Ice Cream Costume
Serve up a sweet look with a colorful, creative ice cream costume.
The ice cream costume is a playful, universally loved choice for Halloween, parties, and school events. Perfect for solo dress-up, couples, or groups, this look typically features a pastel 'scoop' top, a textured 'cone' bottom, and colorful toppings. It is incredibly easy to customize with your favorite flavors, sprinkles, and a cherry on top.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- ~30 min
- Budget
- $15–50
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What you need for a Ice Cream costume
Short on time? Buy it ready-made
Spirit Halloween sells the complete Ice Cream costume — one box instead of 5 pieces.
Pastel top or dress
A solid pink, mint green, white, or brown t-shirt, sweatshirt, or dress representing your favorite ice cream flavor.
DIY: Use any solid pastel shirt or dress you already own.
Tan or brown pants or skirt
Khaki pants, a tan skirt, or brown leggings to represent the waffle cone.
DIY: Wear neutral beige or brown pants from your closet.
Colorful felt sheets
Assorted bright felt sheets (red, blue, yellow, green) cut into small rectangles to act as sprinkles.
DIY: Cut up colorful construction paper or use fabric markers to draw sprinkles directly onto the shirt.
Red headband or hat
A red headband, beanie, or beret to represent the cherry on top.
DIY: Attach a red balloon or a large red pom-pom to a plain headband.
Fabric glue or safety pins
Temporary or permanent adhesive to secure the felt sprinkles to your top.
DIY: Use double-sided tape for a temporary, damage-free hold.
Rather not assemble it? See ready-made Ice Cream costumes at Spirit Halloween ↗
How to put it together
- 1
Choose your flavor base by putting on your pastel-colored shirt or dress.
- 2
Put on your tan, khaki, or brown bottoms to serve as the waffle cone base.
- 3
Cut the colorful felt sheets into small, rounded rectangles about 2 inches long to look like classic sprinkles.
- 4
Attach the felt sprinkles evenly across the front of your pastel top using fabric glue, double-sided tape, or safety pins.
- 5
Put on the red headband or hat to complete the look with a cherry on top.
- 6
Optional: Use a brown fabric marker to draw a criss-cross waffle pattern on your tan bottoms.
Makeup & hair
Keep makeup bright and playful with pink blush, glittery eyeshadow, and a glossy red lip. Style hair in high space buns or a sleek ponytail to keep the focus on your cherry headband.
Ice Cream for couples, groups, kids & more
- couples
- One person dresses as an ice cream cone, and the other dresses as an ice cream truck vendor in an apron and paper soda jerk hat.
- group
- Have friends dress in different pastel colors to represent a multi-flavor scoop group (strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, and mint).
- kids
- A simple pastel tunic with felt sprinkles paired with a tan waffle-patterned skirt or leggings.
- Plus size
- A loose-fitting pastel tunic or oversized sweatshirt provides a comfortable, flowy 'scoop' shape over tan leggings.
- pet
- A small plush ice cream cone harness or a simple pastel dog bandana decorated with fabric paint sprinkles.
Tips
- If using a real shirt you want to wear again, use double-sided garment tape to attach the sprinkles so they peel off easily.
- For outdoor trick-or-treating, use a pastel hoodie or sweatshirt as your base layer to stay warm.
- Carry a clean, empty ice cream scoop or a colorful inflatable ice cream cone as a fun photo prop.
Ice Cream costume FAQ
- How do I make a DIY ice cream cone costume?
- Wear a pastel shirt for the ice cream scoop, tan pants for the cone, and glue colorful felt strips onto the shirt to look like sprinkles. Top it off with a red hat or headband for the cherry.
- What is the easiest way to make a cherry headband?
- Wrap a red styrofoam ball or red balloon in shiny red cellophane, attach a green pipe cleaner as the stem, and hot glue it to a plain plastic headband.
- Can I make this costume last-minute?
- Yes, just wear a pink or white t-shirt with khaki pants, and use colorful sticky notes cut into strips for temporary sprinkles.
Did you know? The waffle cone was popularized at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair when an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and a nearby waffle vendor rolled his waffles to hold the ice cream.