Candy Cane Lapbook

With the festive season quickly coming upon us, this candy cane lapbook is a great way to teach young children about these popular Christmas candy treats.

 

This fun and free Candy Cane lapbook is great for young children. It can be used independently or in conjunction with the book The Legend of the Candy Cane.

 

There are many legends about the candy cane. One is about a choir master in Germany who, around 1670, bent white canes into the shape of a shepherd’s staff. This was to remind the children to be quiet during Christmas Mass. It was also helped to remind them of the Christmas story.

 

According to another legend there was a candy maker in Indiana who wanted to invent a candy that was a witness to Christ. First of all, he used a hard candy because Christ is the rock of ages. This hard candy was shaped so that it would resemble a “J” for Jesus or, turned upside down, a shepherd’s staff. He made it white to represent the virgin birth and the sinless nature of Jesus.

Finally a red stripe was added to represent the blood Christ shed for the sins of the world, and three thinner red stripes for the stripes He received on our behalf when the Roman soldiers whipped Him. Sometimes a green stripe is added as a reminder that Jesus is a gift from God.

The flavour of the cane is peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is in the mint family and was used in the Old Testament for purification and sacrifice. Jesus is the pure Lamb of God, come to be a sacrifice for the sins of the world.

• Choir Master Legend
• Shepherd Facts
• Jesus and Shepherds
• Candy Cane Alliteration
• How many words can you make from Candy Cane
• Candy Cane Letters and Numbers

• The Legend of the Candy Cane
• Isaiah 53:5
• My Candy Cane Activity Book
• What is a Legend?

• Candy Cane Counting Wheel
• Candy Maker Legend

More Candy Cane Activities 

For more hands-on activities to go with this lapbook, why not try these.

Candy Cane Biscuits

Using shortbread dough, roll out and cut out candy cane shapes before baking the biscuits.  Once cool, ice the biscuits with white icing and then pipe red stripes on them.

Candy Cane Cupcakes

Bake some plain vanilla cupcakes. When cool, ice with white icing and then sprinkle with crushed candy canes. A small amount of peppermint essence could also be added to the icing or the cupcakes.

Candy Cane Breadsticks