Did you grow up eating candy buttons?
I used to love them and recently bought some giant ones for my son’s
Lego birthday party.
I cut the candy buttons into a variety of shapes and passed them out in goodie bags. I tend to overbuy for parties… so I still have a lot lying around.
This week we decided to cut the candy buttons into little strips and use them to build and create. We pretended they were Lego candy.
We started off by trying to create different shapes using the little strips. We made squares, triangles, rectangles, and a variety of other shapes- some were even made up.
We also tried to build alphabet letters and numbers and then we practiced tracing them with our fingers. The bumpy texture of the candy buttons made the activity even more fun and added a sensory experience to our playtime.
In addition to practicing shapes, letters, and numbers, we also used our imaginations to create volcanoes, houses, spring scenes, animals, and monsters.
Building and creating with unique tools is a great way to mix things up and make learning a little more exciting.
Some other unique building/creating activities that we love are listed below:
What are some other unique materials that you like to create with?
Are you a candy button fan? What else would you create with them? I still have a lot at our house!
Looking for more fun ideas that involve learning with candy? Then check out these great ideas from other Quirky Momma posts:
What a great idea! Fun, colourful and at the end of the day yummy!
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy & Alissa
So cool but I want to make them. How do I do that? =o)
I love this tutorial Erin! http://sandytoesandpopsicles.blogspot.com/2011/03/homemade-candy-buttons.html
Kristina where did you find the large DOTS? We’ve never seen this size. Thank you!
I found them at Party City in the candy section!
Cute idea!
Super creative and cute. I will be using this with my twin nieces while they are in town. Thanks.
What a fun tool for building!
This is a great idea. We still have a ton of leftover Easter candy, might as well do something creative with it!
Fun idea! We love candy buttons! We build a lot with toothpicks and gumdrops and toothpicks and marshmallows.
Love this idea. Grandma just handed me a package of these yesterday and the girls were all begging to eat them. Sounds like a good reward for building with them first.
Love that idea!
What fun! JDaniel would love this.