Are you looking for a fun way to celebrate the end of school or yummy treat to kick-off summer? How about fun donut treats?! You don’t have to be a genius in the kitchen to create amazing donut designs. Just buy a dozen and let the kiddos decorate and create fun designs, it’s an activity and a treat all in one! Check out these 15 ways to decorate a donut for inspiration.
National Donut Day
The first Friday in June is National Donut Day. And while visiting a fun donut shop is always a good way to celebrate, it might extra busy. A fun alternative is make your own donuts.
DIY Donut Recipes
Yes, you can make your own donuts at home by frying them, baking them or even in throwing some in your air fryer. You might need a donut pan if that’s the case.
But if that is more work then you want to do then why not just decorate your own donuts. Decorating store bought donuts is a fun activity that lets you and your kids get creative and then enjoy a yummy treat.
Donut Decorating
Some of these donut decorating ideas also include a homemade or semi-homemade recipe for donuts or you can just start with pre-made donuts and use their ideas for decorating donuts.
Zootopia Donuts
This blog post shows how to create Zootopia-themed donuts inspired by Officer Clawhauser using plain donuts, yellow buttercream, and chocolate frosting to add cheetah spots, making a fun and easy treat for fans of the movie.
Olaf Donuts
This blog post features a creative activity for making Olaf donuts and other Disney Frozen-themed ideas, perfect for a fun party or playdate inspired by the movie
Apple Donut Holes
Semi-homemade donut hole recipe using biscuits decorated to look like red apples for a fun school breakfast idea.
Mini Chocolate Donut Spiders
This blog post from "One Little Project" presents a simple and fun Halloween craft for making mini chocolate donut spiders using chocolate glazed donuts, pretzels, and candy eyes, perfect for a quick and spooky treat.
Decorate Doughnuts for Dad
This blog post from "Kids Activities Blog" features a fun Father's Day activity where kids can decorate doughnuts for their dads using store-bought pizza dough, chocolate frosting, and various toppings, allowing them to personalize the treats with messages and creative decorations.
Donut Burgers
This blog post from "Tastes of Lizzy T" provides a creative recipe for making mini donut burgers using glazed and chocolate-covered donut holes, complete with frosting decorations to resemble hamburger toppings, perfect for themed parties or a fun breakfast treat.
Santa and Elves Donuts
This blog post from "Beyond Frosting" offers a fun recipe for making Santa and Elves Donuts using Pillsbury Grands biscuits, chocolate buttercream filling, and festive decorations, perfect for a holiday treat.
Candy Corn Donuts
This blog post from "Chez CateyLou" shares a recipe for light and fluffy baked donuts decorated to look like candy corn, making them a perfect Halloween treat.
American Flag Donuts
This blog post from "The First Year" shares a recipe for creating American Flag Donuts using a baked vanilla donut base and decorating them with red, white, and blue candy melts, perfect for a patriotic 4th of July dessert.
Eyeball Donuts
This blog post from "The Joys of Boys" shares an easy Halloween recipe for making spooky eyeball donuts using powdered mini donuts and candy decorations.
Donut Christmas Tree Dessert
This blog post from "PinkWhen" explains how to create a festive Donut Christmas Tree Dessert using chocolate cake mix, green and yellow chocolate dipping chocolates, and festive sprinkles. The recipe is simple and ideal for a fun holiday baking activity with kids.
Ornament Donut Holes
This blog post from "Studio DIY" offers a simple and festive recipe for making ornament donut holes using store-bought donut holes, glaze, sanding sugar, and Tootsie Rolls. These easy-to-make treats are perfect for adding a touch of holiday cheer to your Christmas brunch.
Acorn Donut Holes
This blog post from "A Cup Full of Sass" provides a simple and festive recipe for making acorn donut holes, using donut holes, Nutella, pretzel sticks, and sprinkles. The easy-to-follow instructions make it a perfect treat for fall celebrations and Thanksgiving.
Taylor Swift Inspired Friendship Bracelet Donuts
This blog post from "Mama Celebrates" details how to make Taylor Swift inspired friendship bracelet donuts using store-bought glazed donuts, honey, rocket candies with edible marker messages, and sprinkles, making them perfect for a Swiftie-themed party.
Easy Chick Doughnuts
This blog post from "The Simple, Sweet Life" offers a recipe for Easter Chick Doughnuts, featuring lemon poppy seed cake doughnuts decorated with yellow candy melts and royal icing to resemble adorable chicks.
Bat Doughnuts
This blog post from "The Simple, Sweet Life" provides a recipe for making Halloween bat doughnuts using chocolate doughnuts, black candy melts, and almond slivers for ears, perfect for a festive and spooky treat.
Vampire Donuts
This blog post from "Desert Chica" provides a fun and easy Halloween recipe for making vampire-themed donuts using cake mix, candy melts, and vampire teeth candies, perfect for a spooky treat.
Monkey Donuts Recipe to celebrate Dora And The Lost City of Gold!
This blog post from "Cutefetti" provides instructions for making Boots-inspired monkey donuts using plain donuts, cinnamon pinwheels, candy melts, and candy eyes, perfect for a Dora the Explorer themed party
Care Bears Grumpy Bear Doughnuts Recipe
This blog post from "Drugstore Divas" offers a recipe for making Care Bears Grumpy Bear doughnuts using store-bought plain donuts, blue and black food coloring, white frosting, and candy melts for decoration, creating a fun and easy treat for Care Bears fans.
Vegan Christmas Donuts
This blog post from "Baked by Clo" provides a recipe for vegan Christmas pudding donuts, using a simple baked donut base decorated with dairy-free chocolate and fondant holly leaves and berries for a festive touch.
DIY Snowman Donuts for Kids
This blog post from "For the Love of Food" details a fun winter activity for kids, making DIY Snowman Donuts using white glazed donuts, powdered donut holes, icing, and M&M's candies, perfect for a snowy day treat.
Halloween Monster Donuts
This blog post from "For the Love of Food" provides a fun and simple recipe for making Halloween Monster Donuts using frosted donuts, Halloween-colored sprinkles, candy eyeballs, and optional gummy teeth or red icing, making them perfect for a spooky treat.
Easy Spider Donuts for Halloween with Store-Bought Donuts
This blog post from "The Gifted Gabber" offers a simple Halloween treat idea for making spider donuts using store-bought chocolate donuts and melted white chocolate to create a spider web design, perfect for a festive and easy dessert.
The Freshman Cook: Swim Ring Cakes
This blog post from "The Freshman Cook" shares a recipe for Swim Ring Cakes, made using a cake doughnut recipe and frosted with royal icing. It includes detailed instructions and ingredients for creating these fun, pool party-themed treats.
Rainbow Tie Dye Mini Donuts
This blog post from "The TipToe Fairy" provides a recipe for making vibrant rainbow tie-dye mini donuts using cake mix and food coloring, perfect for a fun and colorful treat.
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