How to Create an Italian Soda Bar — Perfect for Parties!

Cups:

I use clear cups because the soda is pretty and part of the fun is seeing your creation! I ordered these

-ounce cups with lids on Amazon

and they were perfect.

Straws:

You will need straws to stir your soda and drink it! While paper straws are very adorable, I also had 

clear plastic straws

on hand; I personally hate drinking out of the paper kind!

Ice:

 Put out a bowl of ice with some tongs out and you’re set in the ice department!

The syrup:

You can get Italian soda syrups at stores like Cost Plus World Market and Smart & Final.

Amazon also sells a Torani variety pack of six flavors

. I bought six flavors at Cost Plus so we’d have lots of flavor options.

The soda:

Club soda is the best. Seltzer water works, too, but club soda has a bit more flavor that works nicely with the Italian soda. (Seltzer water = water with bubbles. Club soda = water with bubbles and some minerals and stuff.)

Half and half:

Some people top their Italian soda with whipped cream, but I personally

loved

mixing half and half into the soda. It was deeeeeelicious.