Jelly beans
Jelly beans are a cheerful, happy snack because of their bright colors and their many flavors. You can create all different taste combinations by eating different jelly beans at a time, and there is no end to the amount of arts and crafts projects that can be made with these same small candies.
Necklace
You can string your own colorful necklace with a handful of jelly beans and a piece of string. The only other things you need are a needle to thread through the string and a clasp for the back of your necklace, if you would like. This project is simple to make: Poke the needle through each jelly bean and thread onto the string. When the string is full, tie the back around your neck or secure with a clasp. This can either be worn, eaten or both!
Bunny Rabbit
This is an adorable project for young children, but they will probably need adult help to complete it. To make the jelly bean bunny, you will need to cut out the shape of a rabbit from very sturdy paper, such as card stock. Make sure you give the rabbit a nice, generously round stomach. Bend the rabbit's feet at the ankle and secure with tape so that it can stand.
The children can fill small, clear bags with jelly beans and tape the top shut. Then you simply glue or tape the jelly bean bags to the stomach of the rabbit for a cheerful treat that can be displayed or eaten. This project can be done with a variety of animals and shapes.
Rainbow
This is an unusual and special way to teach children the colors of a rainbow. Using different jelly beans sorted into categories by color, have children create a rainbow on a clean sheet of paper. They can begin by lining up all of the red jelly beans in a rainbow shape, then making a row of orange jelly beans and so on until they have completed the whole task. To take home this project, have them glue as they go, or skip the glue for a craft that they can eat when they finish.
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