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Create a colorful sponge painted ice cream cone craft with this easy summer craft for kids! All you need are sponges, colourful paints and construction paper. A fun craft for kids of all ages!
Check out my short form crafting series Curious Crafting on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Watch all the episodes here. And look out for season 2 coming in 2023!
How to Set Up Sponge Painted Ice Cream Cone Craft
Cut out a triangle cone shape from the brown construction paper.
Pour a small amount of brown paint on to a paper plate and dip the edge of the small piece of cardboard into the paint and stamp it on the brown construction paper to make a grid pattern for the ice cream cone.
Glue the cone to the bottom of the white sheet of paper.
Grab 2-3 sponges and trace the top of the cup using a pen on the sponges to create a circle.
Cut out the circles with a pair of scissors.
Pour out a few different colours of paint on a paper plate.
Take the sponge circles and stamp scoops of ice cream above the ice cream cone. Let your child mix the colours and stamp as much as they like. Use bright colours to make a colour ice cream cone!
Age Suitability for Sponge Painted Ice Cream Craft
This activity is good for kids 4 years and up. My kids are 4, 4, and 8 year old.
Mess Level
This is a mess level is medium.
Difficulty to Create
Easy.
Skills Developed in Sponge Painted Ice Cream Cone Craft
Language development, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Supplies for Sponge Painted Ice Cream Cone Craft
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Sponges
A cup for tracing
Pen
Scissors
Paper Plate or something for the paint
Washable Paint in various bright colors including brown
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This show is all about fun and easy crafts for toddlers and preschoolers.
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
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Our Sensory Play Kits are some fun and easy ways to keep your child engaged while at the same time using sensory play to nurture their mind!
