We all have them! Leftover candy canes in our houses in January... so momstown came up with a fun way to use them with your kids without worrying about cavities!
You will need:
-    Candy cane
-    Construction paper
-    White chalk
-    Markers, paint, or whatever your child wants to create with!
-    Glue (recommend hot glue gun – mom only!)


Using the chalk, help your child draw a diagonal line at one end of the construction paper. This makes the ‘snowhill’. Have your child fill in the snowhill with chalk or white paint (sponge painting works well!).  Using a glue gun (or white glue), affix the candy cane, hook pointing downhill, to the page so it becomes the sled!


Now your child can create a rider for the sled and add more detail to the picture! My older son cut out construction paper to make a person, while my younger one found some leftover stickers and built himself a hockey player/sledder.


We also pulled the ends off some Q -tips to make snow – to really complete the winter scene!
This craft must have been inspiring, because not long after, we were off sledding ourselves at the local hill! Too bad our toboggan isn’t edible...

Posted by Teacher Mom on 01/20/2011 - 21:59
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