Are you ready for a fun ice cream craft? This Cotton Round Ice Cream Craft will be your kids new favorite summer idea, guaranteed!
It’s super easy to set up too! All you need is a piece of cardboard and a few craft supplies and you’ve got this craft set up in under 5 minutes. Kids will love creating their own ice cream, choosing the colors for their ice cream scoops!
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- Cardboard
- Beige card stock
- Beige permanent marker or crayon
- Cotton rounds
- Food dye
- Dropper
- Liquid school glue
- Craft scissors
- Cups with water
Instructions:
- Begin by cutting the cardboard into a rectangle, approximately 6″ x 8″.
- Next, cut out a cone from the beige card stock and glue to the cardboard.
- Using the beige permanent marker or crayon, draw lines to make it look like a waffle cone.
- Next, glue 3 (or more if you’d like) cotton rounds on top of the cone, overlapping just a bit.
- Lastly, add desired food coloring into the cups with water and mix.
Let the kids use the dropper to paint the ice cream scoops!
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Using the same concept, make these lovely cotton ball ice cream cones!
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what is my child learning and improving?
- Creativity (choosing which paint colors to use, etc. )
- Hand-eye coordination (using the dropper and coloring the cotton rounds)
- Fine motor skills (pinching the dropper, releasing the dropper)
- Independency
Have fun with this craft!
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