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Valentine’s Day Punch + DIY Upcycled Valentine’s Container

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Holidays are a big deal in our house. We go all out putting up decorations, making desserts, and having a special meal. However, our “going all out” does not mean that we spend a lot of money. Our special Christmas and Valentine’s Day Tampico Punch is very affordable, and you can use the plastic jug to make a Valentine’s Day container after you make the punch.

Make an easy punch using 3 ingredients and upcycle the #TampicoJuice jug to make a Valentines container. #ad

Here’s how we make our Valentine’s Day punch out of only 3 ingredients:

Make an easy punch using 3 ingredients -- #TampicoJuice, ginger ale, and sherbet . #ad

Pour 1/2 gallon of Tampico Tropical Fruit Punch and  1 – 2 liter of Ginger Ale into a punch bowl. Top with scoops of raspberry sherbet. 

Punch is done!!

Make an easy punch using 3 ingredients -- #TampicoJuice, ginger ale, and sherbet . #ad

After the punch is done, rinse out your Tampico jug and let it air dry. 

Now you and your child can use that jug to make a decorated Valentine’s container for your child’s Valentine’s Day party. I can see a teacher collecting these jugs before a class party, doing the first step below (cutting out the heart), and letting the kids decorate their jug themselves for a class activity.

Here’s how we made our Upcycled Valentine’s Container using a Tampico Jug:

Upcycle a plastic jug (we used a #TampicoJuice jug) to make a Valentines container. #ad

  • Rinse out jug and let dry. Remove the Tampico label. This was very easy to do as it is not sticky, so it leaves no residue and there is very little marking on the Tampico jugs.
    Upcycle a plastic jug (we used a #TampicoJuice jug) to make a Valentines container. (remove label) #ad
  • Cut out a paper heart the size you think would make a big enough opening for all the candy and valentines to fit easily into the jug.
  • Tape the heart to the side of the jug opposite the handle.
    Upcycle a plastic jug (we used a #TampicoJuice jug) to make a Valentines container. (Tape heart that is the right size onto jug) #ad
  • Use an X-acto knife to cut around the paper heart. 
    Upcycle a plastic jug (we used a #TampicoJuice jug) to make a Valentines container. (Cut around taped on heart with an X-acto knife. #ad
  • This next step is optional: I was concerned with my daughter scraping her hand getting the candy in and out of the opening, so I took the X-acto knife and cut a horizantal line from the heart on both sides to the back of the jug, leaving about an 1 1/2″ portion of plastic jug not cut. Now I could open the jug more to get our hand in the opening if desired. I do not think this step is necessary though if you make your opening big enough and your child’s hands are not too big. Make sure the jug is completely dry.
    Upcycle a plastic jug (we used a #TampicoJuice jug) to make a Valentines container. #ad
  • Decorate! We used Washi Tape and a tape that I got from JoAnn’s that is like Washi Tape called Tape Works to decorate our jug. We also placed some decorative basket filler in the bottom of our jug, and then we put some candy Grandma gave us in it.
    Upcycle a plastic jug (we used a #TampicoJuice jug) to make a Valentines container. #ad
  • My daughters had fun putting stickers on the jug. You can see the finished product up above all the directions!

We were quite happy with the results. We could have used Duck Tape or more stickers or other products as well. Be creative! To me, it was easier the jug than decorating a box.

I bought my Tampico flavors at Walmart. My Walmart had three different flavors of drink. On Tampico’s website, you can see that they have 10 different flavors of Tampico. Just think of all the possibilities for affordable, creative, fun drinks!

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Comments

  5. Stephanie Jeannot says

    February 13, 2017 at 9:46 pm

    I love your Valentine’s Day container. What’s amazing way to recycle. Sounds so cool. Great punch. Can I come over for Valentine’s Day please?

  7. Victoria Heckstall says

    February 14, 2017 at 7:44 am

    I totally love this brilliant ideas! They’re really cute and easy to make! My nieces and nephews would love it for sure

  9. My Teen Guide says

    February 14, 2017 at 11:05 am

    The punch looks delicious. I think it would also be a hit in our house. I like the idea of recycling materials and making it something beautiful.

  10. Rebecca Swenor says

    February 14, 2017 at 11:07 am

    This sounds like a great punch which is so easy to make for any occasion. I love the idea of the DIY Valentine’s day container made with the juice container. The kids would love making this for Valentine’s day. Thanks for sharing the punch and the craft..

  14. uprunforlife says

    February 14, 2017 at 2:03 pm

    Yum, the punch looks so good. I remember making a Valentine’s container one year in school, very similar to this one.. It was a great way to hold all of our Valentines so that we could take them home.

  16. Kathy says

    February 14, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    That punch sounds great. I’d love to give it a try. I love what you did with the container too. That looks nice!

  19. Eloise says

    February 15, 2017 at 3:21 pm

    yum to the punch, looks tasty… I’d love some : ) thanks for the recipe and idea (I’ll be sure to try this again and again, esp in the summer (thirst quencher!
    oh, and great way to recycle the bottles and put them to good use!

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