How to Grow Lollipop Flowers from Jelly Beans

By Lina | Recipe/DIY Content Creator

Mar 31, 2017 @ 6:00 PM MDT

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Looking for a silly Easter/Spring tradition to do with the kids?

Try planting jelly beans, and they just may magically grow into Lollipops overnight! 😃

Well maybe this is just a cute idea found online, but I think it could be super fun for younger kids!

Here’s my indoor version planting jelly beans in a small flower pot and using crumbled brownies for “dirt”. The next morning you can put in some lollipops!

If you’re feeling extra crafty, try twisting and then taping a few paper cupcake liners around the base of a sucker to look like flowers! I think a group of them together look so cute! This could be a fun Spring gift idea or centerpiece too.

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syeo2013 March 31, 2017 at 6:13 pm MST

LOVE it! 🙂 Too bad my children are 12 1/2! 🙂 It is tooo cute! 🙂

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Brianna April 17, 2022 at 8:08 am MST

As 12 1/2 year old, I would love this!

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sara March 31, 2017 at 7:25 pm MST

Thought it was a pre-April fools joke since Collin likes to pull pranks!!!! LOL

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JA March 31, 2017 at 7:31 pm MST

So stinking cute! My kids are too old but I can’t wait to do this with my niece in a few years! I love it!

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sue March 31, 2017 at 7:46 pm MST

I seriously can’t wait for Colins april fools pranks!!! Only a few hours left😉

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KT March 31, 2017 at 8:51 pm MST

I did this every year on Easter Eve for my daughter when she was young – we called it Easter Magic ….there were some years that I was running to Walgreens in the middle of the night for lollipops!

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Lina (Hip's Modern Martha) April 1, 2017 at 1:10 am MST

Oh cute- thanks for sharing!

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Nichele Bergmanis March 31, 2017 at 11:00 pm MST

Can’t fool me. I was born on April 1st and have seen almost all of the tricks. Very cute for sure!!

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LovelyNai April 1, 2017 at 3:05 am MST

Super cute idea!!

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Lina (Hip's Modern Martha) April 1, 2017 at 8:28 am MST

Thanks so much!

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Suzy March 5, 2018 at 6:25 am MST

That is an adorable idea !!!!! xo

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Allison March 5, 2018 at 6:47 am MST

We plant our magic jelly beans the night before Easter. Then on Easter morning huge colorful lollipops 🍭 have grown! It’s so cute!

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Lina D March 5, 2018 at 7:13 am MST

That is so cute! Thanks for sharing 👍

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Julie March 5, 2018 at 8:59 am MST

So a cute idea, I’m sure my 3 year old will love it!

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Stephanie March 5, 2018 at 10:57 am MST

I do this but I unwrap the lollipops because otherwise my kids would question how they grow already wrapped…and that’s just my 6 year old asking that! Ha! I have them each grow their own in a little pot then the next morning 3 lollipops have appeared! It’s fun to see their reactions!

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Lina D March 5, 2018 at 11:15 am MST

How fun!

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JES March 30, 2018 at 2:23 pm MST

Oh, that’s a good idea. My toddler would probably onlinee up with a question like that!

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Amanda March 5, 2018 at 1:41 pm MST

I kinda wanna do this just so I have an excuse to bake brownies. 🙂

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Lina D March 5, 2018 at 1:50 pm MST

Oh haha!

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aV March 5, 2018 at 4:19 pm MST

We have been doing this for 12 years now. My oldest is 17 and the tradition continues. We’ve never had to explain away the wrappers though. But we had to emphasize that this special event can only happen overnight Holy Saturday into Easter Sunday. We had visions of little dirt mounds of jelly beans all through out our lawn and the aconlinepanying ants etc. We also do 3 beans/3 lollipops.

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Jessica March 5, 2018 at 4:52 pm MST

Why am I seeing onlinements from March 2017?

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Jen March 30, 2018 at 3:51 am MST

Because this post is from March 2017

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Amie March 5, 2018 at 7:26 pm MST

THanks, love the idea

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Sam March 30, 2018 at 12:10 pm MST

Haha I love it!!!

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Sarah March 30, 2018 at 12:15 pm MST

So cute!!

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Lina D March 30, 2018 at 2:14 pm MST

Thanks Sarah!

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JES March 30, 2018 at 1:49 pm MST

So cute…I think we have found a new tradition at our house for Easter.

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Lina D March 30, 2018 at 2:14 pm MST

How wonderful! 😉 Enjoy.

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ReneeAnn March 31, 2018 at 12:01 pm MST

That is so cute! My 3 year old would keep trying to get outside to eat the jellybeans out of the dirt.

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Justine March 31, 2018 at 9:47 pm MST

That is a darling idea! Thank you.

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Cynthia March 31, 2018 at 9:54 pm MST

We did this tonight, can’t wait to see my son’s face in the AM!

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Laurie March 31, 2018 at 11:45 pm MST

What a great idea! We just planted the jelly beans tonight and I can’t wait to see the look on my daughter’s face tomorrow morning!

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