After months and months of snow our weather is finally improving and we are enjoying the sun on our faces. This means a lot more outdoor time and of course a lot more ice cream cones. Here is a collection of Ice Cream Themed Activities and Books.
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ICE CREAM RECIPES
What would a fun ice cream theme post be without some ice cream recipes? Try them all for some sweet treats!
Make your own ice cream in a bag like Buggy & Buddy.
Frozen yogurt more your style? Try out our super easy recipe sugar-free recipe here!
For years of fun purchase an ice cream maker and you will have the best tasting ice cream ever! Try some of these recipes or let the kids have fun making up their own!
ICE CREAM PLAY DOUGH AND SENSORY PLAY!
I scream, you scream, we all scream for playdough ice cream! We love making playdough ice cream.
Fun at Home With Kids has an ice cream dough that feels cool to the touch and melts like real ice cream.
Using only 2 ingredients Play Create Explore has the perfect sensory experience for creating your own ice cream parlor. I love the accessories they used!
I can almost smell this Strawberry Ice Cream Sensory Bin from Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails!
Loving these Pretend Ice Cream Sundaes from You Clever Monkey.
Want to explore the science behind some of these ice cream sensory experiences? Lemon Lime Adventures has a great post exploring the “whys” behind these fun explorations.
ICE CREAM THEME CRAFTS
Kids will love creating their favorite ice cream flavors with this cute Ice Cream Cone Craft from Sugar Aunts.
We loved making our Puffy Paint Ice Cream Cones using homemade puffy paint.
These Paper Maché Ice Cream Sundaes from Art Bar look like so much fun!
Art Bar also has these super easy to create Cardboard Ice Cream Cones.
ICE CREAM THEME BOOKS
After all the sweet treats and playing how about some quiet time with some of our favorite ice creme theme books? Find our whole collection here.
WANT MORE ICE CREAM FUN?
Growing Book by Book has a fun selection of Ice Cream Theme Literacy Games!
J Daniels Mom has 8 Ice Cream Games that incorporate math and literacy.
Kids will definitely love this Pom Pom Ice Cream Shoppe from One Time Through.
Thank you, Meredith, for featuring two of my ice cream art projects!! I love this round-up, it gets me all excited for summer! xo Bar
So glad you like it Bar! Oh yeah ice cream = Summer!
Thanks for including our pretend icecream play Meredith
Seeing all these icecream ideas makes me wish it was summer here again!