Candy Corn Craft
This cute, festive Candy Corn Craft is an easy kids craft for fall. Turn construction paper into this easy fall craft that the kids will love making. It only takes 15 minutes for this quick and easy craft version of a classic fall treat!
It’s fall and it’s time for fun Halloween crafts and recipes! Plus, time to pull out the best treats like that yummy candy corn. This adorable Candy Corn Craft is so much fun to make for kids of all ages, including preschool, and uses minimal supplies. This is a great way to prepare for everyone’s favorite spooky holiday!
That means it’s the perfect simple craft project for the classroom, at home or at all your fall parties.
All you need is a white paper plate, construction paper and glue. It won’t be long until you’ll be making this easy candy corn art project!
Make sure to make our favorite Candy Corn Pudding Cups or Halloween Dirt Cups to snack on while you work on this simple project.
Supplies Needed for DIY Candy Corn Craft
- Paper plate – A 10-inch paper plate gives you a great size for the candy corn, but you could use any size.
- Scissors – Just use standard craft scissors for this project. You may consider using kid’s safe scissors if doing this project with little ones.
- Construction paper – A mix of standard yellow and orange construction paper, but you could also use cardstock.
- Glue stick – A glue stick works great for this craft, but you could use any non-toxic craft glue.
- Glitter card stock – A glitter card stock was used for the eyes for this project, but you could use any construction paper or cardstock.
- Marker – Any black marker will work for this craft.
- Wooden craft stick – A standard wooden craft stick works perfect, but you could also use recycled popsicle sticks.
How to Make Candy Corn Craft
It only takes 10 minutes to make this quick and easy candy corn paper plate craft. Perfect for little kids with short attention spans.
If you are doing this with toddlers, cut the construction paper before you start so they just need to glue and decorate the candy corn with faces!
The first step is to cut the edge around the entire circumference of the paper plate to make it flat. Then cut the plate into 6 equal triangles.
After you have your triangles cut out for the candy corn, cut a piece of yellow and orange construction paper into 1 ½ inch strips.
Glue the yellow strip to the bottom and the orange strip just above it. Cut the excess paper around the edges. Give the glue a few minutes to dry.
To make the face, first cut 2 small circles from the glitter card stock for the eyes. Glue the circles onto the candy corn and press to secure.
Finish the eyes by using a black marker to make the pupils. To personalize your candy corn, give it a happy (or maybe a spooky) smile!
Lastly, glue a wooden craft stick to the back to give it a handle for play or display!
Pro Tip!
If construction paper is unavailable, you could also paint or color the while piece of paper plate with crayons.
If you have googly eyes at home, you can use them in place of glitter cardstock.
Make a ton of these, skip the wooden craft stick and string them together to make a Halloween garland and have your house Halloween ready all October long!
Have fun making this easy kids craft this fall and maybe keep everyone’s favorite fall treat – real candy corn – nearby for a fun after crafting treat!
More Easy Halloween Crafts!
- Start collecting those empty toilet paper rolls and try our Toilet Paper Roll Pumpkin Craft!
- You probably already have most of the supplies you need to make this spooky Spider Craft
- Decorate your windows with colorful Coffee Filter Bats
More Fall Activities for Kids!
- Create an apple out of a paper plate with this easy Apple Paper Plate Craft.
- Everyone loves these cute Toilet Paper Roll Turkeys! So easy to make and cute.
- This Fall Leaf Pom Pom Painting Activity is perfect for toddlers.
- Grab pinecones from outside and create this fun Fall Tree Craft that uses pine cones to paint with!
If you take a picture and share it Instagram make sure to #kidsactivityzone or tag us @kidsactivityzoneblog so we can see them!
Candy Corn Craft
Ingredients
- Paper plate
- Scissors
- Construction paper orange, yellow
- Ruler
- Glue stick
- Glitter card stock
- Marker black
- Wooden craft stick
Instructions
- First, cut the edge around the entire circumference of the paper plate to make it flat. Then cut the plate into 6 equal triangles.
- Take a piece of yellow and orange construction paper into 1 ½ inch strips. Glue the yellow strip to the bottom and the orange strip just above it. Cut the excess paper around the edges. Give the glue a few minutes to dry.
- Cut 2 small circles from the glitter card stock for the eyes. Glue the circles onto the candy corn and press to secure. Finish the eyes by using a black marker to make the pupils. To personalize your candy corn, give it a smile!
- Lastly, glue a wooden craft stick to the back to give it a handle for play or display!
