Our Valentines Day candy structures are a perfect Valentines STEM activity! We enjoy giving simple holiday twists to fun activities depending on the holiday or the season. All our holiday activities are simple to do any day of the year. Plus building Valentines Day candy structures can be yummy.
VALENTINES DAY CANDY STRUCTURES FOR KIDS STEM
My son is thrilled whenever I break out the holiday candy and toothpicks. Theses heart candies are similar to our gumdrops STEM activity and are awesome for building Valentines Day candy structures of all kinds. We have great STEM activities for all year round.
Candy structures use several of the STEM pillars. Kids get to try out their engineering and math skills.
CANDY BUILDING SUPPLIES
Candy Jelly Hearts
Toothpicks
There are lots of way you can enjoy this valentines Day structure building activity. Some of our ideas include sculptures, animals, shapes both 2D and 3D, towers, domes, and now a rocket! Check out our cool heart rocket. It’s quite strong too.
So many terrific skills are used for building Valentines Day structures. It’s an amazing way to encourage fine motor skills through play. Kids are so busy designing, building, problem solving, and having fun to notice all the fine motor work!
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BUILD A HEART “ROCKET”
First we started with a base such as a hexagon shape. Each row has two toothpicks into each heart. Next we used pieces of toothpicks {easy to break} to stabilize the structure as you build upwards. Our design came to life as we went along.
Keep adding layers with the same pattern. Towards the top, we had to adjust the amount of toothpicks we used per heart as it got a little tight.
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Remember the bigger the base, the taller it will be and the more hearts you will need to use! We used the whole large bag.
This makes a terrific open-ended invitation to build for kids of all ages! Plus, it’s a great way to spend an afternoon.
Build a Heart “Rocket” Valentines Day Candy Structures
Your kids will also love making Valentine’s Day themed slime!
MORE VALENTINE’S DAY STEM IDEAS
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