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Home » Seasons » Summer » Egg Carton Ice Cream Cone Craft

Egg Carton Ice Cream Cone Craft

March 14, 2013 by Crystal McClean

This Tuesday I took part as a guest on Red Ted Art’s Google + Hangout.  This week the theme was to make something crafty out of egg cartons.  Tristan and I made these egg carton and felt ice cream cones. 

Egg carton crafts are always a hit with kids.  These egg carton and felt ice cream cones are simple and can also be used as tree decorations.

Ice Cream Cones

When I was quite youngish,  family friend used to give us a gift each year at Christmas.  and each year it was something she had crafted herself.  Most of these crafts were also usually recycled form something else.  This is one of her crafts.

 The items you will need to make this ice cream cone craft are:

  • a cardboard egg carton
  • paint and paintbrush
  • cotton batting or newspaper crumpled into a ball
  • a small piece of fabric or felt
  • glue
  • thread and a needle or an elastic band/twist tie

 How to make your ice cream cone craft:

Gently tear out one (or more) of the central dividers from a cardboard egg carton and cut the end of it so that it is even.

Egg carton crafts with kids, upcycled crafts, recycled crafts, photo

Paint the outside and inner rim of your ‘cone’.  Tristan chose gold for his.

Egg carton crafts, play food crafts, felt crafts for kids, Crystal's Tiny Treasures, photo

After the cone has dried, cut a piece of fabric or felt in a circle or a square, roughly 10cm x 10cm.

Ice Cream play food craft, felt food, photo

If you are using a needle and thread, make some large stitches around the fabric now, about 1.5cm from the outer edges.  Leave this loose and be mindful of the needle that may still be attached.

Ice Cream play food craft, felt food, photo

Put some stuffing or some crumpled paper into the centre of the fabric.  Cinch up the stitching around the square and tie a knot in the thread to leave a little package.  If you are using an elastic band or a twist tie, gather up the edges of the fabric and hold them together in a bunch.

READ MORE:   Egg Carton Bells

Egg carton crafts, play food crafts, felt crafts for kids, Crystal's Tiny Treasures, photo

Put a little glue just below the inside rim of the cone and place your ‘ice cream’ in, with the gathered end of the fabric down into the cone.

Egg carton crafts, play food crafts, felt crafts for kids, Crystal's Tiny Treasures, photo

Let the glue dry and you have an ice cream cone for your felt food play time!

Another option is to add a loop of thread through the top of the cone and turn it into a cute Christmas tree ornament (which is the original gift I had received).

Egg carton crafts, play food crafts, felt crafts for kids, Crystal's Tiny Treasures, photo

You can let your imagination run wild with the various flavours of ice cream you could make.  Use green and draw some brown spots on the fabric and you will have mint chocolate chip.  Or you could add sprinkles, etc.

What’s your favourite flavour?

If you are looking for more egg carton crafts, why not try an iceberg with greeting card passengers.  Or click over to our felt crafts page, cardboard crafts page, or summer fun page for more crafty ideas.

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There are also lots of excellent egg carton craft ideas from the other Red Ted Art Google+ Hangout:

Hens/Egg Cups by Red Ted Art

Bird Mask by Zing Zing Tree – these are fabulous and the options are endless.

Little Speckled Frogs by Rainy Day Mom goes well with the nursery song.

Cress Sprouting Caterpillar by Thinly Spread can be used for a little science lesson.

Daffodils by Me and My Shadow would be a fabulous Mother’s Day gift.

Pom pom vases by Domestic Goddesque  is a cute Easter craft.

Paint Pallettes by Here Come The Girls is something we’ve done as well.

Blossom Fairy Lights by Red Ted Art is a little something for the book corner, or for some parental quiet time.

READ MORE:   COW EGG CARTON CRAFT

 

Filed Under: Craft, Summer Tagged With: Egg Cartons, Felt

About Crystal McClean

I am a Mom, Wife, Home Educator, and Virtual Assistant. We love to have fun together while learning and exploring our environment.

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Comments

  1. maggy, red ted art says

    March 14, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    Super cute! Such a simple and fun idea!

    • crystalmcclean says

      March 14, 2013 at 4:38 pm

      Thank you! And thank you for hosting the hangout 🙂

  2. Melissa says

    March 15, 2013 at 12:14 am

    super cute idea!!!!!

    • crystalmcclean says

      March 15, 2013 at 12:47 pm

      Thank you! Please visit again soon 🙂

  3. Jen says

    March 31, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    I haven’t seen anything like this before. This is extravagantly amazing! Very creative and resourceful. Perfect for the kids! I really loved the materials you put to complete the ice cream. We did an Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity game out of the same materials you used. You should check it out! 🙂
    EarlyLearning.Momtrusted.com: Preschool Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity

    • Crystal McClean says

      March 31, 2013 at 5:23 pm

      Thank you for the lovely comment! They are lots of fun to make, aren’t egg cartons versatile? Thanks for sharing your site, you have lots of great ideas!

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