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.
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:)
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.
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.
I love the marbled effect that the colors create as they blend together.
Campfire Glow by Annika
Lone Fall Tree by Bree
Marble Cube by Kaleb
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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.
Beautiful photos, and such a great idea! We’ll be doing this with the Starburst my boys collect on Halloween.
Wow, that works really well! It seems like it holds its shape nicely, and I love the shiny, marbled, Starbursty-colored look of it!
WOW! How cool! All the sculptures look fantastic
Ooh, what fun! I’m amazed by how mouldable and strong the ‘dough’ is… Just look at that tree standing up straight!
What clever creations were made! I love this idea!