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October 10, 2013

Starburst Candy Sculptures

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

We are back with Day 4 of our Candy Series. We have had a blast Painting with Licorice; playing scientist while we mixed up a batch of candy potions and getting creative with magnets and Pixi Stix. Today we are sharing a super simple and edible way to create Starburst Candy Sculptures.

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

This might be the easiest play recipe that we have made so far. Are you ready for it…open a bag of Starbursts, unwrap the candy, don’t eat and start sculpting. That’s it:)

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

The Starbursts are firm at first, but become pliable as you work with them. You might be surprised to find out how easy Starbursts can be to sculpt with. If you are creating with little ones, you may want to make the “dough” workable for them. Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

Combining 2 or more colors is super simple. All you need to do is gently fold and stretch the Starbursts squares together. The kids loved watching the colors mix together and slowly create new colors. They were also surprised to discover the dough became shinny the longer it was played with. They actually started gently rubbing the dough like they were shinning shoes. Love it.

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

I love the marbled effect that the colors create as they blend together.

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

Campfire Glow by Annika

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

Lone Fall Tree by Bree

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

Marble Cube by Kaleb

Edible Sculptures ~ Create Art with Starburst Candy

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Make sure to click on the links below for more inspiring ways to create Art with Candy:

Candy Jewlery from Mama Papa Bubba

Candy Pumpkin from Blog Me Mom

Erupting Art for Kids from Learn Play Imagine

Starburst Candy Mosaic from Mama Miss

Candy Headbands from Meri Cherry

Tomorrow we will each be exploring Exciting Science Activities.

For more fun inspiration follow myPainting without Brushes board on Pinterest.

Related posts:

  1. Painting with Licorice
  2. Pixy Stix Learning Tray
  3. Painting with Candy
  4. Candy Corn Scarecrow
Posted in Food, Kid Art and tagged Candy, Concoctions, Fun Food, Kid Art.

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5 thoughts on “Starburst Candy Sculptures”

  1. Allison on October 10, 2013 at 10:02 am said:

    Beautiful photos, and such a great idea! We’ll be doing this with the Starburst my boys collect on Halloween.

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  2. Jessica @ Play Trains! on October 10, 2013 at 12:30 pm said:

    Wow, that works really well! It seems like it holds its shape nicely, and I love the shiny, marbled, Starbursty-colored look of it!

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  3. Suja Balaji on October 10, 2013 at 12:32 pm said:

    WOW! How cool! All the sculptures look fantastic

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  4. Jen on October 10, 2013 at 1:36 pm said:

    Ooh, what fun! I’m amazed by how mouldable and strong the ‘dough’ is… Just look at that tree standing up straight!

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  5. Deirdre on October 15, 2013 at 8:14 am said:

    What clever creations were made! I love this idea!

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