Celebrate Shark Week with this fun Shark Tank Jello! Your kids can have all kinds of fun with these fun treats. Perfect for a pool party, shark theme or beach party. With some easy directions you can make these inexpensive jello in a jar treats.

Use a permanent marker to mark how high you want the jello to be in the jar. The mark can easily be removed with nail polish remover.

Make your jellos ahead of time in half pint jars. Once the jello is solidified. Pour some of the nerds into the jars that will be used as a tank (about 3 per box). Run a knife around the edges of the jello releasing the seal; turn the jar upside down on top of the tank jar and wiggle the jello into the tank jar.

Cut a slit in the jello and using a skewer submerge a shark into the jar (you can also add candy fish too).

So much fun and everything is edible!

Shark Tank Jello

Yield: Makes 13 half pint jars

Ingredients

For the Jello:

1 (2 liter) bottle lemon lime soda, flat
4 (1/4 ounce) packages unflavored gelatin
2 drops blue food coloring

For the tanks:

26 half pint jars (with a lid) 13 for the shark tank and 13 for the jello to set up in.
gummy sharks (I found mine at Walmart)
nerds (about 5 boxes)

Instructions

For the Jello:

Pour the soda into a large bowl and let it sit on the counter up to 4 hours to become flat.
Once the soda is flat; pour 1 cup of the soda into a bowl; sprinkle the gelatin over the soda and let stand to soften (about 5 minutes).
Pour 2 cups of soda in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Heat until just before a boil.
Add softened gelatin, stiffing to dissolve completely (about 2 minutes).
Pour into the bowl with the remaining soda along with food coloring; stir to combine.
Fill each jar up to the line.
Store in refrigerator until solidified (overnight is best).

For the Tanks:

When ready, run a knife around the edges to release the seal, turn upside down on top of another jar that already has the nerds in the bottom (about 3 jars per box).
Jiggle loose the jello until it starts to move; it will slowly slide down into the jar that is ready to become a shark tank.
Once the jello is in place; make a slice in the jello with a sharp knife and insert the gummy shark.
You may also add candy shaped fish.

MORE POOLSIDE FUN

1. FISH BOWL PUNCH 2. JELLO LIFE SAVER COOKIES 3. POOL WATER JELLO

Comments

Shark Tank Jello — 19 Comments

Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling on July 17, 2015 at 4:26 am said:

SO fun! My kiddos would love this!

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Angel on July 17, 2015 at 12:23 pm said:

How creative! Awesome idea and so cute! Thanks for sharing.

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Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet on July 22, 2015 at 6:53 pm said:

These are so cute! My kiddos would love them!

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Julie on April 1, 2016 at 6:36 pm said:

Does it work with juice instead of soda?

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- Sheryl on April 1, 2016 at 9:53 pm said:
  
  Hi Julie, This is a total guess but I would say yes.
  
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Melissa on June 22, 2016 at 11:14 pm said:

Hi this is so great and I can’t wait to try it! But I was also wondering where you got the toy sharks from? The ones you used to decorate around the jars.
Many thanks!

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- Sheryl on June 23, 2016 at 9:49 pm said:
  
  Hi Melissa, I found the sharks at Dollar Tree. 🙂
  
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Tina on November 2, 2016 at 7:39 am said:

Hi! Does this make a total of 6 or 13? I’m trying to figure out how many jars I’d need to end up with 7 total. I assume 14. But since the instructions call for 13 mason jars, I’m a little confused 🙂 Thanks!

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- Sheryl on November 2, 2016 at 8:51 pm said:
  
  Sorry about that Tina, Yes you will need double the amount of jars. One to fill with jello and another for the jello to fall into. This recipe makes 13 so you would need 26 jars. If you only want a total of 7 then you will need 14. You can just add the rest of the jello to a bowl. 🙂
  
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Judy W. on December 12, 2016 at 7:23 am said:

My stepdaughter made these for her son’s birthday party for party favors and they were amazing!! They are the cutest things ever!

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- Sheryl on December 12, 2016 at 9:06 am said:
  
  Yay! I’m so glad you liked them. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
  
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Krysta on March 19, 2017 at 6:24 am said:

Can these be made ahead of time???

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- Sheryl on March 19, 2017 at 6:12 pm said:
  
  Sure Krysta. That’s the reason I didn’t combine the nerds with the jello. Keeping them separate allows the nerds to keep their color and will continue looking awesome a few days after they’re made.
  
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Massiel on June 19, 2017 at 7:43 pm said:

Hi. Do these jars have to stay refrigerated once they’re done ?
We’re having the party at a party place and I won’t be able to refrigerate them for a few hours.

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- Sheryl on June 19, 2017 at 9:51 pm said:
  
  Hi Massiel, It’s jello so I think it’ll be fine as long as the room isn’t super hot.
  
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Marci on May 2, 2018 at 5:38 pm said:

Can you use regular jello

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- Sheryl on May 7, 2018 at 7:31 am said:
  
  Hi Marci, Sure….I think it will work the same. ♥
  
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Edwina on January 4, 2020 at 3:25 am said:

I made these for my kids and they loved them. So cute. We already had some shark toys so I decided to place them on the table too. I thought I’d practice making these ahead and then I’ll make them again for birthdays. Such a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

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- Sheryl on January 5, 2020 at 7:20 pm said:
  
  That’s so amazing Edwina!
  
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