Candy Corn Activities for Halloween
| by Gaylene Davis | October 03, 2007
Through the miracle of modern technology, this Halloween you can delight in your candy corn without the guilt. Try using the little treats in various fun kids' activities and games. And if you make a sport out of it, you might find you even burn off a few calories! And bear in mind, October 30th is national candy corn day. You'll be pressed to find a better way to make merry on this special day than with a few fun candy corn games.
Candy Corn Hunts
Little people love hunting games. Stash twenty candy corns in a room – underneath the piano, next to the door, on the counter. You might need to belt out some " you're getting colder" tips to help in the process. If you leave them out in the open, even the tiniest tots will be able to find their bright colors.
If you'd like to to dress up the game, put the candy corn in little cellophane bags and close them with festive ribbon. Stash the bags all over - either inside or out - for a spooky angle on the traditional Easter egg hunt.
Make a path of candy corn for kids to follow. Guide them through the yard, or a maze - or through a messy house. Depending on the condition of their rooms, you might use this game to help your kids find their dresser! If you push a toothpick into the thick end of the candy, you magically create an arrow. Use the arrows as clues in your hunt.
Target Practice
Try a Halloween twist on the timeless clothespin drop game. Have each child stand on a sturdy chair and drop the pieces down into a canning jar. A container with a wider opening, like a bucket or funnel might work out better for really little participants, while a 2-litre plastic bottle would present a far greater difficulty when the big kids want to show off.
Remember Bozo's Grand Prize Game? Try a Halloween twist with a few small sand buckets. Rename the game after your favorite Halloween character.
Use a strip of masking tape or a stick to indicate a boundary line for the children.
Number the pails, placing them in a row perpendicular to the line, pail number one being closest.
Children queue up behind the line and toss candy corn into each bucket in consecutive order.
Keep score or issue prizes for hitting each bucket.
After stuffing some candy corn into a small sealed cellophane baggie, have a "corn bag" toss. After playing catch, try aiming at a target or throwing the bags into a container. For extra Halloween fun, paint a jack-o-lantern face on the front of a box, and cut out holes for his eyes, nose, and mouth. Different points could be awarded for getting the corn bags through each of the holes.
Other Fun Stuff
On a flat surface like the dining room table try some shufflecorn or "bocce corn". Someone acts as the referee, sliding out the first piece of candy corn. He then marks this candy corn with a toothpick. Participants take turns sliding 4 different pieces as close to the referee's mark as they can. The referee determines which piece is the closest, giving that player a point. Play until someone gets ten points. To reduce confusion, marking each contestant's candy pieces would be helpful.
If you really don't mind a mess - try candy corn and frosting sculptures. Obviously, an appropriately covered table or other safe surface is best. Reconsidering, maybe this is better as an outdoor project. Prizes could be awarded for the most extraordinary sculpture, the tallest one, the neatest one -- or maybe the one that looks most like dad.
String candy corn like popcorn. Not only is the activity fun, but also you wind up with great decorating material when you are done! Tape several strands in a doorway like a 70's-style beaded curtain. Add an orange lava lamp for a funky Halloween theme. String some through a spooky tree in the yard. Hang it inside like party streamers or use it for jewelry.
So whether you are hoping to avoid the sugar calories, looking for fun Halloween activities to occupy kids wound up about the holiday, or trying to find something to do with all of that spare candy corn, you can enjoy these guilt-free pleasures.
Candy Corn Hunts
Little people love hunting games. Stash twenty candy corns in a room – underneath the piano, next to the door, on the counter. You might need to belt out some " you're getting colder" tips to help in the process. If you leave them out in the open, even the tiniest tots will be able to find their bright colors.
If you'd like to to dress up the game, put the candy corn in little cellophane bags and close them with festive ribbon. Stash the bags all over - either inside or out - for a spooky angle on the traditional Easter egg hunt.
Make a path of candy corn for kids to follow. Guide them through the yard, or a maze - or through a messy house. Depending on the condition of their rooms, you might use this game to help your kids find their dresser! If you push a toothpick into the thick end of the candy, you magically create an arrow. Use the arrows as clues in your hunt.
Target Practice
Try a Halloween twist on the timeless clothespin drop game. Have each child stand on a sturdy chair and drop the pieces down into a canning jar. A container with a wider opening, like a bucket or funnel might work out better for really little participants, while a 2-litre plastic bottle would present a far greater difficulty when the big kids want to show off.
Remember Bozo's Grand Prize Game? Try a Halloween twist with a few small sand buckets. Rename the game after your favorite Halloween character.
Use a strip of masking tape or a stick to indicate a boundary line for the children.
Number the pails, placing them in a row perpendicular to the line, pail number one being closest.
Children queue up behind the line and toss candy corn into each bucket in consecutive order.
Keep score or issue prizes for hitting each bucket.
After stuffing some candy corn into a small sealed cellophane baggie, have a "corn bag" toss. After playing catch, try aiming at a target or throwing the bags into a container. For extra Halloween fun, paint a jack-o-lantern face on the front of a box, and cut out holes for his eyes, nose, and mouth. Different points could be awarded for getting the corn bags through each of the holes.
Other Fun Stuff
On a flat surface like the dining room table try some shufflecorn or "bocce corn". Someone acts as the referee, sliding out the first piece of candy corn. He then marks this candy corn with a toothpick. Participants take turns sliding 4 different pieces as close to the referee's mark as they can. The referee determines which piece is the closest, giving that player a point. Play until someone gets ten points. To reduce confusion, marking each contestant's candy pieces would be helpful.
If you really don't mind a mess - try candy corn and frosting sculptures. Obviously, an appropriately covered table or other safe surface is best. Reconsidering, maybe this is better as an outdoor project. Prizes could be awarded for the most extraordinary sculpture, the tallest one, the neatest one -- or maybe the one that looks most like dad.
String candy corn like popcorn. Not only is the activity fun, but also you wind up with great decorating material when you are done! Tape several strands in a doorway like a 70's-style beaded curtain. Add an orange lava lamp for a funky Halloween theme. String some through a spooky tree in the yard. Hang it inside like party streamers or use it for jewelry.
So whether you are hoping to avoid the sugar calories, looking for fun Halloween activities to occupy kids wound up about the holiday, or trying to find something to do with all of that spare candy corn, you can enjoy these guilt-free pleasures.
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