I kid you not, July is National Ice Cream Month.
And I say-- let's celebrate by crafting, playing. learning, and eating ice cream!! Enjoy this fun list of ice cream crafts & activities that kids will LOVE!
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When hubby and I were dating {oh so long ago}, one of our favorite "date nights" was getting ice cream. I'm pretty sure there were some weeks that we went for ice cream every night!
We seem to have passed along our love for ice cream to our kiddos!
In honor of Ice Cream Month-- peanut butter, cookie dough, mint chocolate chip, or whatever flavor suits your taste buds-- we've put together the Ultimate List of Ice Cream Activities for Kids!
Your kiddos will love these 40 awesome activities that have your children crafting, playing, learning, and eating ice cream!
Ice Cream Crafts:
Bring out your box of craft materials. There's a fun ice cream craft for your kids of all ages- from preschool to early elementary, and have fun painting, coloring, and decorating ice cream art projects!
- Fork Painting Ice Cream Craft via Sugar Aunts
- Bubble Wrap Ice Cream Craft via Crafty Kids at Home
- I is for Ice Cream Letter of the Week Craft via ArtsyMomma
- Ice Cream Coloring Pages via Itsy Bitsy Fun
- Cupcake Liner Ice Cream Craft via I Heart Crafty Things
- Paper Mache Ice Cream Sundaes via Art Bar
- Handprint Ice Cream Cone Craft via Crafty Morning
- Ice Cream Footprints via The Best Nanny Blog
- Origami Ice Cream Cones via Pink Stripey Socks
Ice Cream Activities:
Your kiddos will love the variety of sensory ice cream activities from small worlds to cloud dough ice cream to play dough! These ice cream activities are perfect for your preschooler!
- Ice Cream Shop Small World via The Kindergarten Connection
- Ice Cream Shop Using Ice Cream Dough via Mama. Papa. Bubba
- Messy Pretend Play Ice Cream Shoppe via You Clever Monkey
- Ice Cream Fine Motor Play via Best Toys for Toddlers
- Cloud Dough Ice Cream Shop via Mama. Papa. Bubba
- Sensory Play Ice Cream Game via JDaniel4's Mom
- Ice Cream Dino Excavation via Lalymom
- Ice Cream Play Dough Recipe via Smart School House
- Ice Cream Foam Play Set via And Next Comes L
- Neapolitan Ice Cream Play Dough via Learning4Kids
Ice Cream Printables
From letter matching to fine motor skills to subtraction-- you kiddos will love these learning activities with an ice cream theme! Here you'll find fun ice cream printable activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and Kindergarteners. Print these to round out a delightful ice cream theme!
- Ice Cream Alphabet Match via The Letters of Literacy
- Ice Cream Name Recognition Activity via A Dab of Glue Will Do
- Make Ice Cream In a Bag Recording Sheet via Buggy & Buddy
- Ice Cream Pattern Cards via Simply Learning
- Fine Motor Ice Cream Cone via Modern Preschool
- Ice Cream Writing Worksheets via Learning2Walk
- Ice Cream Subtraction Worksheets via Learning2Walk
- Short & Long Vowel Ice Cream Sort via This Reading Mama
- Ice Cream Do A Dot Printables via Tot Schooling
- Printable Ice Cream Game via Schooling A Monkey
- I Spy Printable Game: Ice Cream via Gift of Curiosity
Ice Cream Treats:
No round-up about ice cream would be complete without some sweet treats to make and eat! Kick off your ice cream fun or bring it to an end while satisfying your sweet tooth with one of these ice cream treats!
- Banana Split Sticks via Frugal Coupon Living
- Nutter Butter Ice Cream Cone Cookie Treat via Rose Bakes
- Ice Cream Cupcakes via Red Ted Art
- Ice Cream in a Can via Home Cooking Memories
- Ice Cream Cone Fruit Salad via Sugar Aunts
- Easy & Healthy Frozen Yogurt via Snotty Noses
- Healthy Ice Cream Sandwiches from Whipperberry
Man, all this ice cream talk is making me "eye" my freezer where we have a couple of half-empty ice cream containers just "taking up space." I think the chocolate peanut butter is calling my name!
Which one of these ice cream activities will you do first?! Enjoy these delightful learn & play ice cream activities with your kiddos!
