Letter J: J is for Jelly Bean Craft, Jelly Bean Painting, Jelly Beans: Size Order, Numbers, Colors, Shapes (Day 2)

Choose one of the craft options below:

1a) J is for Jelly Bean: Easton loved this craft - mostly because it involves a squirt bottle!

• White Paper
• Jelly Beans
• Squirt Bottle 

1. Draw a Letter J on a piece of white card stock.
2. Have your child place Jelly Beans all over the paper. 
3. Use a squirt bottle and spray all the jelly beans. After a little bit of time, the jelly beans color wore off onto our paper. 
4. After our project dried, I cut out the Letter J and glued it onto black paper. 
5. Option: Instead of using water and a squirt bottle, try gluing the jelly beans onto your Letter J.

1b) Jelly Bean Color Sort & Painting: 

• Place a handful of jelly beans and three colored cups onto your art table.
• Sort the jelly beans into their correct colors. Add water to the container. 
• Let the jelly beans sit for a minute or two, so the jelly beans have plenty of time to color the water.
• Paint with jelly bean water!

2) The next few ideas are from Confessions of a Homeschooler. Click this link to print the ideas.

• Jelly Bean Size Sort: 

• Jelly Bean Number Puzzles: Cut the number cards in half and have your child match the colors to reveal a number. Talk about the colors. Optional: Place the same amount of jelly beans in a jar.

• Jelly Bean Shape Puzzles: I printed a set of jelly beans with shapes on them. Easton matched the shape to make a puzzle.