Are you drowning in candy like we are? My post today is dedicated to all families everywhere who have way more candy than they know what to do with. I will show you today how to use candy to make your kids smarter. That’s right! Use your candy to do math and science. Your kids will love you for it (because CANDY!) and you can rest easy knowing they are using their brains and learning some cool stuff.
Candy Science
Frankenworms from The Kitchen Pantry Scientist
Skittles Candy Science from Coffee Cups and Crayons
Which Candy Dissolves the Fastest? from Mommy Crusader
Diet Coke and Mentos Explosion from The Science Kiddo
Test for Acidity from Play Dr. Mom
Candy Dissolving Experiment: Which Solvent Works the Best? from Little Bins for Little Hands
Color Experiments from Crafty Moms Share
Gummy Bear Science from Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails
Dissolving Gobstoppers from Mama. Papa. Buba.
Candy Chromatography from Mama Miss
Sink or Float Candy Science from Reading Confetti
Floating “M” Experiment from P is for Preschooler
Pop Rocks Balloons from A Little Pinch of Perfect
Make an Edible Solar System from School Time Snippets
Skittles Density Rainbow from Gift of Curiosity
Balloon Experiments with Candy from Learn Play Imagine
Balancing with M&M’s from Inspiration Laboratories
Exploding Peep Geysers from Housing a Forest
Candy Engineering
Candy Play Dough Structures from Coffee Cups and Crayons
Building Structures with Candy Pumpkins from Lemon Lime Adventures
Lego Candy Dispenser from Frugal Fun for Boys
Build a Candy Catapult from Frugal Fun for Boys
Candy Math
Sort by Color from Play Dr. Mom
Number Recognition, Addition/Subtraction, and Bar Charts from Here Come the Girls
Candy Corn Counting (with printables) from The Taylor House
Pattern Making and Counting from Amy Pessolano
Graphing, Patterns, and Addition/Subtraction from Preschool Powol Packets
Weighing, Graphing, Word Problems, and More! (with printables) from Chicken Babies
Follow Crystal’s board Fun in the Kitchen With Kids on Pinterest.
Saturday Science
And now on to our Saturday Science linky party! Check out our wonderful co-hosts and link up your own math and science activities:
Weighing Activity | Hands-On Math Play from Little Bins for Little Hands
Top 10 Candy Experiments for Kids from Lemon Lime Adventures
The Science Behind Cranberries from Stir the Wonder
The Science Behind Cranberries from Stir the Wonder
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The Science Kiddo 
He's all look like some fun activities to play withall that Halloween candy.
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Hope you enjoy them!
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Hi Crystal, thanks for including our pop rock balloons!
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No problem, it's a great science experiment!
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I love all your ideas here Crystal, great round up of cool science for the kids to enjoy! Thanks for stopping by to share with us yesterday at our Facebook share day.
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Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate it 🙂
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So fun!! Thank you for including us in your round-up. And, thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
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Yes, of course! I loved your post about experimenting with colors 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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Math or science are always a big hit with my kids…especially. when candy is involved!
Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!
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Anything to get them doing math and science! Love it 🙂
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