Candy Canes….you either love them or hate them. Either way they seem to be a Christmas necessity. Here’s an awesome collection of Candy Cane Activities and Crafts that use or are inspired by candy canes that your kids will love!

Candy Cane Hunt and Math Activity for Toddlers from Toddler Approved

Make a Candy Cane Bird Feeder from Coffee Cups and Crayons

Make your own Candy Cane Sensory Tubes to explore from Teach Preschool

Make Fingerprint Candy Cane! What a cool keepsake idea from Crafty Morning.

How about a candy cane fishing game? Make a fishing pole with a dowel, string, and candy cane and then fish for other candy canes OR try to catch ornaments with your candy cane fishing pole. Great idea from Kindergartners on the Go!

Make a customized Name Candy Cane Ornament like they did at Fun a Day

Marble Candy Cane Craft idea from Simple Fun for Kids

Try this magical Grow a Candy Cane experience from Growing a Jeweled Rose

Make a pom pom candy cane ornament for your tree from Skip to My Lou

Free, printable Candy Cane Letter Matching from 1+1+1=1

Practice patterning (red, white, red, white) on a pipe cleaner with this Beaded Candy Cane Ornament 

Cardboard (or craft foam), buttons, and glue make a simple Candy Cane craft for little hands!

There’s always the classic Candy Cane Reindeer Craft using googly eyes, a pom pom, and a pipe cleaner.

We hope you are inspired to try something from this collection of Candy Cane Activities and Crafts. Let us know what you tried and how it went!