Review – Modes4U Clay and Edible Candy Kits

Modes4u sent us 2 kits to tempt our Japanese Craft kit taste buds. I love Kawaii and these kits don’t disappoint. The website is filled with kits and supplies that you just won’t find anywhere else. The best thing about these kits is that shipping is low but actually free after you spend $78 dollars. (Easily done when you see all the great kits).

Popin Cookin DIY Candy Kits: RRP $9.35

Popin’ Cookin’ is a series of edible DIY candy in funny shapes that you can easily make yourself by adding water to the ingredients of the package. This kit was so much fun to make with my 5 year old. The best thing about this kit was that it was original and not your average kit. My Daughter is starting to like all the Kawaii Japanese style things and this was perfect. The kit would be fantastic for a sleepover party. The actual candy kit we tried (Left photo) was hash-brown curry it actually tasted like potato and curry so not sure they (the kids) will actually eat it though.The fun is in the making not the eating. The instructions are in Japanese but there is a full video tutorial online and it’s pretty simple once you watch it you will know what you’re doing.

Kutsuwa clay making kit: RRP $24.57

DIY set to make cakes, tortes, deco, fruits and leaves

The clay is very soft and is called “Fuwa Fuwa mousse” in Japan which means soft like a cloud and it certainly is easy to work with. This was a project I did with my daughter and she loved every minute of it and really enjoyed creating her own designs. She loved being able to manipulate the clay herself without needing my help which gave her the freedom to “create”.

Check out more of the fun Japanese clay sets on their website but I can’t let you stop reading without mentioning their Adorable Japanese Christmas Fabrics $8.38 per 1/2 metre. With Halloween coming up your going to want to check out their Halloween section too.

Finally, don’t forget that we are giving away 12 Christmas fabrics with Kawaii themes thanks to Modes4U!

In our continuing exploration of lesser known holidays, let’s take a look at Terry Fox Day, which is probably one you know if you’re Canadian.

Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete who had a leg amputated at age 18 because of cancer and then did a cross-country run to raise awareness and funding for cancer research. He was born July 28, 1958, and the first Monday in August is celebrated as Terry Fox Day in Manitoba.

Fox is considered a kind of folk hero in Canada despite the difficulties of traveling across Canada on foot (no one on his team spoke French, for example, the weather was often bad and cars would force him off the road) and the low number of donations at the beginning of his run. He ultimately had to end his run after 143 days and 3,339 miles, or 5,373 km, because his cancer had returned and spread to his lungs, but he raised $1.7 million, and a telethon a week after he ended his run raised $10.5 million.

Check out some Terry Fox quotes collected by My Little Desire. You can learn more in this video from CBC Kids, and listen to the Terry Fox song illustrated by a first grade class.

Twinkl has a bunch of Terry Fox related activities in both English and French, including an activity pack with a maze and word search, a coring challenge, a fact sheet and coloring page.

Most of the resources I could find were at Teachers Pay Teachers, but you can learn more about the activity pack for grades 1-3 that Mrs. Bremer’s Class has made, which tells his story and has kids write things they learned and discuss why they think he is a hero.

Creative Classroom Core has a few paid resources include writing activities, reading comprehension and a Terry Fox fact book.

That Fun Reading Teacher has a K-2 singalong with a differentiated reader and activity to teach kids about him.

You can also celebrate Terry Fox Day by talking about what makes a person a hero and who the kids in your home or classroom think of as heroes. And if you’re Canadian, there are Terry Fox runs in more than 650 communities in September, so you can make plans to participate or cheer on the runners to remember his legacy.

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