Tag Archives: Easter candy

Candy Coated Easter Crafts: Jolly Jelly Times

Easter chocolate isn’t just for devouring post-bunny visit. It’s a lesson I learned after my young daughter came home from class with the cutest Easter candy creations. If you are looking for simple and sweet crafts to make with your kids, just in time for the Easter holiday, consider the following projects: EASTER CANDY CREATURES Materials: Pipe cleaners Googly eyes Feathers Construction paper or felt scraps Craft glue Easter Candies—Jelly beans, wrapped chocolate Easter eggs, Whoppers, candy robin eggs, egg shaped jawbreakers, etc. Directions: Cut body parts out of felt or construction paper. Using the low temp glue gun attach … Continue reading →

Easy Easter Candy Creations

What does the Easter Bunny stuff your kids’ baskets with? My daughter typically scores mass amounts of chocolate, jellybeans and a farm’s worth of Peeps. While candy is a staple in eggs and baskets around the holiday, it’s also great Easter craft material. The following simple candy crafts are ones my preschooler looks forward to making each Easter. They are an ideal way to keep kids busy for a couple hours, plus they are relatively inexpensive to make. The best part: The leftover candy can be stashed away for the bunny to use on Easter Sunday. CANDY CRITTERS Materials for … Continue reading →

Celebrity PEEPS

Is there anyone out there who doesn’t enjoy those sugary, chewy (not to mention, oh so cute) Peeps brand marshmallow candies? You know the ones shaped like bunnies and chicks that your brother would steal from your Easter basket then chomp their heads off to torture you (okay, maybe that ritual just occurred in my happy family)? Regardless, Peeps are an institution. When I was a kid they only came in three colors: yellow, pink and white. These days even my toddler daughter knows that she can ask the Easter bunny for electric blue, hot pink, acid purple, and grassy … Continue reading →

One More Last Minute Easter Project!

Hurry! Easter is tomorrow. If you’re like me and you still don’t have enough decorations to make things feel truly festive, here is a quick project you and your children can make while the eggs are boiling. Easter Candy Wreath Items Needed: Bath towel or similar size piece of heavy fabric (or pre-made wreath form) Wired Ribbon (1-2″ wide or strip of pretty fabric) Thin ribbon Assortment of individually wrapped Easter candy Optional: Small plastic eggs or bunnies Artificial flowers Directions: 1. Cut the towel or fabric into three strips. Braid them together in a tight braid and secure the … Continue reading →