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Out-of-Order History of Anthropomorphic Snacks #2- The Kool-Aid Guy

Out-of-Order History of Anthropomorphic Snacks #2- The Kool-Aid Guy

"Ohhhhh, yyyeah!" Who doesn't remember that party-loving pitcher? He breaks through the walls, with a mission to quench thirst and pitch a sugary powder that can be added to water to make it more exciting. A powder that, as we grew, could be used as a temporary hair dye when one is too broke for Manic Panic. A powder that was not actually used in the horrific Jonestown massacre (it was grape Flavor-Aid Jim Jones laced with cyanide to poison his followers). But, people will probably always remember it as "the Kool-Aid". Kool-Aid has been around since the 1920s. Originally called Fruit Smack(!), it was first sold as a liquid. The Kool-Aid Guy, created in 1975, has...


Out-of-Order History of Anthropomorphic Snacks #1- Grimm's Fairy Tales

Out-of-Order History of Anthropomorphic Snacks #1- Grimm's Fairy Tales

Like many kids, I was raised on the Brothers Grimm. My grandfather would read a story to me from an old two-volume set every time I saw him, and mark the date in neat pencil on the top margin.  I never really liked the fairy tales that Disney had already Disney-fied. I was definitely a little princess, but the old German versions of Cinderella, Snow White, and the like seemed weird and somehow off when compared to the glittering, animated, showtunsey versions I got from those plastic-cased VHS tapes. (Yep, it was the 80’s...) The tales I wanted to hear again and again...


Food fight! Pillow fight!

Sandra Gibbons

Food fight! Pillow fight!

I asked my fella and my kitty to model Severe Snacks. What fun! The cat, however, was pretty unenthused.  


Welcome to the Severe Snacks store!

Sandra Gibbons

Thank you for checking out Severe Snacks! I'm going to be filling this blog with interesting tidbits, news, and photos. If you'd like to see what designs might pop up next on a t-shirt, check out my Instagram- there's many, many more drawings there. Some might even make you hungry! Requests? Questions? Email me at info@severesnacks.com