Iowa students enjoy ice cream after day of learning
Nearly 30 kindergarteners rushed into the Farmacy Soda Fountain & Coffee House in Ida Grove to eat some vanilla, chocolate, and Oreo ice cream.
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Students were in town learning about animals and plants at the Ida County Conservation Center.
One student said she loved the chocolate ice cream.
KCAU 9 Reporter Tyler Euchner: 'How excited are you to be able to eat something like that?'
Kindergartener Emmalynn: 'Uh, a lot,' adding she plans to eat a whole lot of ice cream this summer.
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