• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About
    • Meet Tara
    • Family Photography
    • PR & Advertising
    • Disclosure
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • CRAFT
    • Wearables
    • Home Decor
    • Kids
    • Papercrafts
    • Printables
    • SVG Cut Files
  • PARTY
    • Baby
    • Back to School
    • Birthday
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Father’s Day
    • Graduation
    • Halloween & Fall
    • Mother’s Day
    • Patriotic
    • St Patricks Day
    • Summer
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Wedding
  • Home
    • Nehil Home Tour
    • Basement and Garage
    • Bathroom
    • Bedroom
    • Entryway
    • Kitchen
    • Living Room
    • Office
    • Outdoors
  • LIFE
    • Blog Life
    • Favorite Products
    • Mom Life
    • Organization
    • Travel
Spot of Tea Designs

Spot of Tea Designs

Ice Cream Social Hosting Tips

in Celebrations, Summer

DISCLOSURE: I was provided product from Wholesale Party Supplies as seen in this post, however the text and content written are all mine. This post may also feature affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally have used and stand behind. To learn more, please review my disclosure policy here.

Here’s the scoop! To celebrate the end of my kindergartner’s first year in elementary school, we threw a little last day of school ice cream social with a few local friends. The weather was looking iffy all week but an hour before the party started, the sun came out and we were able to entertain 12 kids, mostly age 7-3 outside with ice cream and playtime.

Tips for hosting an ice cream social | spotofteadesigns.com

In typical fashion, I couldn’t just host a little party without some cute party details. Luckily, Wholesale Party Supplies agreed to partner with me with some basics to make this little get together extra special!  The whole party was a pink, mint and white color scheme that was easy to pull off. Add a balloon arch and some inflatable ice cream cones and the decorations were all set.

  • Considering where you put the dessert table – Ice cream and heat doesn’t mix well so try to find a shady or cooler place to put the dessert table. I staged ours in an open space of our garage which was right next to the freezer. It allowed me to grab the ice cream from the freezer when it was scoop time, and tuck it back in when they were all passed out.
Tips for hosting an ice cream social | spotofteadesigns.com
  • Mix in solid with basic prints – There are LOTS of cute ice cream themed paper plates and cups out there but when focusing on a color palette vs the design, you can get more for your dollar with solids and basic prints, like dots and stripes.
  • Skip the cones – I bought waffle bowls thinking they’d be a great way to contain the ice cream and allow the kids to have a crunch. These were smaller than I realized and only held about a scoop and a half of ice cream. No big deal but it didn’t allow a lot of room for toppings, which spilled over on their plates. Plus most of the kids didn’t know how to eat the cone after they finished the ice cream! Next time I’ll just get plastic bowls to make their ice cream sundaes, but make sure to include a crunchy topping option for those looking missing that texture.
Tips for hosting an ice cream social | spotofteadesigns.com
  • Limit your ice cream flavors and toppings – I only had 4 flavors and 6 scooping toppings, but when all the kids wanted a little of each topping, it really slowed down the line. Next time I’ll do one less flavor of ice cream (PS cotton candy WAS the big hit) and maybe do 4 toppings. I had both Reese’s piece and M&Ms plus 2 types of sprinkles but I think they would’ve all been fine with one candy and one sprinkle option.
Tips for hosting an ice cream social | spotofteadesigns.com
  • Offer a drink – Before the party, I filled up a big drink container with ice cold water and put out plenty of cups for kids to wash down their sugary creations. For some reason open cups and unlimited refills seems to make kids drink more than normal! Tip: Keep a Sharpie marker nearby so they can label their cups.
Tips for hosting an ice cream social | spotofteadesigns.com
  • Leave room behind your table for scooping duty – Instead of scooting my dessert table up against the wall, I left room behind for myself and a fellow mom to stand back there and scoop the treats.
"I scream for summer" ice cream themed DIY tshirt with a free SVG cut file to download | spotofteadesigns.com
  • Favors are always welcome! – Even though this wasn’t a birthday party, it’s always fun to give a little thank you favor. I ended up passing these out during the party and the kids were popping the foam “ice cream scoop” all over the yard. Grab this ice cream favor tag here as a free download!
  • Custom shirts are fun for the host! Grab the free SVG cute file to create the t-shirt shown above!
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)

Related

in Celebrations, Summer # Etsy wholesale party supplies

Spotofteadesigns.com Signature Design showing ways to socially follow this DIY/Parenting blogSpotofteadesigns.com Signature showing how to follow on twitter. Username: spotofteadesignSOTD2019SignatureFollow4FacebookSpotofteadesigns.com Signature showing how to follow on pinterest. Username: spotofteadesignSpotofteadesigns.com Signature showing how to follow on instagram. Username: spotofteadesignsSpotofteadesigns.com Signature

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Meet Tara

You can probably find me in my craft room, in front of a computer or behind the camera lens.
LEARN MORE

EMAIL NEWSLETTER SIGN UP

Sign up and be the first to know about new posts filled with printables, svg cut file designs and gift ideas!

Privacy Policy

VALENTINE INSPO

You're o-fish-ally a great friend printable valentine bag toppers to put over goldfish crackers or gummy fish! | spotofteadesigns.com

Ofishally Valentine Bag Toppers

Hugs and Kisses Valentine T-shirt using SVG cut file and iron on transfer vinyl | spotofteadesigns.com

Hugs and Kisses Valentine’s T-Shirt

Unicorn lollipop holder SVG cut file - great for valentine's day or a unicorn birthday party favor | spotofteadesigns.com

Unicorn Lollipop Holder

Non Candy Valentines Ideas with printables | spotofteadesigns.com

Non Candy Valentine Ideas with Printables

Smart Cookie Printable Pencil Holders - great for Valentine's Day or last day of school | spotofteadesigns.com

Smart Cookie Printable Pencil Holders

Shop the Spot of Tea Designs Amazon Store front | spotofteadesigns.com

Amazon Associates Disclosure

Tara Nehil is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

LATEST GRAMS

This Valentine Tic tac toe design is available as This Valentine Tic tac toe design is available as a free svg cut file download from my blog!
.
Leave a XOXO and I can dm you the direct link 
.
https://spotofteadesigns.com/tic-tac-toe-valentines-free-cut-file/
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #svg #svgcutfile #valentinescraft #valentineshirt #cricutlove #cricutmademedoit #teamcricut #cricutmaker #Siserna #expressionsvinyl
Just can't get enough of this wood mosaic piece I Just can't get enough of this wood mosaic piece I made with a @dollartree knock-off Jenga game! 
.
See the full tutorial over on the @custompictureframes blog. 
.
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #getcustomframed #dollartreediy #dollartree #dollartreecrafts #pictureframe #woodblock #craftersgonnacraft #makersgonnamake #makehomeyours #makersvillage #homedecor
This love bug lollipop holder svg cut file was one This love bug lollipop holder svg cut file was one of my most popular Valentine designs last year. Plenty of room on back to address it to classmates or loved ones. 
.
Visit the link to grab it or leave a 🐞 and I'll DM it to you > https://www.etsy.com/listing/1119721214/love-bug-lollipop-holder-svg-cut-file
.
.
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #svgfile #svgcutfile #valentinescraft #valentinetreat #classroomvalentine #classroomexchange #lovebug #lollipop #etsydigital #etsylove #etsysellersofinstagram #heart
Be a cool kid and support small business this Vale Be a cool kid and support small business this Valentine's Day season! Printable Valentines available with all sorts of themes in the Spot of Tea Designs etsy shop!
.
Direct link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1390440033/owl-pencil-holder-valentines-allergy
.
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #printables #valentinecraft #classroomvalentine #owlvalentine #pun #punny #etsydigital #etsylove #lethembelittle #littleandbrave #craftersgonnacraft #pencilholder #makersgonnamake #makersvillage
POV: your 2nd grader has a snowflake spectacle mus POV: your 2nd grader has a snowflake spectacle music concert and you volunteer to bring some cupcakes. Gotta theme them, right? 😉
.
FREE printable Olaf food picks on my blog --> https://spotofteadesigns.com/frozen-party-dessert-hacks/
.
.
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #frozenparty #olaf #doyouwanttobuildasnowman #cupcaketoppers #cupcakepicks #disneyfamily #Disneyfan #disneymom #printable #freeprintable
Found a blank shirt in my craft room and had to dr Found a blank shirt in my craft room and had to dress it up. What do you think of this new Valentine svg design? 
.
.
See it on the blog: https://spotofteadesigns.com/hugs-and-kisses-valentines-t-shirt/
.
.
.
#spotofteadesigns #svgfile #svg #valentinescraft #tshirtdesign #DIYitsValentines #hugsandkisses #lethembelittle #craftersgonnacraft #makersgonnamake #makersvillage #expressionsvinyl #Siserna #cricutlove #cricutmademedoit #cricutcreated #cricutcrafts
Follow on Instagram
2021 © Spot of Tea Designs
made by soulmuse