A Candy Corn Creation!

I've been working on a birthday banner for my goddaughter's 2nd birthday.  It's a candy corn theme (she's a Halloween baby), so the banner itself looks like a strand of candy corn.  The boys saw me making it and Buddy said that he wants to make candy corn too.  I remembered this simple craft that we also did last year and thought why not.  When the boys woke up from their nap, I had the craft set up on the table for them.  Here's what you'll need:

paper (white, yellow and orange)
scissors
glue
candy corn (optional)

I cut out a large, white triangle shape and then strips of orange, yellow and white (our white was glittery).  I also cut slits into the strips to make it easier for the boys to cut pieces off.

I liked giving the boys an opportunity to use scissors, since it's not something they do very often.  This year in preschool, I know Buddy's teachers will be looking at him improving his cutting skills, so the more practice the better.  Cutting can be a difficult task for little ones, as it requires fine motor coordination, control, and strength.

The boys sampled some real candy corn as they cut (which was probably their favorite part).  We then looked at our real candy corn to see which colors needed to go on the TOP, MIDDLE, and BOTTOM of the triangle.  This craft provides a great opportunity to talk to your little one about COLOR NAMES and SPATIAL CONCEPTS (top, middle and bottom).  It was also great for them to reference a real object and try to recreate it.

The boys glued their cut out pieces of paper onto the large, white triangle and there it was - a candy corn creation!

This craft is super simple and great for toddlers and preschoolers!  You're tackling some fine motor skills, as well as important language concepts.  Enjoy!

3 days till Halloween!

Love & Language,

Marisa