Grow a Candy Cane Activity
The original idea for this super cute activity came from the very creative Wonder’s Days. We didn’t have an Elf on a Shelf when we planned this activity, so I tweaked it slightly.
I made seed packets, complete with instructions for the activity. My kiddos got one of these packages for our first advent activity. I also gave some away as gifts to my niece, nephew, neighborhood friends, and Minnie’s BFF. They were such a great gift kids can make because they were are fun, creative, and inexpensive to make!!
Candy Cane Activity Supplies
Here is what you need:
- fake snow
- glitter/confetti
- round peppermint candy
- candy cane
- small bags
- {FREE} Printable Grow a Candy Cane (see below)
How to Grow a Candy Cane
The recipient of the present will pick a pot, container, bowl, or whatever to plant in
Put the North Pole Potting Snow in the pot
Read the directions on the seed container & plant the seed in the potting snow
Apply North Pole Fertilizer
and wait….magically (with Mom’s help) overnight the seed will grow into a candy cane!
Pretty cool, huh?! My kids though it was amazing! They are planning to try and leave the candy cane in the the ‘soil’ to see if it gets any bigger =-) I reminded them that plants only grow a certain height and then then they stop; but it doesn’t hurt to experiment!!
FREE Printable for Grow a Candy Cane Activity
Print and follow the directions on the free printable Grow a Candy Cane Activity and you will end up with:
- 1 bag of North Pole Potting Snow (fake snow)
- 1 bag of North Pole Fertilizer (glitter/confetti)
- 1 wrapped present for Mom from Santa (this is then candy cane with directions to swap out the round peppermint ‘seed’ with candy cane)
- Magical Peppermint Seed Packet (round peppermint in seed packet with instructions for planting.
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