This handprint ice cream craft is a great summer craft for kids to make at home on a hot or rainy day or at daycare.
Now that summer break is here and kids are home, parents look for easy summer craft ideas to keep their little ones busy during the day. You may be a babysitter in search of fun summer activities to make with the kids. Or maybe you are a daycare teacher looking for simple crafts.
This handprint ice cream craft is great for kids of all ages. All you need is the free template, construction paper, scissors and glue.
Handprint crafts are so very special as they make fun keepsake ideas. It may be a good idea to write the year to the back of the craft.
We made our ice cream craft with three handprints, but you can use just one or two. You can decorate each handprint with glitter or confetti paper. You can add googly eyes to the top handprint.
Looking for more summer crafts for kids?
Create two adorable handprint ocean animals: crab and shark. This is a fun summer activity for daycare or to try at home with your kids. All you need is the printable and paint.
If your family likes camping, you must try this camping spinner with your kids this summer. The interactive craft features a tent during the day and a camper during the night. With fun designs, this craft will be a hit.
Use paper plates and yarn to make a beautiful jellyfish craft with preschoolers and older kids. This ocean animal craft isn’t only fun but it also helps kids with their fine motor skills.
Handprint Ice Cream Craft
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Supplies:
- Free ice cream printable – enter your email at the end of the article to get the printable
- Construction paper: brown, red and other colors of your choice for the handprints
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
How to make a handprint ice cream craft
Start by tracing your kid’s handprint on colored paper. Make one, two or three handprints on the same of different colored paper. Cut out the handprint(s). If you made more than one handprint, glue them one on top of the other.
Glue the cone at the bottom of the handprint(s). The templates comes with two cones of different sizes. Use the smaller or the bigger size.
Cut out a small strip of brown paper and glue it on top of the cherry as the stem. Glue the cherry on top of the handprints.
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