Pinata (Sweet treat filled with sweet treats)
Ice Cream Cone Pinata

Invitations (Here's the scoop)
Color in an ice cream cone on a piece of paper. From colored paper cut scoops of ice cream to fit the ice cream cone. Each scoop has information about the party—date, time, place, R.S.V.P.

Or click and use one of these printable ice cream party invitations.

Decorations (Sittin' at the soda fountain)
What is an Ice Cream Party without lots of ice cream?

Put ice cream and giant cherries everywhere—made from butcher paper or poster paper

Put up red and white striped decorations like those from an old fashioned soda fountain. You can use crepe paper streamers to create this effect.

Print out this ice cream birthday banner for your celebration.

Cakes (51 flavors for your delight...or maybe just 2)

Duh, an ice cream cake!

Clown Ice Cream Cones
Put a scoop of ice cream on a piece of waxed paper. Put a waffle or sugar ice cream cone upside down on the scoop of ice cream, like a hat. Decorate the ice cream scoop with frosting to make it look like a clown—add eyes, a nose, a mouth and hair around the edges of the cone. Freeze until serving.

Costumes/Dress up (Would this make you a cone head?)
Make ice cream cone party hats by making a cone of brown butcher paper—draw crisscross designs to make it look like a waffle cone. Add ribbon or yarn to tie under chin.

Party Games and Activities (How much can you scoop?)
Water Balloon Toss (ages 4-16)
Fill a lot of water balloons and have them ready in baskets. Line the baskets with a towel so the balloons won’t break open from any rough spots in the baskets. Pair everyone up and have them stand a couple feet away from their partner and toss a water balloon back and forth. Then take a step backward each time they get the balloon, before they toss it again. Which team can get the greatest distance between them?

Pin the Cherry on the Sundae (ages 3-8)
Make an ice cream sundae on posterboard. Cut out several cherries. Blindfold the children, spin them around, and have them pin, or rather tape a cherry on the sundae. Click for this PDF file here.

Ice Cream Scramble (ages 8-16)
Unscramble the names of different ice cream flavors. Whoever can do it first, wins.

Guess the Flavor (ages 5-16)
Blindfold your guests and have them taste different ice cream flavors. Which ones can they guess correctly?

I Scream. You Scream… (ages 3-16)
Who can scream the loudest? Have a contest shouting (or screaming) the familiar phrase, “I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream!” Be sure to hold this game outside.

Creamy Conjecture (ages 8-16)
Provide pictures of scoops of different ice cream flavors and have guests rename them.

Crafts (Made to order)
Apron Decoration (ages 5-16)
Provide each guest with an apron—from the craft section is best. Decorate with fabric paints.

Placemats (ages 3-12)
Color and decorate a large piece of cardstock or an open manila folder. Cover with clear contact paper and use as a placemat for ice cream sundaes.

Ice Cream Cone Magnets (ages 3-8)
From brown felt or from a brown foam sheet cut a 4 inch circle. Cut in half and make into two cones. Glue two large pom poms on top of each cone. You can glue a small red pom pom on top as a cherry. Glue a magnet to the back.

Foam Ice Cream (ages 3-8)
Use foam sheets and cut out the shapes of ice cream cones and scoops of ice cream. Glue together and glue a magnet on the back.

Paper Plate Ice Cream (ages 3-8)
Give each guest a paper plate and ask them to decorate it like a scoop of ice cream. Use markers or crayons. Have scissors, glue and colored paper available to make fruit bits or sprinkles. Then tape the scoops together to build a giant ice cream cone—on a cone made from a posterboard. 

Finger Paint with Ice Cream (ages 3-16)
Use melting ice cream to finger paint a masterpiece.