Summer Drinks for Kids

The summer season for kids means a whole lot of fun in the sun! Summer signifies the time for scorching heat, hence, cool summer drinks are the ideal option to face the rising temperature. Summer drinks can be concocted in a variety of ways! Besides, these drinks are so easy to prepare, even kids can have this as a very interesting hobby during their summer vacations. Use these recipes and let your children face the heat in a chilled out manner!

Easy Chocolate-Banana Smoothie

Ingredients
Bananas (2)
Large strawberries (7)
Milk (1 cup)
Chocolate syrup (1 cups)
Fat free vanilla yogurt (1 cup)

Preparation
Blend all the ingredients in a blender till it turns smooth. Pour in a tall glass and add some ice!

Mexican Summer Drink

Ingredients
Rice (1 cup)
Drinking water (5 cups)
Cinnamon stick ()
Lime zest (1 teaspoon)
Sugar ( cup)

Preparation
Place rice in a blender and blend till it turns smooth. Add the cinnamon stick and a dash of lime. Place this aside overnight. The next day, place the rice mixture in the blender and blend till it turns smooth. Now, add 2 cups of water to the mixture. Let it remain for 2 hours. Once done, strain the liquid with the help of cheesecloth. Now, add 3 cups of water to this mixture along with some sugar as well. Use a sprig of mint as garnish.

Easy Lemonade

Ingredients
Lemon juice (1 cup)
Cold water (4 cups)
Simple sugar syrup (1 cup as per taste)

Preparation
Mix all the above ingredients together. Chill it in the refrigerator. Pour in a tall glass and add some slices of lemon as garnish.

Mint Iced Tea

Ingredients
Fresh mint leaves ( cup)
Boiled water (4 cups)
Green tea bags (3)
Honey (2 tablespoons)
Lemongrass - for garnish (4 stalks)

Preparation
First, combine honey, mint leaves, tea bags and boiling water. Place it aside for 5 minutes and then, remove the tea bags. Place this in the refrigerator and let it chill. Then divide this in glasses filled with ice. Use the stalk of lemongrass as garnish.

Yummy Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients
Milk (1 cup)
Banana - cut up (1 small)
Vanilla yogurt (1 cup)
Strawberries (4 large)

Preparation
Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend the same for a minute. Serve chilled.

Banana Shake with Ice Cream

Ingredients
Milk (1 cup)
Egg whites (2)
Banana - peeled and chopped (1)
Vanilla ice cream (2 scoops)
Vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)

Preparation
Place milk, ice cream, banana, egg white and the vanilla extract in a blender. Blend these ingredients till they smoothen. Serve it chilled in a tall glass.

Delicious Peach Smoothie

Ingredients
Evaporated Milk (1 cup)
Fresh Peaches - Sliced (2)
Sugar (1 tablespoon)
Vanilla Yogurt (1 cup)

Preparation
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend for one minute.

Use these easy recipes to face the sweltering heat with a smile! Not only are these really fun to prepare, they would also keep your child interested in an enjoyable and interesting hobby at home!