by Dina 81 Comments
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I have had so much fun making drinks for myself and my kids. You can make these alcoholic or nonalcoholic depending on your needs. They taste good either way! I made three different drinks that can be made for kids or for adults. You can spice it up or play it down for kids.
Here’s the Valentine’s Day drinks recipes for adults and children.
The first one I did was for kids.
The ingredients in this drink for kids was: watermelon kool aid, sugar, lemon lime and ice. I made the kool aid up in a pitcher ( 1 pack of koolaid, 1 cup of sugar and 2 quarts of water). I then did half and half lemon lime and kool aid. It was bubbly and very tasty. The kids loved it and would feel so special having this as their dinner drink on Valentine’s Day. Put it in a nice wine glass and they would feel special on a day filled with love.
The adult drinks were next. The first one I made was the strawberry margarita spritzer. The recipe was:
1 shot of rum
1/8 cup of strawberry margarita mix
6 oz of lemon lime
Add crushed ice and enjoy! This was yummy. I do not like a lot of alcohol in mine. You can adjust this as needed. But if alcohol is tasted in my drink I almost can’t drink it.
My second drink for adults I made was made like the kids drink. I made a watermelon rum mixer.
For this I used the kool aid I had already made (about 4 oz).
To that I added a shot of rum (0r 2 depending on your tastes) , lemon lime soda (4 oz) and crushed ice.
This tasted really yummy too. I just needed the little umbrella while I was drinking it. Oh and a pool boy. Who doesn’t need an umbrella drink and a pool boy?
Making special Valentine’s Day Drinks is fun for you and the kids.
What kind of drinks do you like? Have you ever thought of mixing up new drinks for the kids? Leave me a comment and let me know.
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These sound fun and refreshing! I like the idea of a watermelon drink, yum! Stopping by from the Pintastic party and also pinning this.
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Carol YemolaI usually just take lemon lime soda and add a shot of flavored vodka.
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- Heather DeBooy
I would probably stick with the kids drinks lol i don’t do alcohol
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- Miranda A.
thanks for the delicious recipes!
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- Shirley
My kids are both adults now so we’d like a rum drink please. 🙂
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- KARENALBERTWINSLOW
YOU COULD HAVE ALSO TAKEN ANOTHER FRUIT FLAVOR OR EVEN SMALL PIECES OF FRUIT & FROZE THEM IN CUTE ICE SHAPES TO GO IN THE DRINKS
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- Lisa P
I always loved the punches at baby showers with the sherbert in them!
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- evelyn florinchi
Some great ones here
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- Carly
I would love the margarita spritzer right now, thanks for the recipes!
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- Laurie Stamper Penman
I’m all for the adult drinks! Sounds delicious!….and sooooo pretty!
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- jessica z
Cute idea!
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- karen cochrane
going to use these recipes thanks
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- donna quarles
these sound easy & good
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- Mary Dailey
I always like making two kinds of drinks, one nonalcoholic, even for adults who have to be careful about meds. These are such great ideas.
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- rayraycartucci
maybe not a healthy drink but looks fun and tasty!!
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- Sacha Schroeder
I want to try the watermelon rum mixer. Looks great!
- Stacy Ferrell
Wow. The drinks sound so delicious. I will have to try these. Thanks a lot. And yes, I could use a pool boy and an umbrella drink……….STAT!
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What yummy drinks!!!
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- Jill A. Collins
Such a cute way to make kids feel special on V-day! Love the idea.
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- laurie damrose
i love all the ideas
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- Debbie Welchert
I like the kids version. I’ll to try it and see if my grandchildren like it.
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- lisa
I like the Mc Donald frappe drinks. Lots of caramel and whipped cream.
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Loveeee both ideas and the fact that I can put the kids in the wine glass to make them feel special!!
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- pollylee
My grandson would love the drink….have a special heart glass for him
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- Marcy Strahan
These sound yummy! I love how easy they are & that the kids can help make them!
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- Trish F
All of them sound delicious. Thanks for the ideas. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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- Christa
You can use 100% juice and seltzer and a scoop of sherbet for a bit of a healthier twist.
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- lissa crane
I love this idea and the fact that it can work for kids and adults, makes all feel special!
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- Leona Guy
Watermelon rum mixer….YUM
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- lei
this a cute idea but we have decided to cut out processed drinks
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- wendy c g
thanks I will try this with the kids
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- Michelle Salais
Love the ideas! Thanks for sharing. I’ll be making these.
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- juyahna
This looks so yummy. We’ll have to make it for Valentines! 🙂
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- Mary fa*gans
I love both of these drink ideas. You could also change the kool-aid color for different holidays.
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- Dina
Great idea Mary~~
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- Anne Marie Carter
Another great use for Kool-Aid.. Thanks..
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- Lori Davis
These look REALLY GOOD. Thanks for the ideas!
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- chris z
great ideas they sounb good!
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Fun drinks for the whole family – awesome!
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- Melisa Hennings
Thanks for some great recipes!! I love this site..awesome ideas
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- Melanie Herberg
I haven’t made my own, but the kids love sparkling juices in wine glasses during the holidays. They feel so special
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- dynah428
Yummy!
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- Melanie W.
Great ideas for drinks! And if you are worried about your kid breaking your wine glasses, you could always go out and buy some plastic ones at a party store. That way they can still feel fancy and you cane keep your glasses in tact. 🙂
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- M.Clark
I love this recipe, I would definitely drink this. I have not had Cool Aid since I was a child, thank you for sharing this recipe.
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- Angela Haskins
These are great ideas, and I love that they can be made for any special occasion.
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- Myrna Kasick
This sounds really good, but I would substitute vodka for the rum.
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- Michelle S
The watermelon rum mixer sounds yummy! We have some really good rum from Jamaica that would make this drink really good.
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- Natalie Weick
Fun!!
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- Christine Beasley
these sound interesting. I like the idea of watermelon flavor.
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- Gina H.
Love the kid recipe. My nieces always want Shirley Temples, so I’m sure they would love this “co*cktail”!
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- Heather McCormick
Some great recipes for drinks, thank you
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- kelly mcgrew
i absolutely love the watermelon kool-aid and keep it on hand so this would be great! thanks!
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- kim j
These sound really good! Thanks for the ideas!
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- Cathy Jarolin
Its so cold outside burrrr! I am thinking about Hot chocolate with little variety colored marshmallows on top! The kids Love it! Seems more appropriate for Now anyhow! Lol! I haven’t seen this much snow in a long time. Have a Great Day!
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- Tiffiny Brink
Thanx for sharing. they all sound good and refreshing.
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- melisa
Nice, simple ideas, means they’re more likely to be carried out in my home. There are some flavored rums that might work as well (for the adult drinks of course)!
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Great idea and sounds yummy too!
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- linatek
great idea very easy
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- Melanie Herberg
these would also be great for a 4th of July party
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- Nancy Dyer
I love making different kinds of punch. This is a fun idea for Valentine’s Day. My kids would love to help me mix up some different flavored drinks for them.
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- Tammy Schweitzer
Great ideal looks simple I bet it taste delicious also
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- Ashley Vazquez
Pinned! Can’t wait to try these! 🙂
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- Christina Flores Pozzo
These sound fun, thanks for the ideas 🙂
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- Cassidy Ciazza-Morelli
Simple and tasty !
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- natalie parvis
Yummy! This looks really good. Great idea!
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- Raye W
I love the idea of having special drinks for the kids and the adults both. My little guys would feel pretty special having their own versions.
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- Monica Kirkham
This will go over real well in my house. We often mix kool-aid with lemon lime pop because it actually saves money… we cut down on using the sugar because of the sugar in the pop, and don’t have to buy it as often… We can get a 3 liter of pop for $1.
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- Robin Abrams
Watermelon drinks what can I say but yummm. I will have to get to the store to get the things to make these. They sound like a winner to me.
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- allyson becker
Great recipes. Bring on the margaritas!
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- Ashley Robertson
Those look really good!
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- Rebecca peters
I could use one right now! lol
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- Christy Anderson
The kids drinks would be all I could try, but they are festive for V-day.
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- Blessed Assurance
I am sure the kids would enjoy crushed ice in their drinks as well.
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- Janet Gillich
Not a strawberry drink person but It would probably taste goos with another flavoe
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- Dawn Rader
great ideas!! My kids also like when you take a can of frozen cranberry juice and mix it with a 2 liter bottle of seven up.
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- Dina
Oh I’ve done that too Dawn and it’s one of my favorites as well. If I can keep the cranberry juice that long they drink juice so fast at my house! 🙂
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- Janette Polivka
Cute and simple idea! It will give the kids a chance to enjoy a drink with the adults and feel like they are a part of the celebration!
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- danirenee1982
I love the fact that it is basically the same drink that way the kids dont feel left out!
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- Renee
The strawberry margarita spritzer sounds delicious.
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- sania wasif
watermelon and lime are refreshing ingredients ..
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I love that you gave the non-alcoholic versions too! Thanks for linking up with the Tasty Tuesday’s Link-up. I have pinned your post to the Tasty’s Tuesday’s Pinterest Board!
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