We all scream for ice cream!  Today I’m here to bring you a little fun project that I did with my son.  He’s 3 so I had to do most of the cutting and such, older kids can probably do it themselves.

I used the Triple Dip – 2 Straws that Dani created with Traci Reed and Shawna Clingerman to make a cute little game for my little guy. 

I used various shapes to create scoops of ice cream and a cone.  Then I clipped the different papers to the shapes and added some color words and numbers.  After printing I cut them out and he helped me assemble the game.  I used metal washers adhered to a piece of cardstock and then put magnets on the backs of the scoops.  I also enlarged the hat from the kit, printed it twice, and stapled it for him to wear.   You may need to add some extending pieces of paper if you print this on 8.5×11 paper for older kids.  As a last step I printed out some of the Guest Checks in the kit for him to be able to “take my order”. 

When it was all said and done we played all morning with me ordering what kind of ice cream cone I wanted and then he would put it together.  The “1, blue, 4, pink” was very good!  LOL!

We spent the rest of the morning making ice cream in a bag.  It was a very simple recipe and he really enjoyed helping measure out the ingredients and then shaking the bag.  But his favorite part was the taste testing.

Here’s the recipe if you’re interested in trying it. (we added some chocolate chips too)

Enjoy!

~Tracy

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