Aimee, from Melbourne, Australia, had fun creating ice cream stick ballerinas with her children. Let’s take a look at them…
What did you do?
It is a simple little activity using Ice cream sticks (small and large), cup cake cases, coloured pens, glue/sticky tape, wool for the hair and Diamante‘s to decorate!
Instructions:
-Take a large ice cream stick & decorate adding a face & top of the dress
– Take 2 small sticks as legs and fold a cup cake case over the top, so the sticks are in the middle, tape in place. Add some ballet shoes.
– Then stick the top of the legs/skirt onto the body.
– Cut a small ice cream stick in half and add as arms.
– Finally add some wool for hair & decorate with Diamante’s!
It was fun to let the girls make them the way they wanted to, choosing the cup cake case, decorations etc. They just needed help with securing the pieces together. You may want to use a glue gun (adults to glue).
Do you have any other projects planned?
We have a few on the go! A little fun maths learning project, card making, melty beads to name a few.
Tell the Housebound With Kids community a bit about yourself…
I’m Aimee, I have 2 daughters that are 5 and 3. We live in Melbourne, Australia. We love arts & crafts and have recently started a page to document our journey through this challenging year! As well as get more ideas & to meet similar minded people.
@my.kids.love.au
Do you have any tips for other parents?
I just try to engage with them as much as I can, if they are busy & enjoying activities with me then we are all happier!
What are your family’s favourite board game(s)/card game(s)?
We like Guess Who! But we have the Pepper Pig version, which helps keeping my 3 year old engaged!
What are your children’s favourite books?
Pete the Cat and his groovy buttons!
All the Disney Princess Stories
Cat in the Hat
What toys would you recommend to other parents?
Lego/Duplo – great for creativity & fine motor skills
Musical instruments
Not a toy but dress up clothes
Has this website and community helped you?
It has some wonderful ideas!
