The first week of school is exciting and sometimes stress-producing. One way to make the week less stressful is to go for an after-school sweet treat! We visited several great places around the Augusta River Region where kids and parents can celebrate going back to school with an ice cream, rock candy, gourmet chocolates or French-style macarons. Whatever your option, we’ve got you covered! The list below has all the information you need.


SWEET TREATS AFTER SCHOOL

LOCATION

PLACE

HOURS

WEBSITE

TREATS

North Augusta

Vampire Penguin

12-9pm

www.vampirepenguin.com

Kid’s Favorite: cotton candy, peanut butter, cheesecake flavors (GF)

North Augusta

Sno-Cap Drive-in

10:30am-9:00pm

www.snocapdrivein.com

Kid’s Favorite: ice cream cone with sprinkles or root beer floats

North Augusta

Pink Dipper

11am-9pm (9:30 Fridays and Saturdays)

www.pinkdipper.com

Banana splits, ice cream floats, milkshakes

 

Kid’s Favorites: Superman with sprinkles or gummy bears 

 

North Augusta

Peachy Rolls Ice Cream

12-9pm (10pm on weekends)

www.facebook.com/PeachyRolls/

Rolled ice cream, frozen yogurt, smoothies

Augusta

Holy Shakes

1-9pm

www.facebook.com/holyshakesllc

Milkshakes, ice cream, crazy bowls

Augusta

Dippin’ Dots

12-9pm

www.dippindots.com/loc/ll/US/GA/Augusta/3328-Washington-Road

Dippin’ Dots ice cream, sherbert, frozen yogurt

Martinez

Frosty Rolls Ice Cream

12-8pm (9pm on Fridays)

www.facebook.com/FrostyRollsUSA/

Shaved snow, rolled ice cream

Martinez

Rita’s Italian Ice & Custard

11am-11pm

www.ritasice.com

Frozen custard, Italian ices, Gelati (GF)

Evans

Small Cakes

Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm

Fri-Sat 10am-9pm

Sun 12-5pm

 

www.smallcakesaugusta.com

Every cupcake flavor under the sun including specialty flavors like hot fudge, wedding cake, cookies and cream, and lemon blueberry! (GF)

Evans

Wild Sugar

12-10pm

www.thewildsugar.com

Ice cream, shakes, Italian ice, smoothies, frozen yogurt, fudge

Kid’s Favorites: Birthday Cake Shake

Aiken

Flanigan’s Ice Cream

12-9pm

www.flanigansicecream.com

Milkshakes, sundaes, and homemade waffle cones

Aiken

Cyndi’s Sweet Shoppe

10am-5:30pm

www.cyndissweetshoppe.com

Chocolates, candies, fudge

Kid’s Favorites: bins and bins of Swedish fish, gumballs, rock candy and nonpareils

Aiken

Vampire Penguin

12-9pm

www.vampirepenguin.com

Shaved snow in delicate and creamy flavors with topping options

Aiken

La Parisienne

7am-5pm

www.laparisienne.site

Croissants, waffles, and crepes

Kid’s Favorites: the rainbow-colored rows of macarons under the counter (GF)

(GF): Gluten-free options available

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