What better way to kick off Summer break than with an Ice Cream Social Party for Kids! My daughter came up with the idea of having all her girlfriends from class come over for an ice cream party. I was so excited to put this together for all of them. A way to hang out outside of school and say goodbye before they all headed off on adventures for the Summer. What I loved about this party idea was how simple it was to put together.
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Here is how I set up our Ice Cream Social
It all started when I came across some of the cutest ice cream themed plates and cups at the store. I wanted it to be a bright and colorful party theme. Something that screamed “Ice Cream” and “Summer”. Looking around I saw these really cool balloons that had fun, swirled colors and some bright tissue party fans. I also found the cutest ice cream neon night light that I had to display. My trusty letter board always looks cute. It displayed “Life is too short to be vanilla” and “You are the Sprinkles to my Ice Cream”. We displayed cones with my DIY Ice Cream Cone Wrappers and the most adorable drink cups with ice cream decals.
How to Build an Ice Cream Bar
Picking out toppings for the ice cream was really fun. I put each one in small ramekin dishes so everyone could easily add them to their favorite ice cream.
- Gummy Worms
- Gummy Bears
- Broken Waffle Cones
- Chocolate Chips
- Sprinkles
- Marshmallows
- Oreo Cookies
- Hot Fudge
- Caramel Sauce
I also set out some snacks for parents like cut up bell peppers, carrots, pretzels and of course Mimosas. Check out these adorable Ice Cream Cone shaped Cake Pops too!
Activity for an Ice Cream Social
How about some team building with a giant Ice Cream themed coloring sheet? If you’ve followed the blog for a while you know our family LOVES these! It’s mess free and little kids love to gather around and color together.
Ice Cream Social Party Favors
I wanted to do something special but very simple for the girls to say “Thank You” for coming! I found the cutest Ice Cream Party Favor Boxes and filled them with a light up yoyo, chapstick and cute treat themed temporary tattoos.
It was such a great Summer Party Idea and the girls had so much fun together. The best part was their teacher made a surprise appearance! They got a really big kick out of that.
Love this Party Idea? Here are my Favorite Items so you can throw an Ice Cream Social Party for Kids too!
Treat Themed Temporary Tattoos | Bright Tissue Paper Fans | Ice Cream Party Favor Boxes | Ice Cream Neon Light | Balloon Garland Kit | Disposable Ice Cream Cups with Spoons | Set of Disposable Cups with Ice Cream Decals | Set of Ramekin Dishes | Ice Cream Cone Paper Plates | Ice Cream Stamper Set | Ice Cream Shaped Balloon | Light Up YoYo’s | Girl’s Chapstick Set | Ice Cream Cone Cake Pops
If you love this Ice Cream Social Party, check out my other blog posts on Tropical Luau Birthday Party, Fiesta Birthday Party, Farm Birthday Party Garden Themed Birthday Party , 4th of July Cocktail Party, and Cousin Camp for more entertaining and party planning ideas.
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