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Fresh Flower Ice-Cream Sundae Craft Project

By Lorraine

My dear friend, Susan told me about something she made at a Flower Camp she attended with another friend. I was looking for a craft project to make with the kids for a garden themed birthday party I was planning for my granddaughter and her friends and cousins. This sweet fresh flower ice-cream sundae arrangement was a perfect craft project for little girls!


Cute, huh! And just the kind of project that turns out well for kids giving them a sense of accomplishment without being too difficult or boring. It isn’t a messy project and nothing that might stain or ruin their clothing or surroundings.

With a little prep work ahead of time, the project goes smoothly and does not take a long time to complete. I had the Oasis foam cut to size for the ice-cream shaped vases and the flowers trimmed to the right length, sitting in containers ready for “picking.”

Because the glass is clear and I didn’t want the oasis to show, I had pre-cut pieces of white plastic, cut from the bags you get when shopping. It was free and worked for what I needed. Older kids could add the plastic and then inset the foam themselves.  Littler one might benefit if this step is already done for them.

If you have pitchers of water ready, bigger kids can pour the water into their vase. If you think it easier for the littler ones, have the foam wet already.

 Let each child pick their flowers and insert each stem into the oasis foam. A little instruction about placement and they catch on quickly creating their sundaes. Ruffly carnations are ideal for the look of scoops of ice-cream in this project but they were not available this day. As you can see, the mums worked well.
 
 They were intent on their creations and enjoyed the process.
 Little red pom-poms could be used for the cherry on top, but we gathered bright red flower blossoms from my window boxes.
 Even the little ones did a great job.
sweet cousin, Brenna
Pretending to sip their Ice Cream Sundae’s, the girls later took them home as favors and were able to enjoy their pretty flower arrangements for many more days.

Here is the list of supplies you will want to gather to make
Fresh Flower Ice-Cream Sundaes

  • Ice-cream vase or something similar
  • Bend-y straws 
  • Floral foam for fresh flowers (pre-cut and pre-moistened if needed) Another option is to fill the vases with those little floral marbles/beads
  • Bunches of flowers like carnations or Mums ( pre-snipped the stems to about 4-inches long and had the foam in each glass.  I could have let the kids do this themselves but for the sake of time and the littler ones, I did it ahead.
  • Little red flowers (or tiny pom-pom’s) for the cherry on top (I snipped red impatients from my kitchen window box)
  • Squares of white plastic so the green floral foam doesn’t show through the clear glass (I cut white WM bags) I would double this next time.
  • water
  • Scissors and garden clippers

NOTE: We didn’t do this for the birthday party craft, but my friend said they lined the top edge of the cup/vase with green leaves before adding the carnations. I’m sure that would look pretty too.

Here is the birthday girl! Oh, Keri, with the dark brown eyes ~  Mom-Mom loves you!
♥

 

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If you are looking for inspiration and ideas for decorations and food for a sweet girl’s birthday party, check out Keri’s Garden Themed Birthday Party.

Keri Jill is 8 Garden Themed Birthday Party & Chocolate Piped Butterfly Toppers

By Lorraine

Preparing a sweet birthday party for little girls isn’t hard with a fun garden theme. Invite friends and cousins and watch their delight to see chocolate butterflies perched on frosted cupcakes, fruit skewers in rainbow colors and mini blueberry muffin bouquet treats. Ending with a fresh flower ice-cream sundae craft that doubles as a take-home party favor.

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Happy Birthday, Silas!

By Lorraine

5 Years old

 and a passion for hockey!

Before tossing an old table-top hockey game, I pulled off the figures.
Perfect for cake toppers!
Frosting recipe below


We ALL played Pin-the-tail-on-the Donkey before
singing Happy Birthday.

Keri’s sweetly watching her brother

 Silas’s expression when he saw his face as a Stanley Cup Champ

 Pop-Pop sharing his cake with Cambrie

Brothers talking hockey strategy

A gift from Aunt Abbey (Silas’s other passion)

 Dear Boy!

 Sad faces watching their beloved Flyers ending their season.
Silas, Josh with Caleb, Josh’s dad Albert and my John

Joel (Josh’s youngest brother) Jared and Keri Jill practicing at the piano
~*~

Butter Cream Frosting
2 lbs. confectioners sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
pinch salt
about 10 Tablespoons milk or cream (depending on desired consistency)
3 tsp vanilla

Combine all of the ingredients and beat until smooth and creamy.
Add food coloring if desired

Homemade Birthday Ice Cream Cake

By Lorraine

Save a bundle and make your own homemade Birthday Ice Cream Cake using your favorite flavors. Easy, no baking and everyone's favorite party dessert.
Celebrating the special occasions and achievements of the people we love is fun and important. Marking the anniversary of the day someone enters the world and our lives, though varied, is a custom done all over the world and in many cultures. A baked treat, like a birthday cake is probably the most popular way to do so. We love a frosted birthday cake or cupcakes and usually serve a scoop of ice cream on the side. But an ice cream cake is fast becoming the cake of choice for the birthday person in our family. A homemade birthday ice cream cake is easy to make and it saves a bundle over a store bought one.

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