- Read “The Jelly Bean Fun Book” by Karen Capucilli
- Read “The Giant Jellybean Jar” by Marcie Aboff
- Jelly Bean Jar
- Wash hands!
- Let the kids use a small scoop to fill a small jar with jelly beans.
- Pour the jelly beans into a sorter (veggie platter from the dollar store)
- Sort the jelly beans by color.
- Jelly Bean Flowers (& a game!) … these jelly bean flowers are cute enough by themselves. I also thought we could play a game with them!
- Print the flower template from Martha Stewart here onto springtime scrapbook paper.
- Cut out.
- Fill up a cupcake liner with jelly beans and place in the center.
- You can write your name on a petal and leave it at that for a cute place setting decoration or…
- TO PLAY:
- Write 1-6 on each petal.
- Count out 1-6 jelly beans for each petal (count out 1 jelly bean on the 1 petal … 5 jelly beans on the 5 petal …)
- Roll a dice.
- Whatever number you roll, remove those jelly beans from the matching petal and place back in the center cup.
- Continue until all the petals are empty.
- OPTIONAL: if you roll the same number again, fill the petal back up with the right number jelly beans
- Jelly Bean Relay
- Place a small bowl of jelly beans at one end of the room.
- Place an empty bowl at the other end of the room.
- Have the kids hold a spoon and place one jelly bean in the spoon.
- Carefully walk to the empty bowl and put the jelly bean in the bowl.
- Jelly Bean Bracelet … a great idea from My Kids Make.
- Thread a needle with elastic string (I found it at Joann) or regular thread.
- Pick out the jelly bean colors you want to use.
- Sew your jelly beans onto your thread and tie!
- Cute, colorful and tasty!
- Jelly Bean Carrots
- Fill a clear bag with orange jelly beans
- Add a small bit of green tissue and tie at the top with a green pipe cleaner!