My daughter made this at her wonderful school, Grandin Court Elementary. She was so excited when she came home. She told me, “I know how to make ice cream in a bag and I can do it all by myself.” She wanted to show me so she got out all the ingredients and began the process. I asked, “How much sugar do you need?” She said, “About this much,” and held out her fingers. I laughed, “WOW, that is precise. Do you want me to look on the internet for the actual amount?” She said, “NO, I am doing this myself.” So I gave her that freedom. I could see that for her it was like she was performing a magic trick for me. She was making something so great and delicious from a bunch of separate elements that are wonderful on their own, yet they are just that – separate elements on their own – just ice, milk, and sugar but put them together and they are ICE CREAM!!!!
Maddie felt the wonder of the artist that creates – the chef who puts simple ingredients together and makes something superb, the writer who puts simple words together and makes something beautiful, the artist who puts simple colors together and makes something breathtaking.
Creating something is often like discovering magic, but to a young, free and pure mind it is like coming across a portal to a hidden beautiful world. I smiled when I watched her being so tenacious and passionate about her little bag of ice cream in the making.
It is a miracle to watch the creative power of children at work and to know the greatest thing about that power is where it comes from – the great Creator that puts trees and rivers together and sinew and bones and synapses together and creates life. I am sure a God who loves us that much must be so overjoyed to watch our creative power at work. Maybe that is why He has kept us around so long – because He loves to watch little children making bag ice cream for their mothers. I get the sense He loves to watch His big children working for His honor as well, creating the bigger bags of ice cream for the people all around them.
1 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 Cup Half-n-Half
1/4 tsp Vanilla
1/2 Cup Rock Salt
Ice
1 Pint Size Ziploc Bag
1 Gallon Size Ziploc Bag
-Combine the sugar, half-n-half, and vanilla in the pint size ziploc bag and seal tightly.
-Combine the ice and rock salt in the large ziploc bag.
-Place the small bag inside of the larger bag and seal.
-Shake the bag until the mixture turns into ice cream (This may take up to 15 minutes.)
-Add sprinkles, candy, nuts, or fruit and enjoy! Try adding cocoa to make chocolate flavor! See what happens when you add other flavors!