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10 Creative Uses for the Jelly Bean the Don't Involve Easter Baskets!

By: Christopher Pratt

The tastiest bean of all, the jelly bean, serves as more than just the anchor for the traditional Easter Basket. Less expensive jelly beans are staples that parents depend on to add volume to the goodie basket, while they use the more expensive chocolate bunnies and malted eggs more sparingly. The sad thing is that Easter only comes around once a year. We're here to offer you ten creative uses for jelly beans that will have you enjoying this sweet treat all year long!

1) Jelly Belly and other gourmet jelly beans make fine wedding favors. Additionally, their plethora of colors make them an easy choice for coordinating with the wedding's color scheme.

2) Adding jelly beans to trail mix is a great way to get some extra energy. You can make your own trail mix, that is sweet and salty, by mixing a cup each of peanuts, pretzels, and jelly beans.

3) Use jelly beans to decorate your frosted cakes and cupcakes. You are only limited by you own creativity with the array of colors. Plus, utilizing jelly beans can eliminate the need to create color with a multitude of frostings.

4) For an old fashion Christmas tree garland decoration, string red and green jelly beans alongside popcorn. While packing away the holiday decorations after the holidays, you can keep up high-energy levels by munching on the garland.

5) Ginger bread houses are accented beautifully by using colorful jelly beans as "roof tiles" and "stones.”

Jelly beans can be used in many ways other than just as snacks.

6) Replace your poker chips with jelly beans for penny ante poker. Matchsticks are not the best idea, but jelly beans are, since each color can be assigned a specific value.

7) Don't have enough bingo chips? Use jelly beans -- they are the perfect size for covering the squares on the card.

8) Using a flower vase filled with jelly beans would be an idea Martha Stewart would love. Get a clear flower vase and insert a slightly smaller opaque vase, and then you can fill the space between the vases with jelly beans of various colors. Using the beans, design layers while coordinating colors or other designs. Once the creative work is done, add the flowers and water to the center vase.

9) Use jelly beans to make wonderful pieces of art. Bright beans have been used for creating some serious artwork. Express your creativity through this fun medium! Foam core board is thick and durable, and can be used as a base for your very own jellybean art!

10) Any five year old girl would be as pleased as punch to have jelly bean bracelet party favors at her birthday. She could even help to string them on nylon thread. Clasps are inexpensive and can be purchased at craft stores.

So there it is. Our creative and sometimes silly uses for the great jelly bean! Your jelly bean fancy can be satisfied all year long by shopping at candy stores

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As one of the leading candy store owners on the internet, Christopher Pratt is a man on a mission. His mission: to sell every conceivable type of jelly beans for every conceivable purpose. And that is precisely what Candy Warehouse does. From mints to candy, from red candy to blue candy, from assortments to specialties, this candy store offers it all.

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