Anabelle ran into the house, arms out, eyes wide, backpack still hanging from her shoulders. “Mom! July is National Ice Cream Month! Keep watch and stock up, Mom!” She gave me a hug. “I knew you’d want to know.”
I couldn’t help but laugh. Yes, we take having a blast as a family seriously (though we’re not having ice cream every single day in July).
We make a concentrated effort to have frugal family fun, and often the inspiration for that fun is based on a theme or bizarre holiday. During the summer months, we try to visit a different park or outdoor location each weekend. 
We’ve discovered a love for hobby rockets, kiting, soccer, geocaching, hiking, and . . . taking dramatic pictures of it all.
Because once we get home we put them all together for a silly slideshow.
Which is the perfect time to have a refreshing snack.
Cue Anabelle: “I’m craving something cold and creamy.”
“So, like yogurt?” I say.
“No, I’m thinking something cold, and creamy, and sweet.”
“Oh, like a fruit smoothie,” I suggest.
She frowns. “I’m craving something with a little more chocolate in it. That maybe goes in a cone.”
My daughter is subtle, isn’t she?
Other times we get our cue for a snack by having movie theme nights. In this case, a scene in a movie we’re watching involves ice cream. Sam pauses the movie. “Can we please?” he says.
This was the moment I’d been waiting for. Since we were having a blast already, I got to sweeten the deal! I smiled. “Breyers has asked us to try a couple of their new flavors:
Breyers Blasts!® OREO® Birthday Blast! and Breyers Blasts!® Chocolate REESE’S®.
And the response?
We were all a tad excited.
“You know how adults have wine tastings?” my daughter asked. “Well, they should have dessert tastings!”
So that’s exactly how we treated it. First, they smelled the OREO Birthday Blast! “It smells like vanilla with sprinkle goodness!”
Taste: “It tastes like grandma’s cake batter but it has Oreos to make it absolutely perfect.” Texture: “Yummmm.” We moved onto the Chocolate REESE’S. At this point, all I got out of the family was “Awesome!”
And you know what else is awesome? We’re hosting a sweepstakes to give one of you a $100 Visa gift card! Just tell us how you and your family would have a blast with Breyers Blasts!
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Ooh, I am totally in! We would have a blast by enjoying ice cream (in fun dishes, of course), sitting on the deck on a nice summer evening.
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This 9month pregnant woman could sure use some ice cream in the 100 degree heat!!
Plus, we just love ice cream anyway! The new flavors look amazing!! Now I’ll be craving it….
That looks like something we’d have to eat very late at night after the kids are in bed. Chocolate & peanut butter are my husband’s favorite. I’m not sure he’d be willing to share!
James loves anything Reeses, he even buys the cereal!
These look wonderful! My guys would be reaching for it too.
Wife: “Honey, would you like some Breyers Blasts ice cream? They have two new flavors, Oreo or Reese’s.” Husband: “Sure.I’d like Oreo please.” Wife: “Great, then you can get me some while you are up!” Daughter: “Did you say ice cream? I want some too!” Wife: “Get some for your daughter too.” lol. The other day we taught our five year old how to spell ice cream… don’t know whose idea that was, now we’ll have to share it every time we spell it out.
We like to eat our ice cream in cones in the backyard so the kids can jump in the pool after to clean off! I know my family would love Breyer’s Blasts because Oreo’s and Reese’s are the most asked for mix-ins for ice cream in our house!
We would enjoy this as a delicious dessert!!! Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day!
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Next time, you might consider bringing in an expert, say a culinary school graduate with pastry experience. I think someone like that would love to taste and evaluate new ice cream flavors. And perhaps make a few homemade ice cream sandwiches. Just a thought…;)
We would enjoy Breyers Blasts after a family barbecue. Thanks!
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We would love to have this at my nephew’s birthday party in July as a yummy cool treat!
in front of the TV with the whole family watching a good cartoon movie!
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We would enjoy it as a delicious dessert after family dinner
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We would enjoy this as a cold snack on a warm night with a movie perhaps!
Thanks!
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We’d have a blast with it enjoying it on our picnic table outside on a hot day!
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we’d enjoy it out by the pool
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I’d have a blast hiding it in the freezer so my husband wouldn’t eat it all, then eating it myself while he’s at work and during the baby’s naps! Selfish?
We would enjoy this as part of the dessert bar at my son’s birthday party.
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we would enjoy it every night on the back porch with our girls
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we would enjoy ice cream after dinner
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Who can resist peanut butter and chocolate? No one in our family. My daughter would snarf it up in no time after ball practice, after swimming, with her friends while ‘girl talking’ – hope they sell it nearby!
we would have this after one of our friday night dinners!
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we’d have a blast by eating after a day at the pool
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My son’s birthday is coming up and ice cream would be SUPER!!!
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i love ice cream
I’d like to sit out back with my husband and daughter, and just let it all soak in.
We love it in banana splits!
We would have the cousins over for an ice cream social!
My family and I would enjoy Breyers Blasts with an ice cream bar all summer long. With different toppings, syrups and sauces to choose from, we can all get our favorites and have a blast!
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Breyers Blasts sounds like the perfect hot summer afternoon treat!
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We would enjoy this after a sunny day at the spray park….probably eating it outside on the back swing.
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Well, we all love ice cream around here.
The kids would eat theirs in cones, and my husband and I would probably sneak some extra once the kiddos are all sleeping!
We would have a blast having it as an after dinner treat sitting on the porch swing. The kids would have cones but mine would be in a bowl ( you get more that way
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My whole family loves ice cream, but I mostly stopped couponing, so it’s hard to fit it in the budget. And Reeses? That’s my husband’s favorite candy ever. So if he was given the option to have Reese’s ice cream, I know he’d jump at it. I may have to make sure I scoop some for the rest of us before he gets hold of the container.
Please count me in! We LOVE ice cream.
We would enjoy it anytime.
This would be so awesome to win! We do not buy this type of ice cream because it’s so pricey. We would probably enjoy it while watching a family friendly movie on a Sunday afternoon!
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my husband would die for this. he loves Reeses!
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We love Breyer’s! Adding Reeses to it sounds like a slice of heaven surrounded by yum!!
Oh my boys would be over the moon if we won this. we would have a movie and ice cream night. Maybe invite a friend or two. It would be a great way to cheer up friends that have delpoyed husbands/daddys and to celebrate the ones who have returned.
Great blog! The kids and I plan on making geodes next week. Thanks for the idea and recipe!
As for the Breyers ice cream, I would love to have an ice cream tasting party. I would invite friends, neighbors and kids from swim team for a Summer ice cream party. I would provide different types of Breyers ice cream and note pads for the kids to take notes. Then I would send them outside to play on the trampoline and make some ice cream using ideas from their tasting notes.
my family and i would have a blast eating this after dinner and veggies! Thanks for a super giveaway!
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We love ice cream around here. We’d turn some into sundaes, some into shakes/malts, put some in cones, and eat some straight from the box.
we would enjoy it after swimming
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We would enjoy this by eating out of the cartons!
At a BBQ with friends!
I will enjoy it on a hot day on the back deck.