Candy Corn Game Ideas for Halloween

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With 21st century advances, this Halloween you can appreciate your candy corn without the weight. Try using the small goodies in various fun childrens' activities and games. And if you make a sport out of it, you could even burn off a few calories! And remember, October 30th is American candy corn day. There's no better way to celebrate than with a few entertaining candy corn games.

Candy Corn Hunts

Little people really enjoy hunting games. Conceal fifteen pieces of candy corn in an area – underneath the table, next to the door, on the windowsill. You may have to throw out a couple "getting warmer/colder" hints to help in the hunt. If you leave them uncovered, even the tiniest tots will be able to find their bright colors.

If you'd like to to spice up the game, put the candy corn in little cellophane bags and close them with festive ribbon. Stash the bags all over - either inside or out - for a Halloween angle on the traditional Easter egg hunt.

Construct a track of candy corn for children to follow. Direct them through some shrubs, or a maze - or through an untidy house. Depending on the state of their bedrooms, you might use this game to help your children find their closet! If you stick a toothpick into the broader end of the candy, you magically create an arrow. Use the arrows for clues in your hunt.

Target Practice
Try an All Hallow’s Eve spin on the timeless clothespin drop game. Have each child stand on a sturdy chair and drop the pieces down into a canning jar. A container with a wider opening, like a bucket or funnel might be better suited for really little participants, while a 2-liter soda bottle would present a bigger difficulty when the older kids want to show their stuff.

Do you recall Bozo's Grand Prize Game? Try a Candy Corn version with a few small sand pails. Rename the game after a preferred Halloween character.

Use a section of masking tape or a ruler to show a boundary line for the participants.

Number the pails, placing them in a row perpendicular to the line, pail number one being closest.

Kids line up behind the line and throw the candies into each bucket in consecutive order.

Keep score or give out prizes for hitting each bucket.

After putting some candy corn into a small sealed cellophane bag, have a "corn bag" toss. After playing catch, try aiming at a target or throwing the bags into a container. For extra Halloween fun, draw a scarecrow face on the front of a box, and cut out holes for his eyes, nose, and mouth. Different points could be awarded for getting the corn bags through these holes.

Other Fun Stuff

On a even surface like the kitchen floor try some shufflecorn or "bocce corn". One person acts as the referee, sliding out the first piece of candy corn. He then marks this piece with a toothpick. Participants alternate sliding 4 different pieces as near to the referee's mark as possible. The referee identifies which piece is the closest, awarding that participant a point. Play until a player gets ten points. To eliminate confusion, marking each contestant's candy pieces would be helpful.

If you really don't mind a mess - try candy corn and frosting sculptures. Obviously, a well covered table or other safe surface is best. Now that I think about, maybe this is better done outdoors. Prizes could be awarded for the most extraordinary sculpture, the tallest one, the neatest one -- or maybe the one that looks most like dad.

String candy corn like popcorn. Not only is the activity fun, but also you get great decorating material when you are done! Tape several strands in a doorway like a 70's-style beaded curtain. Add an orange lava lamp for a funky Halloween theme. String some through a spooky tree in the yard. Hang it inside like party streamers or use it for jewelry.

Regardless if you are hoping to steer clear of the sugar calories, looking for fun Halloween activities to occupy children wound up about the holiday, or trying to find something to do with all of that surplus candy corn, you can enjoy these guilt-free pleasures.

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Gaylene Davis is an ex-teacher, now a WAHM taking care of her two boys. This candy corn article was originally written for www.Candy-Corn.info . For more fun candy corn math and candy corn facts - check it out.

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