Easter fun with Jelly beans

JELLY BEANS!!! So many different ways to use them during the Easter holiday...


Jellybeans Could Circle the Globe
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/eastercandy1.html

•Americans consume 16 billion jellybeans at Easter, many of them hidden in baskets. If all the Easter jellybeans were lined end to end, they would circle the globe nearly three times.

•Jellybeans did not become an Easter tradition until the 1930s. They were probably first made in America by Boston candy maker William Schrafft, who ran advertisements urging people to send jellybeans to soldiers fighting in the Civil War.

•70% of kids aged 6–11 say they prefer to eat Easter jellybeans one at a time, while 23% report eating several at once. Boys (29%) were more apt to eat a handful than girls (18%).

•Children indicate their favorite Easter jellybean flavors are cherry (20%), strawberry (12%), grape (10%), lime (7%), and blueberry (6%).

Check out link below for a Jelly bean adding printable for children.  Scroll down page to find it.
http://www.teachingheart.net/easterpage.html


http://www.janbrett.com/happy_easter_eggs_coloring_page.htm

Easter Jelly Bean Fudge

http://www.showkidsthefun.com/activity/easter-jelly-bean-fudge.html
 
What You’ll Need

2 cups white chocolate chips
1 (16 ounce) container vanilla frosting
2 cups miniature jelly beans in pastel colors (or the speckled type)

Directions
Line a 9-inch square pan with foil and grease lightly.
Melt the chips according to the package directions or in a heavy saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
Add the frosting and stir until the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. (Fudge mixture should still be easy to stir, but not hot enough to melt the jelly beans.)
Add the jelly beans and stir well.
Spread the fudge mixture into the prepared pan and cool to room temperature.
Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Remove the foil and fudge from the pan together and place on a cutting surface.
Carefully remove the foil and cut the fudge into small pieces.
Makes 3 dozen pieces.

Five Little Jelly Beans: A color recognition and counting felt board activity.

http://workofheart.bravehost.com/easter.htm
Display five different colored jelly bean cut-outs on your felt board. As you recite the poem, ask student to pull the correct colored jelly bean from the board.

Five little jelly beans,

I wish I had more!

I'll eat the red one,

Now there are four.


Four little jelly beans,

Tasty as can be.

I'll eat the blue one,

Now there are three.


Three little jelly beans,

Only a few.

I'll eat the green one,

Now there are two.


Two little jellybeans,

Eating them is fun.

I'll eat the yellow one,

Now there is one.


One little jellybean

The last one is for me.

I'll eat the purple one,

I'm as happy as can be!

Jelly bean Easter basket cupcakes

http://www.celebrations.com/content/jelly-bean-easter-basket-cupcakes

Ingredients

•1 box Pilsbury Funfetti cupcake mix
•2 eggs
•1/3 cup vegetable oil
•1 half package of flaked coconut
•1 package red (or brown) shoe string licorice
•1 package Jelly Beans
•1 pinch green food coloring
•1 can vanilla icing

Directions
1. Bake Pilsbury Funfetti Cupcakes by following the directions on the back of the box.

2. Allow to cool before icing each one with vanilla icing.

3. In a medium bowl mix flaked coconut with 2-3 drops of green food coloring. Your desired color should represent "grass."

4. Sprinkle the green coconut on top of the vanilla iced cupcakes - it should stick nicely. Top with assorted Jelly Beans.

5. Poke a piece of shoe string licorice (about 4 - 5 inches long) on either side of the cupcake so it looks like a basket handle.


My girls love these books!  Laura Numeroff is also the author of "If you give a pig a pancake, If you give a mouse a cookie, If you give a Moose a muffin, etc...."