Anyways, I was thinking about all of this candy and how I could turn it into learning. As a kid, I loved sorting out my candy. For little ones this is a great activity for categorizing and counting. Also, they can count their Hershey bars by twos, their tootsie pops by fives, and so on. How about patterns- tootsie, lolly pop, tootsie, lolly pop. For older kids, I thought it would be fun to make a candy graph. They can make a bar graph, tally chart, and/or pictograph and compare their data.
How about creative sundaes? Crumble and freeze extra chocolate/candy and use later to make your own sundaes. Have the kids set up their own ice cream shop and serve. What a great way to tie in learning about money with something yummy!
What ideas do you have for all of that candy that will be arriving any minute now??? Please share and Happy Halloween! Time and go and light my lanterns!
Jen
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You can also try some of the activities on http://www.candyexperiments.com :)
These are great ideas! I think Little J would think math games with candy would be fun. Happy Halloween!
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I hope your had a great Halloween!
my 2 girls (ages 10 and 4) spent probably close to an hour rearranging and sorting all their Halloween candy. I remember doing that as a kid too. Fun, fun!
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