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Cotton Round Ice Cream Craft

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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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materials:

 

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. 

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  • Using the beige permanent marker or crayon, draw lines to make it look like a waffle cone.

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  • Next, glue 3 (or more if you’d like) cotton rounds on top of the cone, overlapping just a bit.

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  • Lastly, add desired food coloring into the cups with water and mix.

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Let the kids use the dropper to paint the ice cream scoops!

 

more ice cream activities for kids

Using the same concept, make these lovely cotton ball ice cream cones!

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Have fun learning to count with your little ones with this Sprinkles Ice Cream Count Activity!

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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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