Should I Share My Ice Cream? {Book and Craft}

This post is sponsored by Blue Bunny. Opinions are my own.

Do have a favorite children’s author you cling to, collecting everything he/she writes?

I’m obsessed with Mo Willems.

My kids love his books too, especially the ones about Elephant and Piggie. The stories are simple in dialog and illustration, but have a way of sucking them in with the silly characters’ animated facial expressions. From a reading-teacher perspective, these books are perfect for teaching the comprehension strategy of inferring feelings.

Should I Share My Ice Cream? is about the (sometimes difficult) decision to share with someone else. I love that the book shows Gerald the Elephant’s very relatable thought process as he analyzes, rationalizes, and justifies different scenarios in his decision to share (or not to share!) his ice cream with his best friend, Piggie.

This story has a surprising ending, and sparked some great discussion in our family. “Would YOU share something you love?”

Thankfully, Blue Bunny makes sharing easy! Keep the good times rolling this summer with signature Bunny Tracks ice cream, classic Simply Vanilla ice cream sandwiches or irresistibly fun Mini Swirls.

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Another thing that makes sharing easy is YOU. I’m continually humbled and grateful for the support you show me and my little store. And for that, I say thank you with a fun ice cream cone craft template!

To create these Ice Cream Cone Crafts, you’ll need:

• Ice Cream Cone Printable Template (link to the printable at the bottom of this post)
• white paper or card stock
• paint or crayons/markers/paint sticks
• scissors
• glue
• (optional) colored card stock or patterned paper

Print Ice Cream Cone  Craft Template

Print the ice cream cone template. We prefer to use white card stock for a sturdier project.

Color or Paint Your Ice Cream Cone Craft Template

We’re currently hooked on paint sticks. They produce vibrant colors and paint-like-texture without the mess of actual paint.

Cut Ice Cream Cone Craft Template Pieces

Assemble and Embellish Ice Cream Cones

Assemble ice cream cones with glue. We also embellished the cones with marker and added colorful “sprinkles” using real sprinkles, gluing them on just as you would glitter. The final customized project results are so fun for summer and make a stunning display for the fridge or bulletin board!

Looking for the FREE printable template?! Read on. . . .

As a classroom teacher turned at-home mom, I have a passion for keeping lifelong learning fun and creative. And I’m especially crazy about teaching through stories and good books.

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