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DIY Pixie Sticks

Published by Meaghan on June 27, 2023 | last updated on June 26, 2023.

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DIY pixie sticks with Kool Aid are a treat your kids will love eating and making. With just a few easy ingredients, you can treat everyone to the straws full of the sugary snack and cement your status as coolest adult in the world.

diy pixie sticks sticking out of a glass jar

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Pixie sticks aka kiddie crack.

I can’t even tell you how many of these sugar high inducing treats I downed as a kid.

My own kids love them just as much as I do so when it came time to make homemade pixie sticks with only 2 ingredients, they were more than happy to jump in and help!

diy pixie sticks sticking out of a glass jar

Ingredients

To make these you’ll need:

an overhead image showing the ingredients needed to make a batch of homemade pixie sticks

  • Kool-Aid packets– Use the flavor or flavors of your choice!
  • Sugar– Granulated

You’ll also need some paper straws and a glue gun.

How to Make your Own Pixie Sticks

This is the easiest recipe ever!

To make your own homemade pixie sticks, add 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and the Kool-Aid dry mix to a ziplocking sandwich bag.

bent paper straws lined up in a row

Shake the bag well until the sugar and Kool-Aid is evenly combined.

granulated sugar being poured into a ziplocking bag

Hot glue the bottoms of the straws closed by adding one dot of glue and then firmly pressing both sides together.

a packet of kool aid being poured into a bag of granulated sugar

Once you’ve glued the bottom of the straws together, cut a small hole in the corner of your baggie and fill each straw up until about a 1/2 inch from the top.

kool aid flavored sugar in a large ziplocking bag

After you have filled one straw, hot glue the other end.

a pile of homemade pixie sticks made with wooden straws

Repeat with all the straws.

Dole em out to the kids, watch them enjoy, and maybe even sneak one or two yourself!

a pile of homemade pixie sticks made with wooden straws

How many pixie sticks does this make?

Each baggie will fill about 12 straws.

diy pixie sticks sticking out of a glass jar

Tips and Tricks

  • They aren’t quite as pretty as the ones you can fill up at the candy store but these taste better!
  • I used a pair of scissors to press the hot glued ends of the straw together by gently pressing the scissors down on the straw against my counter top.
  • This recipe easily doubles or triples so you can make a bunch of them!

homemade pixie sticks sticking out of a glass jar

Other Homemade Candy Recipes

DIY pixie sticks are a playful, fruity treat that will make you feel like a kid again.

Make them and enjoy!

Looking for other homemade candy recipes?

Try these:

  • Irish Potato Candy
  • Crockpot Cinnamon Sugar Almonds
  • Soft & Chewy Homemade Caramels
  • Rainbow Chip Fudge
  • Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls

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diy pixie sticks sticking out of a glass jar

DIY Pixie Sticks

DIY pixie sticks with Kool Aid are a treat your kids will love eating and making. With just a few easy ingredients, you can treat everyone to the straws full of the sugary snack and cement your status as coolest adult in the world.
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 32kcal
Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us
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Ingredients

  • 1 .14 oz Kool-Aid packet flavor of your choice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • paper straws
  • glue gun
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Instructions

  • Take a sandwich baggie and add 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and the Kool-Aid dry mix.
  • Shake well until evenly dispersed.
  • Hot glue the bottoms of the straws closed by adding one dot of glue and then firmly pressing both sides together. I used a pair o scissors to press them together against my counter top.
  • Cut a small hole in the corner of your baggie and fill the straw up until about a 1/2 inch from the top.  Then hot glue the other end.
  • Told you they were easy!  Each baggie will fill about 12 straws.  They aren't quite as pretty as the ones you can fill up at the candy store but these taste better!

Notes

  • They aren’t quite as pretty as the ones you can fill up at the candy store but these taste better!
  • I used a pair of scissors to press the hot glued ends of the straw together by gently pressing the scissors down on the straw against my counter top.
  • This recipe easily doubles or triples so you can make a bunch of them!

Nutrition

Calories: 32kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 0.1mg | Potassium: 0.3mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 0.01IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 0.1mg | Iron: 0.004mg
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  1. Mr Fitz says

    July 13, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    I WANT tHAT NOW!!!!

    Reply
  2. LINDA quackenbush says

    July 13, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    Genius!

    Reply
  3. Lori says

    July 14, 2014 at 2:47 am

    I used to love these! So fun!

    Reply
  4. Kim of Mo'Betta says

    July 15, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    Love this! I may even use them at the baby shower I’m hosting next month…I have lots of straws in the party’s colors. The kids attending will love them!

    Reply
    • 4 Sons 'R' Us says

      July 15, 2014 at 7:15 pm

      My thoughts exactly for our next party! Aren’t they just adorable? You can even coordinate the sugar color with your parties!

      Reply
  5. Arl's World says

    July 18, 2014 at 11:20 am

    Great idea!

    Reply
  6. Chitra Jagadish says

    July 18, 2014 at 7:27 pm

    wow this is so funa nd creative for kids…..

    Reply
  7. chefjulianna says

    July 19, 2014 at 1:17 am

    This is just genius! So glad you brought these to the party! I can see all of the partiers waltzing down memory lane with a fist full of your Pixie Stix! I guess we are all just kids at heart! 😀

    Reply
    • 4 Sons 'R' Us says

      July 24, 2014 at 4:55 pm

      Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional, right?

      Reply
      • chefjulianna says

        July 26, 2014 at 1:50 pm

        Just love this sentiment! Thanks so much for that!

        Reply
  8. Michelle says

    July 19, 2014 at 10:33 am

    i love these, what a great idea!

    Reply
  9. Miz Helen says

    July 19, 2014 at 4:05 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing such a fun treat with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a very special weekend and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  10. Traditionally Modern Food says

    July 22, 2014 at 1:15 am

    Awesome

    Reply

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