DIY Pom Pom Ice Cream Cone Garland

Here comes the cutest summer craft project for tweens, teens, and adults to make. Let's turn pom poms and an egg carton into an adorable pom pom ice cream cone garland. I mean, who doesn't love ice cream in the summertime?! Check out the super cute paper star garland I made, too!

3 pom pom ice cream cones hanging on garland with title pin

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So, what flavor of ice cream is your favorite? Obviously, you are going to have to decide what "flavor" of ice cream you want to make. I decided to opt for neopolitan ice cream - the classic combination of strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate. There's a favorite for everyone with this combination. But, you could choose any fun flavor of ice cream for your pom pom ice cream craft.

Pom Pom Ice Cream Cone Garland

pink, white, and brown yarn
pom pom making tool
little red felt pom poms
scissors
egg carton
brown paint
glue gun
safety pin

supplies for making ice cream cone pompoms - yarn, egg carton, paint scissors and pompom maker tool

Egg Carton Ice Cream Cone

The first step is to make the egg carton ice cream cones. Use scissors to cut your egg carton apart. For the cones, you want the tall dividers in the egg carton.

overhead shot or egg carton cut into pieces for ice cream cone

Cut all around them. Trim them down to the size you need.

3 egg carton ice cream cones unpainted on table

When you have trimmed the egg carton down, it is time to paint the egg carton ice cream cones. Use a brown acrylic paint and set them aside to dry.

3 egg carton ice cream cones painted brown with paintbrush and paint

Ice Cream Pom Poms

woman holding pompom maker tool that is wrapped with light pink yarn and a pair of scissors

While the egg carton cones dry, it is time to start making a pile of pom pom scoops of ice cream. For this, I used the smallest pom pom maker tool that I had. I wanted small scoops that would fit inside my egg carton cones. I have shared a tutorial and a video on how to make pom poms. Be sure to check those out. Briefly, you wrap both sides of the pom pom making tool with the yarn.

strawberry ice cream pink pompom in woman's hand

Then close the pom pom maker and use the scissors to cut along the seam. Then tie a piece of yarn super tightly around the centre. Then open the pompom maker, and you have a pom pom.

pile of ice cream colored pompoms and egg carton ice cream cones sitting on table

Once you have all of your pom pom scoops of ice cream, it is time to assemble. Run a line of glue along the top edge of the egg carton cone and press a pom pom into the glue. Then, continue gluing and pressing the next ice cream pom poms on top of the previous ones.

two finished diy pompom ice cream cones on table with one in pieces

When you've added the three scoops, you can then add the small red pom pom on top with another dollop of glue. Make at least 5 pom pom ice cream cones for your garland.

hand holding diy neopolitan color pompom ice cream cone with little red cherry pompom on top

Cut a long length of string. I chose to use the pink yarn for my garland. Tie a little knot in one end and attach a small safety pin to the knot. Press the safety pin into the pom pom. If you can try and feed it through the centre of the pom pom. You can poke around the pom pom and find the string you used to tie the pom pom together; this is the centre of the pom pom. When you feed the garland string through this spot, it will definitely stay in place.

3 pompom ice cream cones on table with string with safety pin on table

Feed the string through the pom pom ice cream cone and then remove the safety pin and your garland is ready to hang.

garland of diy pompom ice cream cones laying on table

I love how these turned out. They would be fun to hang in the kitchen! Or, at a birthday party. I am going to hang mine in the kitchen. The perfect addition to my summer kitchen vibes. You could also turn these into an ice cream cone wreath. Just use the glue gun to attach them to a metal wreath frame. There are so many ways to use these pom pom ice cream cones.