This summer has been a whirlwind of entertaining on my new patio. For the first time in years we are able to step out on the porch without rushing back inside from possible heat stroke after approximately two minutes. One activity my kids always enjoyed was flagging down the ice cream truck who came through our neighborhood. The last time they and a group of friends stopped the truck, I almost choked when the driver said ice cream bars were $5.00 each! I asked if he had anything cheaper and found he had a plain popsicle for $1 each. After this experience, I decided why wait for the truck? I could create my own ice cream bar much cheaper. An added bonus would be everyone could have what they wanted! I stopped by Walgreens and picked up a package of Breyer’s vanilla ice cream, a package of Breyer’s Oreo Ice Cream and a box of Magnum ice cream bars. Using a potting bench I had recently purchased, I made a milkshake and Sundae bar.
On the top shelf I placed various add-ins including candies, cookies, graham crackers and an assortment of toppings. I brought out the blender, milk, an ice cream scoop, dishes, spoons and napkins. After we finished dinner, I placed the ice cream in an ice filled basket-to keep it from melting quickly in the heat- and let the kids create their own concoctions. They were thrilled to have such a cool DIY project and had a hard time deciding what they wanted to create. Sundaes? Milkshakes? Ice Cream Bars? A small amount of all of it?
The kids weren’t the only ones to get into it. I invited my in-laws and my dad and all three of them asked for sundaes! Even though the kids are older now, it was fun seeing how excited they became when they got to create with ice cream!
Even better, my daughter, who has celiac, was able to participate too!
This was a fun, inexpensive way to make an ordinary summer evening extraordinary and a whole lot cheaper than purchasing $5 ice cream bars! Walgreens has a great selection of Unilever Ice Cream products including Magnum, Breyers, Klondike, Fruttare and Popsicle to make any ice cream party better.
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Do you have any ideas on how to make an ice cream night special? What do you do when you want to make an #icecreamrun?
Today’s conversation has been sponsored by Global Influence, but all opinions are my own.
I love the idea of an ice cream bar too. The ice cream trucks are usually way overpriced.
Love this! I am going to do this very soon, I think the kids would love it as it is a great treat during the warm summer months.
I had no idea that ice cream was that much off the ice cream truck. I love your idea of an ice cream bar and looks like the kids loved it as well!
Those those look so good. I don’t know which one I would like to choose first. Lol
That’s so cool! It’s like your own ice cream truck! I love this idea- and all the ice cream chocies… right up my alley!
This is amazing. My kids would live it!
What an awesome idea! My family would love this! yummy!
Yum! I want one now too!
Looks like fun! That would all melt in about 8 seconds here, but we’d love to do it inside.
What a fun way to spend some time with your family! I had no idea they were Gluten Free. Thank you for sharing that. Now I know that I can have one at a party! YUM!
This is the best way I’ve seen to enjoy Magnum bars. This is perfect for a backyard bash on a hot day.
Looks like a lot of fun at your house! I really want to try those Magnum bars!! They look amazing.
You set-up is so much fun! I pinned it for future reference.
This is such a great idea, I have a friend that does this once a week. I think I’ll do this next time we have the neighbour kids over – they’d love it!
I have done a bar like this before for one of my kid’s birthdays. It was an absolute hit and it is neat to come up with unique toppings.
The potting bench worked perfect for this. What a fun idea and something you can do right at home. Love it!
Wow, that is a fun way to enjoy a treat. We usually go out for ice cream but, the girls would love this.
I want to come hang out with you. I love ice cream – in any form.