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25 Ice Cream Crafts for Kids

May 31, 2022 Mary Malcolm

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ice cream crafts

Is your child an ice cream fan? How about arts and crafts? If so, why not combine these two into some fabulous ice cream crafts?!

These 25 ice cream crafts for kids will keep them entertained without ruining their dinner. You’ll find free printable template of ice creams, some ice cream themed alphabet, free printables perfect for toddlers, kindergarten, and many more that they can use as pretend play and fine motor skills practice. Make some fun ice cream crafts and paper ice cream cones for summer fun!

ice cream crafts for kids!
Yum!

Crafting has never been so sweet!

Yummy Ice Cream Crafts for Kids

1. Make Ice Cream Balloon Cones

I believe every month is a National Ice Cream month, so let’s make some cool ice cream activities! These balloon ice cream cones by Pop Sugar are fun to make and make great decorations for a party!

ice cream crafts balloons for the kids!
Stack these up for the next party!

2. Cotton Scoopable Ice Cream

Cotton balls and pom poms are perfect for scoopable ice cream by Learn To Grow. Your kiddo can make unlimited number of scoops into tons of ice cream sundaes like this one. Such fun with a cherry on top.

cotton scoopable ball cone with the kids!
One scoop of that, please!

3. Paper Made Sundae

This sundae by First Palette, looks delicious enough to eat and is made using salt dough! Yep, an ice cream dough is perfect for a fun sensory play.

Paper Made Sundae for the kids!
Now that looks oh – sooo yummy!

4. Egg Carton Ice Cream Cones

Egg carton cones by In The Playroom are a fun way to use supplies you have on hand and create dramatic playtime for your kiddos. The “ingredients” are easy to find! Grab some egg cartons, cone shape construction paper, and some pompoms, and you’re good to go!

egg carton ice cream cones for the kids!
And how much does this cost?

5. Styrofoam Balls Ice Cream Scoops

These scoops of ice cream (unavailable) by Crafts N Coffee will last a long, long time…they’re made from Styrofoam balls! Such a simple ice cream craft are so great for color matching-themed activities in summer.

styrofoam ball ice cream scoops fo the kids!
Looks like real ice cream for styrofoam!

6. Footprint Ice Cream Cone Craft

A cute way to save those footprints is with this footprint ice cream cone craft by Painting Me Happy! Trace those tiny footprints and draw some ice cream cut figures in there, and you’ll get an awesome ice cream project for the little ones!

Footprint Ice Cream Cone Craft for the kids!
I did not know footprints can turn into an ice cream cone too!

7. Glittered and Foamed Ice Cream Cones

These cones are made out of foam and glitter by Craft Ideas and would make the cutest ice cream magnets ever. You can get these as ice cream printables too.

Glitter and Foam Ice Cream Cones for the kids!
Glittery and yummy to see!

8. Handprint Ice Cream Scoops

Handprint scoops by A Teaching Mommy are a great way to spend time with the littles and keep those memories to last a lifetime.

Handprint Ice Cream Scoops for the kids!
Beautiful!

9. Letter Recognition Ice Cream Cone Craft

Are you learning the letter I in the ABCs? This craft will help with letter recognition by A Happily Ever Crafter and looks so colorfully fun. I love this idea, just be careful with the scissors!

Letter Recognition Ice Cream Cone Craft for the kids!
I is for Ice cream on top!

10. Ice Cream Matching Game

Matching capital letters to lower case letters is the aim of this ice cream matching game by The Project Bus. Fun!

Ice Cream Matching Game for the kids!
Let’s do the game!

11. Sparkling Sequins For the Sprinkles

Your kiddos can use sequins to add sprinkles (unavailable) by Childcareland to their ice cream creation.

 Use Sparkling Sequins For the Sprinkles craft with the kids!
Sparke and sparkle everywhere!

12. Melting Ice Cream Craft

This ice cream looks like it’s melting in the sun by The Classroom Creative but really it’s made out of Elmer’s glue and shaving cream.

12. Melting Ice Cream Craft with the kids!
Ohh, imagine melting that in your mouth!

13. Cute Ice Cream Ornaments

Give your bigger kids the supplies and let them spend hours making ice cream cone ornaments (unavailable) by Lines Across that you’ll be able to reuse for years to come.

Ice Cream Ornaments crafts for the kids!
Have them on your Christmas tree!

14. Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Playdough Craft

Your preschooler can make their own cone, then play with mint chocolate chip play dough by The Imagination Tree Yum!

Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Play Dough Craft for the kids!
Yummy chocolate chip dough!

15. Ice Cream Cone Craft

Pom poms make delicious-looking sprinkles, and glitter is always a fun way to play with this ice cream craft by Pitter Patter Art

Ice Cream Cone Craft with the kids!
Colorful cones for an afternoon craft

16. Colored Cloud Dough Ice Cream Shakes

Colored cloud dough ice cream by Mommy Labs can serve up fun when your child makes milkshakes with it.

Colored Cloud Dough Ice Cream Shakes with the kids!
These shakes are so surreal!

17. Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones

Painting puffy paint by Crafty Morning makes these three-dimensional cones look downright scrumptious!

Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones with the kids!
If you can have them now then paint them!

18. Ice Cream Tissue Paper Craft

Littles will love making ice cream scoops out of tissue paper (unavailable) by Homemade City, and cones out of toilet paper rolls!

 Ice Cream Tissue Paper Craft with the kids!
I bet these tissue papers are yummy too!

19. Delightful Ice Cream Cones

Draw a picture, tear it up, then create these delightful cones by Artastic with the leftovers. So much fun.

Delightful Ice Cream Cones crafts with the kids!
A colorful collage of paper ice cream!

20. Watercolor Ice Cream Cones

How high will your kids be able to build their watercolor ice cream cones by Paperblog? Let’s find out!

Watercolor Ice Cream Cones crafts with the kids!
How high do you want it?

21. Imaginative Play Ice Cream Shop

This dramatic play-time ice cream shop by Learning 4 Kids has homemade cones and can teach kids about running their own small business.

Imaginative Play Ice Cream Shop with the kids!
Fun!

22. Paper Mache Ice Cream Cones

Paper mache cones (unavailable) by Ziggity Zoom are fun to make, to paint, and so much fun to show off to friends.

Paper Mache Ice Cream Cones crafts for the kids!
Pulp that cherry on top!

23. Messy Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones

This messy cone uses puffy paint by Little Running Teacher and fingers to make. Your littles will have so much fun making their ice cream cone creations.

Messy Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones craft with the kids!
It’s messy but it is pretty, right?!

24. Cotton Ball Ice Cream Cones

This cotton ball cone (unavailable) by Ribbons is fun from the marker sprinkles on top to the hand-colored cone on the bottom.

Cotton Ball Ice Cream Cones with the kids!
Now cotton balls?! What a craft!

25. Mini Ice Cream Cone Monkeys

Once your little monkeys are done crafting (and after dinner, of course), you can make them this adorable monkey cone by Kids Activities Blog as a sweet treat for a job well done.

Mini Ice Cream Cone Monkeys with the kids!
And monkeys too?! Fun!

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  • Breezy wind chimes crafts to relax the kids.
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ice cream crafts for kids!
Lovely ice cream treats!

Which yummy ice cream craft will you make with your kids today?

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