I spent most of the week in Seattle, so I didn’t have any time to cook with my kiddos but Colin and I found time to sort Halloween candy in different ways.
Chocolate vs. non-chocolate:
We were in the middle of sorting this pile. He was asking if this was chocolate or not.
By wrapper color:
He did a great job with this – but had a few issues when there was more than one dominant color on the wrapper.
There are many ways to sort, but we had a BLAST!
Which candy is your child’s favorite?
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We go through the candy on Halloween night. But I like what you did. A great learning experience!
We go through it on Halloween, but it was a school night so it was just to make sure everything was safe.
this is great! and there’s a yummy reward for the kids too!!
We always go through the candy on Halloween night and the kids get very antsy. It’s a process they wouldn’t mind skipping so I really like your idea.
What a great idea…to practice sorting skills with Halloween candy….I’d sort it by “for mommy” and not:)
Me too! 😉 But he didn’t like that idea!
What a great idea! We didn’t let them have much until two nights later and then they had Candy Extravaganza night.
OH FUN! I love that idea!
The teacher in me LOVES this learning experience:) When we sort we sort all the Reece’s cups out first…and then I hide those separately haha!
This momma gets the Tootsie Rolls! 😉
My kids love sorting and organizing their candy, it is part of the fun. I think their favorite is peanut butter cups
Normally we have a lot of candy to go through but this year, he didn’t get very much. 🙁 I love the sorting part though because he learns at the same time.