice krispy treats are so good. Thank you so much