The only thing I don’t love about candy eyes? All the versions I have seen for sale are made out of refined sugar and artificial color. Even fruit looks ready to take on any holiday party with candy eyes! What I Don’t Love I love the adorable look that candy eyes can give to any treat from cupcakes to granola clusters. Have you seen all the adorable candy eyes taking over the internet? Okay, okay the candy eyes are not literally floating around online but they are showing up all over recipes and treats on Pinterest and Instagram. They’re adorable and make a great addition to Halloween treats. I hope you will be able to make use of this idea, the ingredients are very basic and affordable and the activity itself can be done at home or at play school as group play (this makes a perfect party "trick" too).You can make easy edible chocolate eyeballs using just white chocolate, mini chocolate chips and Cheerios. Learning to differentiate sharp from round, smooth from rough, cold from warm is a basic step in empowering the brain’s ability to discover, classify and sort more sophisticated information later through life. Stimulating senses through play sends signals to the brain which help develop its ability to identify objects and explore the world. Sensory play lays a crucial foundation for later learning skills. Stimulating neural pathways through sensory experiences is a crucial part of kids’ early brain development. Any play which stimulates the use of touch, smell, sight, hearing, using fine motor musclesetc is considered sensory play. Why is sensory play important for babies? What is sensory play? Toddlers and kids learn best through their senses. Teach them the colors of the eye balls and encourage them to make the match between "real" eyes and pretend eyes. Use this sensory activity to encourage your children to touch and hold the cold smooth jelly. ** You could also add a scent to the jelly eyeballs e.g. They are fun to poke, wobble, squish and eat (mind you, these won't be very tasty since there is no sugar added, if you want to use them as a Halloween treat, then rather use instant jelly packets). Allow them time to observe and explore the squishy eyeballs. When your babies and toddlers are ready for some stimulating fun, plop the eye balls onto a tray or a sensory bin (preferably outdoors, since things can get messy). You can use an old egg carton to hold the molds up if necessary. Pour the gelatin mixture slowly into each cup, and then add your raisins (one each).Lightly grease your molds (Easter egg cups or egg tray) with some cooking oil.Add a few drops of food coloring and the pack of gelatin, stir it in until it completely dissolves. Heat the water up in a pan and heat until it boils. It's best to make the jelly eyeballs the night before, so that they are all set come play time. An egg tray or bottom halves of plastic easter egg cups.Food coloring (I found red and green to be the spookier colors).Did I mention it is super gooey and slimy? While most of my activities include experiments that are focused at older age groups, I though this would be a stimulating activity for the little kiddies (I have a two year old and I know how they are always on the move, looking for things to do)! It's fun, safe, completely edible and can potential keep young minds busy for a good amount of time, while igniting the senses and exploring something new. Today's addition: Edible Eyeballs - Sensory Activity For Babies And Toddlers Use Candy And Toothpicks To Engineer Your Own Structures.Shrunken Heads - Halloween Experiment (Learn About Food Preservation).Kindergarten Activity - Practice Numbers And Counting Using Pumpkin Seeds.Mad Scientist's Dancing Worms - Halloween Experiment.Over the past few days I have been super busy compiling ideas on how to incorporate this "horrifying" holiday into lesson plans, some of my submissions include: Take advantage of this and direct the focus onto so something that fits in with the festivities but from an educational perspective. Wow, is it just me or has this month simply flown by! Just a few more days until Halloween is upon us and soon it will all be over! There's still some time to squeeze in some fun Halloween educational activities though and now more than ever, kids around the world are starting to get all hyped up and ready for the spooky night.
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