Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

📍 Yonkers, NY

4.9 (165 Google)

A sweet treat and family time at Van Leeuwen is always a good idea. The kids will enjoy the unique flavors, and it’s conveniently located in Yonkers.

Grandparent-Friendly Details

Accessibility

Limited accessibility

Ideas to make the most of your visit to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

Flavor Prediction

Before ordering, each person secretly predicts what flavor the others will pick. Reveal after the order.

Ice Cream Critic

Describe your ice cream like a food critic: "Notes of summer, a hint of nostalgia..." Grandkids love this.

Ice Cream Alphabet

Go around naming ice cream flavors A to Z. No repeating. It gets hard after M.

Dream Flavor

Everyone invents their ultimate ice cream flavor combination. The wildest one wins — you decide.

Memory Round

Each person shares one ice cream memory while eating. Where were you? Who else was there?

Grandparent Money Tips

• Single scoops are usually plenty — grandkids' eyes are bigger than their stomachs with ice cream. Start small and work up.
• Weekday afternoons skip the weekend line and sometimes come with daily specials — ask if there's a flavor of the day.
• Many shops offer a "kid's size" smaller than the small that's not on the menu. Worth asking.

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