Counting for Candy

So we decided to encourage the kid's ability to count and make it fun at the same time. We started a new game called "Counting for Candy". They roll the the dice and whatever it lands on if they count it correctly, they get that many pieces of candy. We decided they knew how to be high rollers, so may I suggest small pieces of candy? They LOVED it! Seriously, try it!

(We made the dice out of two milk carton bottoms inside each other. Wrap with white paper, add the dots and cover with packing tape) Worked like a charm and is re-uasable for a number of other games. I only wished I made the dice more creative by going all the way up to 10.

What's different? This was a fun activity to do with them. We just took an 8.5 x 11 paper and halved it length wise. Drew around six total images, one being slightly different than the rest. We made some of them easier and others harder depending on the age. The kids had a little bit of a challenge understanding the game, but once they got it wanted to keep playing. Very fun and WAY easy!

I saw this snack and was DYING to try it. Peanut butter, marshmallows and apples. Very yummy combo I might add. Ours somehow or another ended up looking like Bubba Teeth. Not so cute. The kids didn't wanna eat it. We took 'em apart and voila...hit! Oh well..can't win 'em all! haha