HB Ice Cream DIY Cardboard Box Parlour

This is possibly the most fun I've ever had making something with my Son Harry who's now four. It brought me right back to my own childhood where I used to make pretend little shops in my front garden and try and sell my creations to the neighbors and their kids.Mummypages.ie asked me to make some original kids summercrafts as part of HB Ice cream's 'Quality Time, Quality Ice Cream' Campaign. My son had hours and hours of fun playing with this and still plays with it everyday. And here's how to make 

it.

What you need:

Cardboard box x2

Sticky Tape

Toilet/Kitchen Roll Holders

Pretty paper/Old magazines/Old Wallpaper scraps

Pritt Stick

Instructions:

1)      Get an old small box and tape it up as if there was something inside it.

2)      Stick two kitchen roll holders together and stick onto the top of the box on one side.

3)      Repeat on the other side.

4)Cut another cardboard box in half and cut the top with a scissors into an ice cream parlour shape (semi-circles) amd stick onto of the kitchen roll holders in place.

5)      Begin gluing your paper/magazines etc.. to the cardboard. I used stripy paper sweet bags.

6)      When you have completely covered it leave to dry.

Anyone for some Ice Cream?

Photocredits: All photos @Liosa MacNamara Anchorbird Photography (Except the last one of Harry)