Ok, so I have no cute pictures to share with you on how adorable my gumdrops turned out.... shame shame, but here is the thing... if you are going to make ice sculptures you gotta check the weather. We FINALLY got snow this week... after it really looked like we'd get some way back then.
But here are some helpful tips if you plan to try to make them yourself.
1. Check the weather, it has to be cold enough to freeze the dang things.
2. at least double the amount of food coloring that I used is needed... those that even remotely froze were not nearly dark enough.
3. Check the weather.
4. Don't stack the balloons on top of each other.
5. Check the weather.
6. while freezing your balloon will probably pop so be sure to place it where it needs to go as they freeze because if you don't and the popped balloon sculpture defrosts the colored water will melt all over the outsides of your other balloons and make them less fun to deal with.
7. Check the weather.
8. If your project fails as badly as mine did, don't leave your popped ice sculptures outside for a month in a plastic container, because eventually they will freeze, and it wont be in a pretty gumdrop shape, it will be in a square shape with bits of broken balloon inside it.
Good luck to you!
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