How to Design an Ice Cream Parlor Game

Design a fun ice cream summer game.

On a hot summer's day, nothing is better than a cone of ice cream to help you cool off. For kids, learning to cook creatively and invent new recipes is an important skill. Combine the two by designing an ice cream parlor game that can be played on sweltering summer days. The game itself can include an ice cream-making competition between two teams of young people, with an adult panel as the judges.

Things You'll Need

• Two ice cream makers
• Two card tables
• Paper
• Pens
• Two white boards
• White board markers
• Dining table
• Chairs
• Ice cream ingredients

Instructions

1. Buy two ice cream makers that are simple enough for young people to handle, plus any ingredients needed for ice cream. Healthy goodies to add to the ice cream will help the game be more nutritious---the more berries and nuts you add, the less sugar is needed to create a satisfying flavor.

2. Set up a two card tables in a room without a carpet or outside. If you play an ice cream parlor game in a room with a carpet, it will be more damaging if ice cream drips on the floor, as it is wont to do.

3. Create survey cards for a team of adult judges. The cards will have different categories, such as "creamiest ice cream," "grossest flavor ice cream," and "prettiest color ice cream."

4. Decorate the room in an ice-cream-parlor theme with the help of the youth playing the game. Create menu boards from white boards for the ice cream flavors and a parlor-like table-and-chair setup for the judging panel.

5. Have participants divide into two teams, each armed with an ice cream maker and ingredients of its choice, and let the ice cream parlor competition begin. There will be no absolute winners; rather, each team will earn best-in-show in different categories.

Tips & Warnings

• Everyone should try everyone else's ice cream along the way.

• Substitute froze yogurt ingredients for ice cream for a health upgrade.

• Place a cap of one type of ice cream per team member to avoid making too much ice cream.

• Buy ice cream cones for a special, parlor-like treat.

References

• Eco Salon: How to Make Healthy Ice Cream