Featuring our FREE Ice Cream Shop Sensory Table Printable Pack
This week we’re dishing up scoops of fun with “I is for Ice Cream!” From pretend play cones to sorting sprinkles, this theme is perfect for early math, fine motor play, and warm-weather learning. The Ice Cream Shop Printable Pack transforms your sensory table into a pastel ice cream parlor that’s irresistible to little learners.
🍨 What’s in the FREE Ice Cream Printable Pack
The Ice Cream Shop Sensory Table Printable Pack includes:
Printable awning, shop banner, flag, and themed signs like “I is for Ice Cream,” “Order Here,” and “Sprinkle Station”
2–3 printable worksheets: letter I tracing, flavor matching, and an ice cream counting sheet
Pastel pinks, mint greens, and soft browns for a sweet, cohesive look
Designed for IKEA Flisat tables or any sensory bin setup
🧰 Materials You’ll Need
IKEA Flisat table or sensory bin
Sensory base: cotton balls, pom poms, kinetic sand, or dyed rice (use brown/pink/mint)
Ice cream cones (plastic, felt, or DIY from cardstock)
Scoops, tongs, mini cups, and bowls
Optional: sprinkle beads, ice cream signs, scoop counter, or toy cash register
Laminated worksheets or dry-erase sleeves
🍧 How to Set Up Your Ice Cream Sensory Bin
Decorate the table with the awning, shop banner, and signs like “Order Here.”
Fill your bin with sensory bases (use separate sections for different “flavors”).
Add pretend scoops, cones, and toppings like pom poms and sprinkles.
Use the “Flavor Match” printable to encourage color recognition and matching.
Include play money and menus for early math and role play.
Invite your little ones to run the shop, take orders, and create custom cones!
🎯 Learning Objectives by Age Group
6–12 mo: Sensory exploration with color and texture
1–2 yrs: Color recognition, scooping practice
2–3 yrs: Object sorting, simple environmental words
3–4 yrs: Letter I tracing, healthy eating concepts, vocabulary
4–5 yrs: Counting, adding, subtracting ice cream cones
💌 Free Bonus: A to Z Letter of the Week Guide
Don’t forget your Free Printable Letter of the Week Poster! Download the A–Z Letter of the Week Sensory Guide, with all 26 themes, links to products, and learning goals. You’ll also receive the Letter of the Week Email Series, with weekly reminders, bonus activity ideas, and links to new blog content.
💡 Tips to Extend the Activity
Create real or pretend menus using clipboards and crayons
Use real mini cones and scoops for edible play with yogurt or banana mash
Add number cards for kids to “build a cone with 3 scoops”
Set up an order window for dramatic play
🔤 25 Vocabulary Words for “Ice Cream” Theme
ice cream, scoop, cone, cup, flavor, chocolate, vanilla, mint, strawberry, sprinkles, toppings, bowl, spoon, cold, soft, serve, sweet, syrup, cherry, ice, letter I, imagine, order, creamy, swirl, freeze
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