Recipes

Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a plate and return it to the freezer to harden.

Meanwhile, construct an Uncle Sam hat out of a wafer ice cream cone.

Use frosting to attach a blue band of fruit leather around the bottom of the cone.

Squirt vertical stripes of red decorating gel down the sides and blue gel on the top.

Using a star tip, squirt on white frosting stars around the blue fruit leather, if desired.

Remove the ice cream-scoop "head" from the freezer and top with the Uncle Sam hat. Working quickly so the ice cream doesn't melt, add blue M&M's eyes and a red M&M's nose. Finally, add a whipped cream beard. To do this, have your child hold the canister upside down while squirting on a long white beard.

Serve up your Uncle Sam ice cream cone immediately.