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Kids Art Activity – Foil Pouch Art

October 11, 2016 By Vicky 35 Comments

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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.

You won't belive how easy it is to make Foil Pouch Art using an item you probably already have in your pantry! ad #SqueezablesSours

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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You’ll be able to get two foil pouch canvases from each Musselman’s Squeezables pouch.

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Since the pouch will want to curve up, tape the back of it to a piece of white paper. Then get to work coloring with some bold permanent markers.

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kids art activity

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.

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Check out our eye catching results!

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Don’t you love how the colors just seem to jump off the foil background?

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kids art activity

Not only will the kids have a snack they love, they’ll be able to create some fun art after snack time. Enjoy your #SqueezablesSours and check them out on Facebook and YouTube.

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  1. Brandy says

    October 11, 2016 at 10:15 am

    I didn’t know they made sour flavors – I love EVERYTHING sour. Cute craft too!

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  2. Sheri @ A Busy Bees Life says

    October 11, 2016 at 12:22 pm

    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.

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  3. Debra says

    October 11, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    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!!!

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  4. Theresa says

    October 11, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    What a cute idea! I love that you re-used the trash in a really fun way. My kids would enjoy this.

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  5. Charlotte says

    October 11, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    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!

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  6. Rebecca Bryant says

    October 11, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    what a great way to upcycle these pouches. Very fun and creative.

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  7. Rachel Langer says

    October 11, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    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!

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  8. Felicita Moncada says

    October 11, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    My daughter loves applesauce – I think she eats a cup everyday. Its serious. Ha ha. I love that you re-used the applesauce pouches.

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  9. Tayler Morrell says

    October 11, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    That looks like stained glass–how fun!

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  10. Amanda Love says

    October 11, 2016 at 8:30 pm

    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!

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  11. Terri Steffes says

    October 11, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    That’s a clever project. Recycling and the work itself is quite adorable! I would love to see even more!

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  12. Blythe Alpern says

    October 11, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    What a brilliant idea. Kids love these pouches and turning it into art is a great way to repurpose the packaging.

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  13. Dana Vento says

    October 11, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    What a fun idea! Your daughter having fun for sure. This idea will make the kids more creativity in their activities.

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  14. Stephanie says

    October 12, 2016 at 1:33 am

    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!

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    • Vicky says

      October 13, 2016 at 8:52 am

      They are so delicious too! I even eat them myself!

      Reply
  15. Ana De- Jesus says

    October 12, 2016 at 2:59 am

    What a great way of utilizing the pouches after using them. This foil art is so beautiful have to say. Super gorgeous!

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  16. Sarah says

    October 12, 2016 at 4:05 am

    This looks so fun, and what a great way to reuse those foil pouches! Love this!

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  17. Taylor Mobley says

    October 12, 2016 at 7:13 am

    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!

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  18. Carolyn says

    October 12, 2016 at 7:51 am

    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.

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    • Vicky says

      October 13, 2016 at 8:52 am

      They are such a time saver in the morning!

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  19. Brittany says

    October 12, 2016 at 8:10 am

    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!

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  20. Kim says

    October 12, 2016 at 8:24 am

    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!

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  21. Jena Proctor says

    October 12, 2016 at 8:46 am

    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!

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  22. Jessica says

    October 12, 2016 at 10:17 am

    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!!!

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  23. Krystel @ Planning The Magic says

    October 12, 2016 at 10:40 am

    These look great, I might get some for myself! It’s awesome how you turned this into a craft.

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  24. Kori says

    October 12, 2016 at 11:06 am

    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.

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  25. Kristin says

    October 12, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    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.

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  26. Yanique says

    October 13, 2016 at 3:00 am

    I love how you repurposed the foil poach. What a great craft to teach kids about upcycling things

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    • Vicky says

      October 13, 2016 at 8:53 am

      The results are so eye catching too. We had lots of fun with this!

      Reply
  27. Vicky says

    October 13, 2016 at 8:53 am

    Thanks for the kinds words everyone!

    Reply
  28. Cara (@StylishGeek) says

    October 13, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    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!

    Reply
  29. Megan mccoig says

    October 14, 2016 at 1:40 am

    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!

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  30. CourtneyLynne says

    October 14, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    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

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  31. Reesa Lewandowski says

    November 1, 2016 at 11:10 am

    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.

    Reply
  32. Robin Rue says

    November 1, 2016 at 11:11 am

    I never would have thought to make these pouches into something to paint out of. What an amazing use of them!

    Reply

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