PAPER MACHE ICE CREAM CONES KIDS CRAFT

SIMPLE AND FUN FOR ALL AGES.  A HELPER CAN MAKE CONES FOR KIDS OR KIDS CAN MAKE THEM WITH A LITTLE HELP.  PROVIDE PAINT AND SPRINKLES (BEADS AND GLITTER) FOR KIDS TO PAINT ANY WAY THEY CHOOSE. THIS IS A NICE GROUP PROJECT AS IT IS VERY EASY SO IF KIDS ARE NOT ABLE OR TIME IS LIMITED, AN ADULT CAN MAKE CONES AHEAD OF TIME.

A PAPER CONE OR BIRTHDAY HAT WORKS GREAT FOR BASE CONE,  OR YOU CAN MAKE ONE OUT OF CARD STOCK.  BLOW UP BALLOONS TO FIT AND PUSH INTO CONES.  COVER WITH A LAYER OF PAPER MACHE, LET DRY AND ADD A SECOND LAYER.  I PREFER LIQUID STARCH AND NEWSPAPER BUT YOU CAN USE ANY TYPE OF PAPER MACHE.  

IF DOING A 2 SCOOP CONE, YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE A SINGLE SCOOP CONE FIRST AND A SINGLE BALLOON SIZED TO FIT THE FIRST SCOOP.  COVER SECOND SCOOP IN 2 LAYERS OF PAPER MACHE (LETTING DRY BETWEEN LAYERS), AND WHEN DRY, WITH SCISSORS, CUT BOTTOM EDGE OF SECOND SCOOP TO FIT FIRST AND GLUE IN PLACE.  THEN ADD A BIT OF PAPER MACHE TO COVER UP YOUR GLUE LINES.

WHEN CONES ARE DRY, ADD A WHITE PRIMER COAT OF GESSO OR ANY WHITE ACRYLIC PAINT.  USE A VARIETY OF COLORS (ACRYLICS) FOR CONES IN ICE CREAM AND SNO CONE COLORS.  ADD BEADS AND GLITTER IF DESIRED OR SKIP.  TO GIVE CONES SHINE, PAINT ON A COAT OF ACRYLIC CLEAR GLOSS FINISH.