The day before Halloween is a tribute to my most favorite candy. That is, of course, besides conversation hearts, but there is no celebration of that day.
No, October 30 is National Candy Corn Day. How appropriate is it to celebrate it the day before Halloween so that you go into the candy begging day filled with a sugar rush from over eating on candy corn.
Candy corn has been a part of America since 1880, when its new three color look won over candy consumers nationwide. It is synonymous with Halloween so the holiday is timed perfectly.
Candy corn can be a fun addition to the preschool classroom. What preschooler does not like sugar? But hey, there is no fat in the sweet candy!
Here are some activities to celebrate the day in your classroom.
Art time
Handprint Candycorn-Paint your children's hand with yellow, orange and the tip of the fingers white. Have them hold their fingers close together in a triangular fashion to make candy corn out of their hand. Another fun activity is to print out a triangle or candy corn shape. Allow the kids to tear orange, yellow and white tissue then glue on the sheet in the same pattern.
Sensory table
Pour bags of candy corn in the table and allow the kids to pour and dump with measuring cups. The kids will love hearing them pour through cones, etc. Besides, this is one sensory table activity they can actually eat.
Math
Candy corn is great to use for counting and sorting. Place a cup with a number taped or written on the outside. Allow the kids to count out the proper amount of candy corn into the cup.
Drama
Pretending to cook candy corn will have your young preschoolers enjoying some messy fun. Pull out your pots and pans. Candy corn is made out of honey, corn syrup and sugar. Allow the kids to pour the ingredients in and pretend to stir and cook. You can even tell them you are putting it in the kitchen to cook then come back with real candy corn.
Bees
You can talk about how bees make honey and allow the kids to pretend to be bees buzzing around the room as well.
Be sure and sing, "I am bringing home a baby bumblebee! Won't my mom be so proud of me!"
Manipulatives
Cut yellow rectangles and orange rectangles along with white triangles. Have the kids stick the pieces to contact paper to make their own little candy corns.
Of course, these are just suggestions to get your creative juices flowing. The National Confectioners Association estimates 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold each year. Why not bring that into your classroom for the day!
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