CANDY WRAPPER GAMES!

Get lots of rest this weekend because Monday will seem like your whole class has ADHD because of staying up late, trick or treating, and eating all that candy! What ya' gonna do? Turn those candy wrappers into a learning activity. Ask your children to save their wrappers and then do some of these "yummy" activities.

Counting

Count the wrappers. Tally how many in the whole class.


Sets  

Make sets with the wrappers.

                                 


Sorting 

Sort the wrappers. What’s the sorting rule? Can they regroup them?

                                                                 

Graphing

Use the wrappers to graph their favorite candy bar.

Nutrition 

Look at the food value on each wrapper. How many calories? How much sugar? Rank the candies by calories.


Vocabulary - Find descriptive words on the wrappers. Make a list of the words and use them in sentences.


Writing

Fold 2 sheets of paper in half and staple to make a book. Children write “I like…” at the top of each page and glue a candy wrapper underneath. This is a book every child in your room can read! Older children could write descriptive sentences about each candy.





Alphabet Letters 

Use the wrappers to make a class book called “The Sweet ABC’s.” Write alphabet letters on 26 sheets of paper. Children glue their wrappers to the appropriate letter. Bind pages together to make a book.
Hint! If you don’t have a wrapper for each letter, let children suggest “sweet” words for the page.

                                      


Money

tyg6h- Glue candy wrappers to a file folder. Write a coin value by each wrapper. Children count out the appropriate amount and place it on the wrapper.

Hint! For young children, price the candies from 1 cent to 10 cents and give them pennies. Make the amounts higher for older students.


Art 

Let children use wrappers to make a collage.


Finally, take advantage of this “teachable moment” by discussing why sugar is not good for their bodies. What happens if you eat too much sugar? Make a list of healthy snacks that would be better food choices.