21 Creative Ways To Use All That Halloween Candy: I’m SO Doing #11 with My Kids This Year!

The big day is almost here, and before you your kids gorge yourself on an overload of Halloween candy…set some aside to use in more creative ways!  Here are 21 creative ways to use all that Halloween candy to save yourself your kids the calories and the cavities.

21 Creative Ways to Use All That Halloween Candy

1. Cool science experiment: How to remove the “m” off of M&Ms

2. Science experiment: making different types of rock with candy

3. Milky Way muddy buddies

Okay, so this is really just taking candy and turning into more candy…but doesn’t it look good!  Can’t wait to try this version of my favorite treat…muddy buddies!

4. 10-minute Rolo cookies

Use those Rolos to make some easy and delicious cookies you can freeze and save for the holidays!

5. Kit Kat cake

Kit Kats (and every other chocolate) can freeze beautifully.  Stick them in the freezer for that next birthday and make a gorgeous Kit Kat cake.

6. Science experiment: testing buoyancy with candy bars

Will they sink or will they float?  This is a great way to teach kids to predict and test a theory.

7. Science experiment: see how Nerds and soda can fill a balloon

8. Learn about balance 

9. Skittles paint

10. Teach math with jellybeans (and free printable!)

11. Make a Christmas countdown chain

GENIUS!  I’m so doing this with my kids!

12. Cool things you can make with wrappers

13. Make a November punch calendar

I like how this limits them to one candy per day, but makes it fun too!

14. Save Halloween candy for homemade ginger bread houses

15. How many Skittles does it take to make a wreath?

I wonder what other candies you could use to make a fun wreath with?

16. Make your teacher a really cool candy bar note!

Oh man, this would have made my day as a teacher to see this on my door:)

17. Teach colors, counting, and sorting with candy

18. Make this poke cake with pretty much any Halloween candy bar

 19. Crazy candy bark

Anything goes when you make candy bark…stick it all on!  I love the Pioneer Woman’s version with chocolate graham crackers on the bottom.

20. Host a family competition

Use these candy bar medals as prizes for game night or a family/youth group olympics.

21.  And finally, my favorite way to use Halloween candy…as bribery to get my kids to do their chores!

Print this free chore chart here.

Do you have any creative ways to use all that Halloween candy?  Share them below…pretty please!

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