My Party File - blog

Another simple rainbow birthday party idea that will impress the kids.  These rainbow jelly cups will go down a treat!

Pick up some elegant plastic cups to present the jelly in.  Starting with purple, make jelly as per the instructions on the pack and pour a layer into the cup.  As each layer sets, pour on the next layer in the colours of the rainbow.  We used purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.

A few tips:

• quarter the jelly recipe so you don’t end up with litres of jelly at the end!
• Make sure the jelly is cool before you pour on the next layer - you don’t want to melt the last layer
• You can always measure each layer with a ruler and put marks on the side of the cup so you get a consistent effect
• Cover your jelly with cling film so that it doesn’t end up tasting like the fridge
• Be patient.  Walk away from each layer and come back later