Every day I pack a lunch and snack for each of my three kids. I am usually able to get the lunches together pretty quickly because my kids are fairly picky and lunch is typically the same thing every day. Snack however requires more thought. I want to give my kids a snack that is good for them and will survived being squished in a backpack for hours. I was so happy to discover the new Musselman’s Squeezables Sours Apple Sauce. They are the perfect snack at home, at school or on-the-go. When you are done with them, don't toss them out - I'll be showing you how to make some foil pouch art using the wrappers in a kids art activity. This post is sponsored by Musselman’s, but all opinions are my own.
These new, great-tasting sour apple sauces are only available from Musselman’s. My kids loved the unique flavors. Musselman’s Squeezables Sours Apple Sauce comes in Sour Lemon, Sour Raspberry, and Sour Cherry. I feel good giving them to my kids since they are made with 100% American grown-apples. I know I can trust Musselman's since they are a grower-owned cooperative and they have been making apple sauce for over 100 years. You can also find Musselman’s Squeezables in Strawberry, Honey Cinnamon, and Unsweetened varieties.
I sometimes have a hard time getting my kids to eat healthy snacks, but they beg for Musselman’s Squeezables Sours Apple Sauce. My kids love the sour taste and I enjoy giving them snacks they enjoy, but equally important for me is that these are GMO free and contain no high fructose corn syrup.
Since my kids love sour candy, I knew Musselman’s Squeezables would be a big hit. I love how the sour flavors my kids adore can now be found outside the candy aisle.
The flavors got them puckering up and making their best sour faces! You can really taste the lemon flavor in Sour Lemon variety. My kids are huge fans of lemonade so this flavor really hit the spot.
You can't beat the convienece of the pouches. As a busy mom, I am often shuttling my kids to different activies and it's nice to know I don't have to spend time fixing up a healthy snack for them. I just grab some Musselman’s Squeezables Sours Apple Sauce pouches and head out the door.
Musselman’s Squeezables Sours Apple Sauce comes in these fun pouches that you can use to do some pretty cool things. We did a kids art activity using cleaned pouches and some permanent markers.
How to make foil pouch art
First you'll need to prepare the pouches. You will not be needing the cap for this kids art activity so you can put that aside. The next step is for adults - cut the sides and top off the pouch and rinse off the remaining applesauce with water. At this point you can just pull apart the bottom to get two separate pieces of pouch. You can also just cut off the bottom part where it connects.
You'll be able to get two foil pouch canvases from each Musselman’s Squeezables pouch.
Since the pouch will want to curve up, tape the back of it to a piece of white paper. Then get to work making some foil pouch art with some bold permanent markers.
We decided to use a black permanent marker to draw a design onto the pouch. Then we colored in the design with the rest of the brightly colored permanent markers.
Check out our eye catching results of foil pouch art!
Don't you love how the colors just seem to jump off the foil background?
Brandy
I didn't know they made sour flavors - I love EVERYTHING sour. Cute craft too!
Sheri @ A Busy Bees Life
Very creative and great for the kids to have something fun after snacking. My little one is not off to school yet, but this is a great keeper for when he is.
Debra
These are so much fun, I remember them from my childhood! And who could live with our squeezey applesauce's now! We don't leave home without them!! YUM!!!
Theresa
What a cute idea! I love that you re-used the trash in a really fun way. My kids would enjoy this.
Charlotte
This is such a fantastic idea! I haven't seen these pouches before either but I am always on the side of a decent repurpose and activity!
Rebecca Bryant
what a great way to upcycle these pouches. Very fun and creative.
Rachel Langer
My boys LOVE squeezable applesauce! They are great to pack in lunches because you don't need to send a spoon and they don't explode all over their lunch boxes. These are a staple for us!
Felicita Moncada
My daughter loves applesauce - I think she eats a cup everyday. Its serious. Ha ha. I love that you re-used the applesauce pouches.
Tayler Morrell
That looks like stained glass--how fun!
Amanda Love
That's a fun and easy idea that will the kids busy for quite some time! I think it's great to make use of these as art materials as well. It saves you more paper!
Terri Steffes
That's a clever project. Recycling and the work itself is quite adorable! I would love to see even more!
Blythe Alpern
What a brilliant idea. Kids love these pouches and turning it into art is a great way to repurpose the packaging.
Dana Vento
What a fun idea! Your daughter having fun for sure. This idea will make the kids more creativity in their activities.
Stephanie
These look delicious! My son is a huge fan of the squeezy pouches, and they're so easy for on the go snacks. What a fun idea to do crafts with the foil wrapping!
Ana De- Jesus
What a great way of utilizing the pouches after using them. This foil art is so beautiful have to say. Super gorgeous!
Sarah
This looks so fun, and what a great way to reuse those foil pouches! Love this!
Taylor Mobley
Those are pretty cool! Maybe one day when I have kids I will have to try it. Looks like your girls had a really great time doing that!
Carolyn
I am going to see if my kids will eat these. They don't like normal applesauce but they do like sour candy. It would be so easy to throw these packs into their lunches.
Brittany
Wow! This is such a fun idea! We always have these little pouches on hand for my baby and toddlers. I love the idea of repurposing them afterwards!
Kim
The best part of the squeezables is that they are easy to pack in a lunch and don't make a mess. It's great to transition to table food too!
Jena Proctor
I love a healthy alternative to sour candy! What a great snack! The fact that you also made a wonderful recycled art project from the pouch is even better. Thanks for sharing!
Jessica
My daughter LOVES these packs!!! They are so convenient, as soon as we stumbled on them (and the yogurt packs, etc.), we bought some and never looked back!!!
Krystel @ Planning The Magic
These look great, I might get some for myself! It's awesome how you turned this into a craft.
Kori
I absolutely love how the artwork turned out! I've tried the applesauce pouches with my toddler and they're just a no go for her. But she's not a huge fan of applesauce.
Kristin
The sour flavors are new to me and something my daughter would love. She would probably love the lemon too! The foil pack art is very cool, we do something similar with tinfoil. Love the repurposing.
Yanique
I love how you repurposed the foil poach. What a great craft to teach kids about upcycling things
Vicky
They are so delicious too! I even eat them myself!
Vicky
They are such a time saver in the morning!
Vicky
The results are so eye catching too. We had lots of fun with this!
Vicky
Thanks for the kinds words everyone!
Cara (@StylishGeek)
I love your idea of repurposing! It really is fun for kids to use something and then exercise their creative skills to make something so bright and lovely! Thanks for this idea!
Megan mccoig
This is a great idea. I love foil pouches as they are so convenient to travel with and would've never thought to do this. So creative!
CourtneyLynne
Oooooo how did I not know about these squeeze ups?!? I bet my daughter would love them!!!! I will have to pick some up next shopping trip
Reesa Lewandowski
This is such an awesome use of the pouches after the snack. My kids love to paint and so this would be two in one.
Robin Rue
I never would have thought to make these pouches into something to paint out of. What an amazing use of them!