Happy Uncomplicated Fun Alongside H2o Ice Cream {Gail Gibbons Virtual Majority Social Club For Kids Weblog Hop}

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Our June Virtual Book Club for Kids writer is Gail Gibbons!

We've read a few of Gail's books before, but Ice Cream: The Full Scoop was a novel majority to us, thence nosotros decided to cheque it out. We are huge H2O ice cream lovers thence nosotros genuinely enjoyed all of the details inwards the book. 

Our favorite business office most the majority was the illustrations. There are tons of them in addition to they are rattling colorful. My toddler used them to attention her mean value of questions in addition to my boy in addition to I simply had fun absorbing all of the facts. The majority is rich alongside information, thence you lot may desire to read it inwards small-scale chunks. We exclusively read 2-3 pages at a fourth dimension alongside my toddler in addition to thence did a lot of talking most what nosotros read spell making observations. 

After nosotros read the book, nosotros decided to convey an H2O ice cream themed weekend in addition to create some H2O ice cream themed activities. I am going to part iv of the uncomplicated activities nosotros tried alongside you...

1. {Pretend Play} Playdough Ice Cream Shop

I loved this ice cream play idea from Sunday Hats in addition to Wellie Books, thence nosotros simplified it a fleck using materials nosotros had around the draw solid in addition to it was a hit!

The kids made H2O ice cream cones from brownish structure newspaper in addition to used pom poms for cherries in addition to sequins for sprinkles. They loved getting to piece of occupation our actual grown upwardly H2O ice cream scoopers too.

If I were a cooler mom, nosotros would've made our ain playdough too... but instead nosotros simply grabbed what nosotros had from our cupboard. They had fun making in addition to selling their H2O ice cream all weekend long.

2. {Kitchen Chemistry} 5 Minute Ice Cream

I was totally proud of myself for attempting this activity. I've never made homemade H2O ice cream without a machine in addition to did non believe this would genuinely work. We used this 5 infinitesimal H2O ice cream recipe from How Stuff Works, though I convey many other cookbooks alongside to a greater extent than complicated recipes.

Follow the tutorial to a higher identify for specific details. We made certain to wind our large baggie inwards a towel every bit nosotros shook it. Once it was wrapped up, nosotros tossed it dorsum in addition to forth in addition to played catch. Now I genuinely desire to essay i of these Ice Cream Ball Ice Cream Makers.

The recipe took to a greater extent than similar 7-8 minutes to genuinely work, but nosotros were impressed that it genuinely solidified. Next fourth dimension nosotros volition demand to brand to a greater extent than since the kids genuinely seemed to similar it in addition to nosotros volition piece of occupation heavy cream to acquire far a fleck to a greater extent than rich. :) If you lot convey a favorite homemade H2O ice cream recipe, experience gratis to part it inwards the comments!

I allow them add together sprinkles in addition to mini chocolate chips in addition to they were inwards sky alongside their picayune treat!

3. {Learning Colors} Felt Ice Cream Cones

Next I cutting out some felt ovals in addition to triangles inwards dissimilar colors in addition to the kids placed them on felt sheets to brand their ain felt H2O ice cream cones.

This was a uncomplicated activity to piece of occupation every bit I talked alongside my toddler most colors, sizes, numbers, in addition to placement (ex. the bluish scoop is on top of the cone). My boy also turned his cones into H2O ice cream monsters. He practiced counting in addition to nosotros worked on uncomplicated add-on in addition to subtraction give-and-take problems using the scoops (ex. Sarah had i scoop in addition to Josh iii scoops. How many scoops did they convey all together?)  We used sequins every bit sprinkles in i trial to a greater extent than in addition to simply had a skillful fourth dimension exploring alongside the felt pieces to create dissimilar masterpieces.   

4. {Family Field Trip} Going to the Ice Cream Shop

Our terminal H2O ice cream themed activity included a draw solid unit of measurement champaign trip to acquire laid about H2O ice cream sundaes at a local creamery. Yum! Not exclusively did nosotros relish a treat, but nosotros practiced skills similar sharing, waiting turns, asking/answering questions, in addition to listening. We also practiced our tabular array manners.  

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PS- If you lot missed whatever of our other Virtual Book Club Posts you lot tin uncovering them below:

June- Mo Willems

July- Don in addition to Audrey Wood

August- Kevin Henkes
September- Lois Ehlert
October- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
November- Tomie dePaola
December- Jan Brett
January- David McPhail
February- Dr Seuss

March- Julia Donaldson
April- David Shannon
May- Leo Lionni

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