Although it's still spring in the Netherlands, the temperatures are a lot higher than normal. Good weather and ice cream go hand in hand in a child's mind, so we decided to make some colourful paper ice creams!
My youngest nanny kids painted different colours on a paper (free work) and when their work was dry, I used this template to shape some ice scoops of it.
I traced the template on cardboard paper for my oldest nanny kid. She used yellow paint for the triangle cones and chose various colours for the scoops.
To create the ice creams attach two scoops and cones to each other with a straw and double sided tape as shown on the pictures below. Measure the size of the straw beforehand so it doesn't stick out.
When the ice creams were ready, we made a signboard with the Dutch word ice on it and turned our play kitchen into an ice stall. When the parents arrived later that evening they shouted, “Ice cream for sale” through the living room. The parents could choose mango, blueberry, strawberry and a lot of other flavours the children came up with.
Instead of paint you can use a lot of other materials to pimp your ice creams. This weekend I went to see my niece and together we made toppings as sweet feather, chocolate with candy bears and strawberry glitter. I would say, let your imagination run wild and enjoy your ice creams ;-)
