Welcome to ourHalloween Candy roundup! We have 40 links to everything CANDY! There are Sensory activities, Science experiments, tons of Math ideas, fun Arts & Crafts, some Language ideas, ways to Bake with sweets and more!
You won’t have to fear this year that your child’s Halloween stash will all have to be eaten. With many of these activities – your child will have FUN, will be LEARNING, and will be saving their TEETH!
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So without further ado…here are the 40+ Halloween Candy Activities!
YUMMY SENSORY
Blog Me Mom has a “monsterific” idea using playdough and leftover candies!
ThisSensory Bin from The Chaos and the Clutter uses candies and pompoms for a fun invitation to play.
Candy Corn Foam Doughdoesn’t use sweets, but is perfect for Halloween play from Learn Play Imagine.
Chocolate and Vanilla Playdough and Cocoa Sensory Traystimulate your child’s cocoa receptors from One Time Through.
SACCHARINE SCIENCE
Candy Experiments for Kids and Preschool Science: Exploring Candyare a great place to start if you have a preschooler from Gift of Curiosity.
Dissolving Candy Pumpkins Science from Lemon Lime Adventures is a fun observation activity.
Dissolve the M off an M&M with Candy Science for kids at Coffee Cups and Crayons.
Blow up a balloon with sweets doing theBalloon Experimentsfrom Learn Play Imagine.
Reading Confetti has aChocolate Bar Sink or Float experiment.
There are 3 sweetExperimentsto develop observation skills at Teach Mama.
Mama Smiles has even moreCandy Experiments– including a growing gummy bear experiment.
School age children will love Making Potions out of candy with Housing a Forest.
Kids Activities Blog has a few great Experiments Using Leftover Halloween Candyperfect for school-age scientists interested in WHY things happen.
Check out the fun science, math, and crafts using Gummy Worms from Left Brain Craft Brain.
Make an Edible Rock Cycle using Starburst candies with Lemon Lime Adventures.
Love the gorgeous artistic results of this Candy Chromatography experiment from Mama Miss!
BONBON MATH
How to Use Halloween Candy for Sneaky Fun Learninghas tons of ideas for sortinggoodies from Teach Mama.
SimpleCandy Corn Counting from No Time For Flashcards is perfect for preschoolers.
Another preschooler appropriate math project:Pumpkin Teeth Math at JDaniel4’s Mom.And learn aboutShapes with Candy as well as find instructions to make a cute Halloween treat bag.
Candy Sequencing for Toddlers/Preschoolers from Toddler Approved.
Toddler Candy Sorting and Wrapper Craft from Totschooling – although this post is Valentines Day themed, you can use the ideas for Halloween and just use skittles, M and Ms and a pumpkin shape (you’ll see what I mean when you check it out!)
MakeCandy Corn Mathnumber templates with The Preschool Toolbox.
Preschool Math with Candyincluding graphing, pattern making, addition and subtraction perfect for preschoolers from Preschool Powol Packets.
Candy Corn Math Printable Pack from Royal Baloo includes basic addition, subtraction, estimation, and word problems appropriate for kindergarteners/grade ones.
Jellybean Math– Have your kindergartener/grade 1 student practise their basic addition using these flashcards and small candies from Mama Miss.
Have older kids? UseCandies to Learn Fractions from Inspiring NH Kids.
ARTS & CRAFTS CONFECTIONS
Get your kids outside searching for supplies and then make thisCandy Corn Tree Craft from Your Modern Family.
Candy Corn Inspired Crafts – Make a flower pot, bunting and picture frame using candy corn as inspiration from The Chirping Moms.
Starburst Candy Mosaic– Make mosaic art with your flat candies from Mama Miss.
Turkey Wrapper Craftand Candy Corn Scarecrowfrom Housing a Forest. The scarecrow would make a great gift!
Twizzler Candy Braceletsare fun to make and then eat from Kids Activities Blog.
Find theUltimate Guide to Painting with Candy at Housing a Forest (love the licorice stamping!).
Make Glossy Paint out of Leftover Skittles at Mama Papa Bubba.
SWEET LANGUAGE
TheCandy Train game from Play Trains!incorporates counting, letter recognition and reading practise!
All you need are cups and candy for these Halloween Candy Activities and Games from Kids Activities Blog.
OTHER CANDIED IDEAS!
Why do they call it Candy “Corn”? from Happy Hooligans.
Make some super yummyCandy Corn Cookiesfrom The Inspired Treehouse.
Homemade Lollipops – Break up and use a variety of hard sweets to make these gorgeous, and colourful lollipops from Meaningful Mama.
Still have candy left over? Make thisHalloween Angel Food Cake with a recipe from Family Food and Travel.
And that’s it for our amazing Halloween Candy roundup! Hope you found some inspiration for this year’s candy stash.
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