Snack time can often take a nasty time when it comes to children. The children often won't adhere to the rules you have governing this time and it may become impossible for them to keep themselves and the things around them neat and clean. While children run the risk of making things messy all the times, there are double the chances of this happening when it comes to a Popsicle.
Popsicles are really hard to stop from dripping, which is why children cannot purely be put to blame in this regard. The more logical option in this case is to use protection to keep the Popsicle from dripping. This can be achieved by using a cupcake liner in an inverted form to block the drip from reaching the ground or making the hands sticky and dirty.