6 things to do with gummy bears

I thought you might need a giggle, so here's a list of six things you can do with gummy bears (besides eat them).

6 Ways to Play with Gummy Bears

1.  Grow your gummy bears! 

Left:  Big gummy bear                  Right:  Original size

Place gummy bears in a bowl of liquid.  (I placed some in a bowl of water and others in ginger ale)   Place the bowls in the fridge overnight.  Come back and you'll find bigger (and squishier) gummy bears.  (After two days the gummy bears had a ginger ale taste.  Slightly weird... and very cool.)

Or, you could just place the gummy bears in water and let the kids play with them first.  Over time, they should grow.  (Think of them like edible water beads!  )

2.  Bake your gummy bears in the oven!

A bunch of gummy bears + 300 degree oven = sticky melted glob

Simply place your gummy bears in a cool design on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.  Then place them in a 300 degree oven.  Pull them out when they've melted!

3.  Freeze your gummy bears!

(Ok, this one is pretty self-explanatory.)

Gummy bear ice-cubes

4.  Give them body part transplants

"Now I can totally see things from your perspective."

Plastic knife + gummy bears = candy surgery!

5.  Nuke those bears

Test out what happens to gummy bears in the microwave.

Anybody want some sticky gummy bear soup?

6.  Give your gummy bears organ transplants

Use a stirrer to pull out gummy bear bits.  Then, use a tooth pick to inject them into other gummy bears.

Recovering heart transplant and brain transplant patients

Looking for other fun ways to play with your food?  Check out the links below!

• Do the butter dance: Turn heavy cream into butter!
• Easy Tortilla Art!
• Let's Tattoo some bananas!
• Marshmallow Peeps Play Dough
• Make flowers and leaves from gumdrops

Have fun!



(Note:  Unfortunately many gummy bears were hurt in the making of this post.)