For now, Farquhar remains sanguine about the competition. “We’ve bought people down the frozen aisle who were previously dodging it. We’re a beacon for that and more people joining the category is positive,” he says. Fresh fruit can not be added after this, because it is not cooked and could contaminate the ice cream. Practice identifying and using geometric shapes with a Halloween craft. Students will arrange 2D shapes to create a spider and then glue him to a wispy web made from stretch-out cotton balls. Make bite-sized ice cream balls. They’re the perfect poppable treat! To make, simply scoop the ice cream into small balls. Then follow the recipe.

For the Lionesses, those abilities were evident during Euro 2022 – from Beth Mead’s opening goal against Austria (above) to Chloe Kelly’s tournament winner against Germany. Create a pig face on a paper plate by gluing it on dyed cotton balls to create the pig’s fuzzy texture. Add googly eyes, a nose, and ears made out of construction paper. Then, add a curly pipe cleaner tail. Voila- A cute and simple pig craft! Or, to ensure the balls are evenly sized, cut the ice cream into four equal slices, then cut the slices again into four.HOMEMADE CRÈME FRAÎCHE FROM HORIZON CREAM– Crème fraîche is cultured cream, like sour cream, but with a much milder taste. The culture in it prevents ice crystals from forming once the ice cream has been churned and is hardening. We make crème fraîche from Horizon cream, which makes this an eco-friendly swap as well, since Horizon is taking action on climate change. We save money by making our own, but it’s also better, and it’s a real crème fraîche, made with a culture. And it’s easy to make because we use an Instant Pot. Fail to find said purses or anybody else’s wallets and desperately search through every area in the house for loose change. Resort, guiltily, to child’s money box, making mental note to reimburse later. Still, there’s no denying the sheer number of launches in this space. Over the past year, we’ve seen M&S’s Mini Bites, Iceland-exclusive Poppets Minty Dark Choc Coated Ice Cream Bites and Magnum Bites hit the shelves. There’s no need for dirt with this idea! Place cotton balls and dry beans in a glass jar, add a bit of water, and watch your beans grow!

To capitalise on that wave of success, the brand has kept up a steady flow of NPD, rolling out a limited-edition Iced Latte variant in time for July’s heatwave, followed by the on-trend Golden Blond Chocolate in August. It’s worth noting that Speakeasy doesn’t invest in the kind of in-store promos that will be out of bounds for many come October.Run to ice cream van, which, when you get to the end of your front path, has a queue of approximately one small toddler, but by the time you get there has, at the very least, quadrupled in size. This recipe for malted milk ball ice cream was inspired by the chocolate covered milk ball candy. But instead of just putting the candy in, we used the best ingredients we could find. We used Valrhona chocolate and put shavings in and then added malted milk balls separately. The malted milk balls stayed crunchy in the ice cream, as we hoped they would. And we put malted milk in the ice cream base as well. VALRHONA CHOCOLATE

WHOLESOME ORGANIC SUGAR– Sugar lowers the freezing point. The sugar molecules interfere with the water molecules becoming organized into a solid as it freezes. Dip cotton balls in paint and throw them on paper to create colorful and unique artwork. It’s a fun and sloppy activity that allows kids to experiment with color, texture, and movement. Make sure they’re wearing old clothes because this one could get messy! Some recipes call for adding things after the ice cream is churned, such as nuts, preserves or chocolate. These should all be fresh, clean, and handled in a manner to keep them clean. Nuts should be toasted and cooled just prior to adding. Anything chopped should be done on a clean cutting board with a clean knife. Preserves should be a newly opened jar. This activity investigates how difficult it is to clean up oil spills. Students create an oil spill in a small container and then investigate different materials (cotton balls, paper towels, etc) to determine which is better at cleaning up environmental disasters. What a fun way to encourage environmental protection practices! But the ice cream wasn’t even the best part of it: no, dig down through the raspberry ripple flavour good stuff and you’d find a small ball of bubble gum – wahey! (Screwballs were also a good way to feel a little bit rebellious if your parents didn’t realise there was bubble gum at the bottom…)Opt for the classic flavors. You can’t go wrong with vanilla and chocolate. They also let the taste and textures of the crust to shine. Hear distant sound of ice cream van’s chimes and immediately abandon whatever it is you are currently doing. Tweak the crust. Add chopped or ground nuts. You can also toast them beforehand to make their flavors pop!