Candy Necklaces

Most kids have a sweet tooth and will go to town and eat as much candy as they possibly can if they have it in front of them, but making a necklace keeps their hands busy and makes them feel like they are getting a lot more candy than they really are 😉

How to Make Your Candy Necklaces

You will just need some of your kid’s favorite snacks, twine, and some tapestry needles.

Cut some twine to the size you would like the necklace, I just measured it around each child. Then you will tie the end of the twine on something circle – we chose these gummy Lifesavers, but you could do Fruit Loops or Cheerios as well.

For older kids, we used the tapestry needle. Thread it and started adding whatever you want to your candy necklace.

For the younger kids, we had them just string on things that already had a hole like these. You could add Fruit Loops, pretzels, Nibs, Mini Fudge Stripe cookies and the like.

Its a great opportunity to talk about patterns, what a pattern is and how to make one. The kids loved making a pattern on their candy necklaces!

The kids were super proud of their candy necklaces! They thought they had a ton of candy, but in reality, it is so much less than what they would have eaten if they had just had some in a bowl for the movie!

The older kids were smart and put only the things they love on their necklace!

Ready to eat and enjoy the show!

I hope you and your kids enjoy making your own Candy Necklaces as much as we do!

What is one of your favorite snacks to have for a family movie night?

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