Things will go swimmingly if you serve these cool treats at your upcoming mermaid party. Read on to see our ocean Jello cups for an easy yet fun under the sea party theme! These ocean cups (mermaid Jello cups) are also perfect to serve as treats for a Disney’s The Little Mermaid movie night!

You can serve these ocean cups along with our mermaid popcorn and mermaid charcuterie board (both linked at the bottom of this post) for a swimmingly good under the sea party!

ocean Jello cups with little forks for Dinglehoppers and mermaid tails

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This fun and refreshing mermaid gelatin cup takes an under-the-sea theme with its color palette of blues and greens! Kids will get excited over this themed under the sea snack! And really…adults will be just as enamored with these adorable beach party treats!

Ingredients Needed for Blue Ocean Cups (Mermaid Jello Cups)

Blue gelatin
Candy seashells or candy mermaid fins
Decorative items (see below for ideas)

Mermaid Jello Cups are perfect for getting kids involved in the kitchen!

ingredients on white counter with overhead shot

eight plastic cups of blue gelatin with plate of mermaid tails and forks in back

Designing Ocean Cups for a Mermaid Theme

For a Disney’s The Little Mermaid movie night or a mermaid themed birthday party, add colorful candy mermaid tails and little forks (Dinglehoppers) to the ocean Jello cups. You can find a variety of mermaid tails as listed below.

Mom Says…

It’s best to have all the ingredients – including the prepared Jello – laid out and ready to go. This way kids can jump right in and get to work without waiting around.

Norah Says…

You can use mermaid colors for the Jello and the mermaid tail. You can put Nerds at the bottoms of the Jello. The Nerds will look like the rocks and the seaweed at the bottom of the ocean.

Harper Says…

This is a really fun treat to make. Blue Jello tastes really good. Most kids seem to like it.

I think if you wanted to do a different theme – like a unicorn theme, it would be easy. You could just put unicorn horns on instead of mermaid tails. For a fairy theme, you could put little fairy wings on.

For What Other Occasions Could You Make Blue Ocean Cups?

You can make ocean Jello cups for any of the following occasions.

Under the Sea birthday parties
Beach parties for vacationers on a beach trip
Celebrations for someone moving to a beach area
Mermaid baby showers
Celebration parties for someone getting their lifeguard license
Swim team party celebrations
Little Mermaid movie nights
Mermaid themed sleepovers
Summer pool parties with mermaid themes
Parties to celebrate a surfer’s accomplishments

ocean Jello cup for Disney's The Little Mermaid movie night snacks

Expert Tips for Making Beach Themed Jello Cups

Make sure the powder is completely dissolved in the boiling water before you pour it into the cups. If the powder isn’t fully dissolved, the Jello will turn out lumpy or gritty. That is not what you want after going for a cute end result for your mermaid cups!
Refrigerate the gelatin for at least 4 hours or until it’s completely set. If you don’t give it enough time to chill, the gelatin may turn out droopy without proper form. You don’t want that after going through this effort!

blue ocean Jello cups with mermaid tail and little fork

Blue Ocean Cups (Mermaid Jello Cups)

These blue ocean cups with Jello are perfect for beach parties and mermaid parties! These mermaid Jello cups will be swimmingly popular at your under the sea party!

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Prep Time 15

Total Time 4 15

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 31 kcal

Equipment

1 Pot
10 Plastic cups (2.5 oz) shallow
10 Mini forks

Ingredients

6 oz Jello Berry Blue flavor
3 cups Water divided (1.5 cups boiling and 1.5 cups cold)
⅓ cups Nerds Candy

Instructions

In a pot boil 1 ½ cups of water. While that is boiling pour the Jello packet into a large mixing bowl.
Prepare the Jello cups by placing about ½ teaspoon of nerds at the bottom of each plastic cup to act as underwater rocks.
Once the water has boiled, pour on top of the Jello packet contents. Mix these for a couple minutes until the mix has completely dissolved.
Pour the cold water into the hot water Jello mixture and stir for another 30 seconds.
Pour the liquid into each Jello cup, filling about ¾ way full.
Place these in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Once the Jello has set, remove from the refrigerator and place the edible mermaid tails and mini forks (representing Dinglehopper from Disney’s The Little Mermaid) into the jello.
Enjoy or place on a charcuterie board for a Little Mermaid themed party.

Notes

Optional: Place some extra nerds on top of the jello after it has set to add a little more color.

**Do not rush the Jello when it is setting or you may wind up with Jello that is lumpy and not set properly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 31kcalCarbohydrates: 8gSodium: 4mgSugar: 8gCalcium: 2mg

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We hope you enjoyed our under the sea Jello cups for your mermaid party or beach party! Please let us know in the comments how everyone enjoyed this refreshing treat!