10 Ways to Teach Math with Leftover Halloween Candy
- Using M&Ms to Teach Statistics | Use M&M’s to teach percents, average, mean, circle graphs, and pie charts!
- Candy Corn Roll & Cover Math Game | Teach number recogntion and beginning addition with this free printable game.
- Candy Math – Counting, Weighing, Graphing | There are several great math ideas in this post!
- Jelly Bean Sorting Busy Bag | This game will work with jelly beans, M&Ms, Skittles, and other small, colorful candies.
- Jellybean Math | I love this activity for visual learners. As with the activity above, it will work with any small candy.
- Balancing with M & M’s | You don’t have to have a scale to complete this fun math activity.
- Candy Corn Math | I love this idea for teaching greater than and less than with candy corn!
- Fun Fractions with M & M’s | Teaching fractions has never been easier with a snack-sized bag of M&Ms and this free printable.
- Candy Corn Measuring | Forget measuring with paper clips and unifix cubes, how about using candy corn instead?
- Introducing Division with Candy | Use Twizzlers and Skittles to introduce your students to division.
10 Ways to Teach Science with Leftover Halloween Candy
- Dissolving Candy Experiment | It’s a race to see which candy will dissolve first!
- Pop Rocks Science: Capturing Carbon Dioxide | Can you blow up a balloon with Pop Rocks?
- What Can the Sun Melt? | This activity will lead to a great discussion about the power of the sun.
- Experimenting with Skittles | Two fun science experiments featuring Skittles.
- Dissolving Candy, Candy Corn Structures, and Candy Corn Oobleck | Three fun kitchen science activities featuring candy corn.
- Candy Taste Test | Explore the five senses with a candy bar taste test!
- Sink or Float Candy Experiment | Here’s a fun twist on a sink/float experiment.
- Edible Animal Cell | Here’s an activity your older learners will enjoy.
- Experimenting with Gummy Candies | Did your little ones get gummy worms or gummy bears in their candy bag? Try these experiments. They’ll be amazed!
- Candy Chromatography | Explore science and create a unique piece of art at the same time.
10 Ways to Have Fun with Leftover Halloween Candy
- Teaching Kids to Give Back | It’s important to teach kids to give back, and it’s easy to do with your leftover Halloween candy.
- 5 Fantastic Ideas for Leftover Halloween Candy | All of these ideas are fantastic!
- How to Make a Candy Lei | What kid wouldn’t want to make their own candy necklace?
- 8 Creative Uses for Leftover Candy | Every one of these ideas would be a hit at my house.
- What to Do with All That Candy | More fantastic ideas!
- Starburst Candy Sculptures | Get your kids’ imaginations going by building sculptures with Starburst candy.
- Candy Jewelry | Edible jewelry? Yes, please!
- Candy Playdough | This recipe makes for a great sensory activity for little ones.
- Painting with Candy | This is a fun and unique craft idea for kids.
- Homemade Starburst Paint Recipe | Homemade finger paints featuring Starburst candies
If your kids love being in the kitchen with you, click NEXT to discover 20 tasty leftover candy recipes!
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Thank you for so many great ideas! Pinning this so I can find all of them after Halloween.
Great list. Thank you for sharing. Will definitely try a few with my youngest one.
Alesia
These are awesome ideas! I will have to try some of the recipes!
I don’t want to be munching on that tempting candy, so thanks for the great ideas!!!
Wow, those are a LOT of things to do with candy! We’ve done experiments and made robots by taping candy together. Other than that, we’ve just eaten the candy.
Ahh yes… WAYYYY too much Halloween candy! Love these ideas!
We never have any leftover candy! But I think we may be persuaded to buy some and try out some of these experiments! 🙂 Thanks for linking up with us at Hip Homeschool Moms!