Ocean Pudding Cups - Mrs. Bullington's Primary Emporium

These ocean pudding cups will be a fantastic addition to your under the sea activities and require no baking. I made these with my two-year-old and it was a wonderful bonding time in the kitchen for us. She felt so proud to share her dessert with the whole family!

Ingredients

1 5 oz package of instant vanilla pudding mix
3 cups of milk (the pudding box said soy milk wouldn’t set, but it didn’t note other milk alternatives)
4 whole graham crackers
Ocean animal gummies or cookies (we used Swedish fish)
Blue food coloring

Other Materials

Mixing bowl
Whisk
Plastic baggie
Rolling pin
Small plastic cups

Steps

Pour the pudding mix into the bowl
Pour the milk into the bowl
Add a few drops of food coloring
Mix with the whisk for two minutes
If the pudding mix isn’t the shade of blue you’re looking for, add 1-2 drops more and mix until it is the color you want
Let set for 5 minutes
While pudding is sitting, place the graham crackers into the plastic baggie
Crush the graham crackers with the rolling pin until it has a fine consistency (like sand)
Pour some crushed cookies into the bottom of your cups
Pour some pudding on top of the cookie crumbs
Pour some more crushed cookies on one side atop the pudding
Place a fish/ocean animal into the “water” of the pudding cup
Serve and enjoy!

Great Steps for Your Child to Help

Allowing children in the process of cooking is a wonderful opportunity for them to learn life skills such as self-control and concentration; but most importantly, it allows them to be part of everyday activities and make meaningful connections with their caregivers. Here are some steps that my toddler did great helping with.