Summer is in full swing, and what better way to beat the heat than with everyone’s favorite frozen treat—ice cream! But why limit the ice cream fun to just eating? Engaging your little ones in ice cream-themed crafts and activities not only keeps them entertained but also sparks their creativity and imagination. From colorful crafts to tasty experiments, we’ve gathered an exciting roundup of ice cream-themed activities that will have your kids screaming for more!
Ice Cream Crafting Fun
Crafting with ice cream as the central theme allows children to explore their artistic side while learning about different flavors, textures, and colors. Whether your kids are aspiring chefs or budding artists, these craft activities offer a perfect blend of creativity and playfulness. From paper cone creations to fabric ice cream plushies, the possibilities are endless! Encourage them to experiment with various materials such as construction paper, paint, cotton balls, and googly eyes to bring their imaginative ice cream creations to life. Not only will these crafts keep them engaged for hours, but they will also serve as memorable keepsakes of their summer adventures.
Ice cream-themed activities can also be a fantastic way to introduce some science and sensory play into your child’s summer routine. Engage their taste buds and explore the science behind ice cream making with simple DIY experiments. Whip up homemade ice cream in a bag using salt, ice, and delicious ingredients, letting them experience the magic of transforming liquids into a creamy dessert. Alternatively, set up a taste test station with different flavors and encourage them to identify and describe the flavors they taste. This sensory exploration fosters critical thinking, vocabulary development, and fine motor skills—all while indulging in some scrumptious frozen treats!
In this blog post, we’ll guide you through a collection of ice cream crafts and activities that will ignite your child’s creativity and curiosity. So grab your art supplies, put on your chef’s hat, and get ready to embark on a sweet adventure with these cool ice cream-themed ideas!
Easy Done for you Activities to Keep Your Kids off Screens this Summer!!
Our DIY Summer Camp Package has everything you need to keep your kids off screens, keep them engaged and to create magical memories right in your own home. With 10+ themes, 130+ engaging activities, and valuable tips for a memorable summer, this package is your passport to a season of fun and learning. Let’s dive into the details and discover why our camp package is the must-have resource for your best summer!
- 10+ Weeks of Easy Themed Summer Camp Ideas for Kids 2-6!
- 130+ creative summer activities, crafts, science experiments, sensory play activities and recipes and more.
- Article: “10 Practical Tips for a Memorable Summer with Kids.”
- Article: “Sibling Harmony: 10 Practical Tips for Keeping the Peace and Managing Sibling Conflict”
- Full supply list for each week.
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Ice Cream Crafts and Activities
Potato Stamp Ice Cream Cone Craft
Get ready to scoop up some creativity with a delightful ice cream cone craft using an unexpected tool: a potato!
Counting Ice Cream Sprinkles Activity
Counting Ice Cream Sprinkles is a fun activity that will have your little one practicing their counting and making an ice cream masterpiece.
Easy Sponge Painted Ice Cream Craft
Create a colorful sponged painted ice cream cone craft with this easy summer craft for kids! A fun craft for kids of all ages!
Awesome Fizzy Ice Cream Shop Sensory Bin
Create this super fun and engaging Fizzy Ice Cream Shop Sensory Bin for your kids this summer using common household ingredients!
Awesome Scrape Painted Ice Cream Craft
Check out this fun craft for summer! Make a cool looking ice cream craft using this STEAM scrape painting technique!
Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag Recipe for Kids
Ice Cream in a Bag Recipe for Kids is a super easy recipe for kids that only takes 15 minutes! Make delicious ice cream at home this summer!
Ice Cream Cone Counting
Here is a quick and easy toddler or preschooler activity! Count ice cream cone scoops their fingerprints!
Potato Masher Ice Cream Craft
Potato Masher Ice Cream Cone craft is an easy and fun summertime kids’ craft! The perfect activity for a rainy summer day!
Paper Plate Ice Cream Craft
Ice Cream Colouring Pages for Kids
To add an extra sprinkle of joy to your little ones’ summer activities, we have curated a collection of free printable ice cream coloring pages.
Looking for more summer activity ideas? Check out of these other round-ups for more ways to stay busy this summer:
- 25+ Outdoor Water Activities to Keep Kids Cool This Summer
- 40+ Awesome Outdoor Learning Activities for Kids
- 30+ Easy Outdoor Art Projects for Kids
- 60+ Awesome Outdoor Activities for Kids
- 45+ Awesome Water Sensory Bins for Toddlers & Preschoolers
- 40+ Water Table Activities for Toddlers
- 21+ Spray Bottle Activities for Toddler
- 20 Amazing Backyard Obstacle Courses
- 21+ Amazing Summer Sensory Bins
- 40+ Ice Sensory Play
- 12 Healthy Smoothie Recipes for Toddlers + Kids
Easy Done for you Activities to Keep Your Kids off Screens this Summer!!
Our DIY Summer Camp Package has everything you need to keep your kids off screens, keep them engaged and to create magical memories right in your own home. With 10+ themes, 130+ engaging activities, and valuable tips for a memorable summer, this package is your passport to a season of fun and learning. Let’s dive into the details and discover why our camp package is the must-have resource for your best summer!
- 10+ Weeks of Easy Themed Summer Camp Ideas for Kids 2-6!
- 130+ creative summer activities, crafts, science experiments, sensory play activities and recipes and more.
- Article: “10 Practical Tips for a Memorable Summer with Kids.”
- Article: “Sibling Harmony: 10 Practical Tips for Keeping the Peace and Managing Sibling Conflict”
- Full supply list for each week.
Toddler and Preschooler Curriculums, Books & TV Show!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles that show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 airs in the summer of 2023! We were also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
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.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
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