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An Ice Cream Float Bar is a fun way to keep guests cool at an outdoor summer party.
Summer Party Idea
We love to celebrate the 4th of July with all our cul de sac neighbors. We set up tables and chairs out in the cul de sac and everyone brings food and fireworks to share.
And there is always lots of food. We are blessed to have wonderful neighbors who are also good cooks. I think we could feed two neighborhoods with the amount of food we have.
It’s fun add some patriotic color to the table with red, white and blue candy!
How to Make An Ice Cream Float Bar
Soda. Provide an assortment of soda flavors. I filled a large metal tin with lots of ice to keep the soda cold along with the ice cream and whipped cream. You want to make sure yoru soda is cold before adding to the ice cream. We had lots of fun flavors of soda such as root beer, orange, grape and Bubble Up. Get creative with your flavor selection. The kids love putting together crazy combinations.
Ice Cream. We only had vanilla but I recommend adding in some other flavors like chocolate or strawberry. Orange sherbet would be fun too, especially with lemon lime soda.
Ice Cream Soda Toppings
- Whipped Cream
- Cherries
- Sprinkles
- Chocolate Syrup
- Caramel Sauce
- Candy, Such as M & M’s, gummy bears, Nerds, Skittles, etc
- Cookies.
Utensils
- Cups
- Spoons
- Straws
- Can Opener for soda
- Napkins
The ice cream soda bar was a hit with the kids and the adults!
Ice Cream Float Recipe
- Add 2 scoops of ice cream to cup.
- Pour cold soda over the top.
- Garnish with whipped cream, a cherry and whatever other topping you want.
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Ice Cream Soda Recipe
Ice Cream Float Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 scoops ice cream
- 1 cup soda
- whipped cream
- 1 cherry
Instructions
- Scoop ice cream into cup.
- Pour soda over the top
- Garnish with whipped cream and cherry
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Mary@FitandFed says
What great 4th of July spirit your neighborhood has! Great decorations and food. It WAS really nice to have such beautiful weather after our rainy spring (I’m in the Seattle area). I have it in mind that the sun comes out July 5th— I’m glad it came out a day early so we could have a nice 4th of July.
Michelle@Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust says
What a fun party! I love potato guns. Your treats look great too.
Warmly, Michelle