This *may* be our favorite craft yet! Remember when we did the taco stand? Well this is or take on an Ice Cream Shop! And it was SO FUN. Not only is this a super simple craft, it’s perfect for interactive sociodramatic play.
We worked on sorting, counting, fine motor skills, money exchange, and customer service. Plus, Emma and the girls next door had a blast for a really long time playing Ice Cream Shop outside being creative and using their imaginations!
Materials:
- tissue paper (variety of colors)
- brown construction paper (for waffle cones)
- brown crayon/marker
- colorful pompoms
- colorful pipe cleaners
- scissors
- bowls
- colorful cups
- ice cream scoop
Instructions:
- scrunch up individual tissue paper sheets into balls (scoops) of ice cream
- cut up pipe cleaners to make sprinkles
- cut out your cones (we drew the shape below on the brown paper to cut out)
- draw the lines on the cone to make it like a waffle
- roll up your cones and staple the edge
- make a fun sign for your shop!
- set up your “stand” (we used a shirt gift box)
