Are you looking for ice cream activities for preschool and kindergarten this summer? Let’s get scooping with homemade ice cream in a bag, art projects, and more! Add these ice cream activities to your summer lesson plans for fun and hands-on learning.
Ice Cream Activities For Kids
Explore these fantastic ice cream activities for preschoolers and beyond this summer, including sensory play, science, and art. Look for free printables to get started, including the fun and free printable popsicle craft below.
Free Printable Popsicle Coloring Pages and Craft Activity
Ice Cream Sensory Bin
Set up some imaginative ice cream sensory play with colorful pom poms, and plastic cones. Who would like an ice cream?
Ice Cream Playdough
Whip up colored, no cook playdough and combine it with plastic cones and ice cream scoops for kids to make pretend ice cream.
Also, try this taste-safe frosting playdough version for an alternative “sweets” theme.
Ice Cream Taste Test
Similar to our candy taste test, explore ice cream with the senses by setting up a simple taste test of different ice cream flavors. Have kids taste each flavor and describe what they like about it. Create a poll or even graph the results.
Ice Cream Puffy Painting
Make homemade puffy paint for a fantastic and easy ice cream painting project. Cut bubble wrap into triangles and use brown paint to stamp cones onto the paper. Then, use our favorite homemade puffy paint to create scoops of ice cream!
Ice Cream Art
Print out the ice cream template, color and then glue your scoops of ice cream onto card. Inspired by 3 famous artists!
Ice Cream in a Bag
Who would like to eat ice cream? Make your own ice cream with this fun ice cream in a bag activity.
DIY Slushie Science
Like our ice cream in a bag, making sorbet is also quite easy and a good workout for the arms! You will need some gloves because it gets cold!
Popsicle Pop Art
Combine summer popsicles with bright colors to create fun pop art inspired by the famous artist, Andy Warhol.
Make An Ice Cream Sensory Bag
An ice cream sensory bag is a fun way to work on fine motor, colors, and math skills.
Supplies:
- 12-14 ounces Clear Hair Gel
- Gallon Zip Top Bag
- Black or Brown Sharpie
- Colorful Plastic Straws
- Wide Tape (Optional to Seal Bag)
- Scissors
Instructions:
STEP 1: Gather supplies. If your bag has a writing or a label, remove it with alcohol and cotton swabs.
STEP 2: Using the marker, draw ice cream cones! Feel free to use a cup to trace circles and a ruler to help with the cones. Add as much detail as you like!
STEP 3: Fill the bag with the clear hair gel.
STEP 4: Cut up straw “sprinkles” and add them to the bag.
STEP 5: Seal the bag. Add additional necessary tape and/or tape the bag to a table!
💡 Demonstrate how to manipulate and push around the sprinkles with your fingers. Kids can sort by color, size, or amount. Make it a game and add dice!
Printable Ice Cream Activities STEAM Pack
Add this Ice Cream Activity Pack to your summer lessons. First, make a cool treat for summer science with ice cream in a bag and enjoy it with themed Would You Rather Cards!
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