Ice Cream Cone Bar
It's hard to believe but we will have a 2 year old in June! The party planning has already begun! I'm really going about this party situation with a totally different mindset than last year. Last year's party was really cute but my need to micro-manage everything was over the top & of course NOTHING worked out like my grand vision of the Perfect 1st Birthday.
So guess what..... this year we are having a pool party with Pizza & Ice Cream! Yay! Easy & Fun!
I love the idea of an Ice Cream Cone Bar! I think kids & adults alike can get excited about a decked out cone. Here are my ultimate cone inspirations.
Donna Hay Magazine (out of Australia) is one of my favorites for food inspiration. They have great ideas for Pimped Out Cones (as she calls them): Dipped in Dark Chocolate with Pretzels, Chocolate & Oreo (that would be my pick!), White Chocolate & Pistachio... and OF Course..SPRINKLES!! Nothing says "Two Year Old Birthday" like a Sprinkle Cone!
I found this great way to present the scoops of ice cream & make it easier to mix & match flavors in the cone. Check this out!
kojo-designs.com : Pre-Scooped Ice Cream
This is from Kojo Designs. They used lots and lots of muffin tins & pre scooped each flavor. Then they froze the pans over night in order to get the scoops good and firm (so not quite so fast to melt). Genius!
kojo-designs.com
These Next Steps are Awesome!
They took an over sized galvanized bucket & lined the bottom with dry ice. After adding dry ice, they layered a towel across the top. One by One, they added back the Pre-Scooped ice cream into their original pint containers & filled them above the rim. (I'm sure they bought a few pints of each flavor to make it so full.)
I just Love the end result! Pretty colors of ice creams with lots & lots of flavor options & the best part is you don't forget the flavor because it's stored in it's cute original pint container.
Yummy! I can't wait to try out these ideas at our party. I think it will be a Hit! Now who wants an ice cream cone?? I sure do!
