DIY Crystal Gem Candies with Steven Universe: The Movie

Week 2 or #CampWarnerBros is here and not only is it a fun movie, but a really fun project. This week we are watching Steven Universe: The Movie and at the same time we are making DIY Crystal Gem Candies. If you have ever seen Steven Universe then you know this is the perfect project to do alongside the movie.

You do need some patience with this project ( about 4- 6 hours total as it rests) and please parents make sure you help the little ones as it does involve hot liquids. While ours didn’t quite turn out how we expected we still had a blast making it, and that’s what really matters. You only need a few ingredients, but a couple supplies to help.

Ingredients and supplies:

1 glass jar (like a mason jar)

1 pencil

1 paper clip

Kitchen twine or cotton string

Food coloring (I use gel)

3 cups granulated sugar

1 cup water

Instructions

1. Cut the string a little bit longer than the height of your glass jar
2. Tie one end to the paper clip and the other to the pencil
3. Wet the string with water and roll it in some sugar (this jump starts the gem candy)
4. Pour water into a pot and bring to a simmer
5. Add sugar, one cup at a time. Stir and let dissolve before adding the next cup
6. Remove from heat and let cool for about 10 mins.
7. Pour into the glass jar and add food coloring
8. Place the paperclip into the jar and wind the string around the pencil until the paperclip is about 1 inch from the bottom
9. Place in a cool and dark area for about 4-6 hours
10. Once ready pull the crystal gems out (you may have to pull a little)

ENJOY

If you haven’t watched any of the cartoon Steven Universe I recommend that you do. When I first watched it, I thought it was really weird (I have a 12 year old boy in the house that watches it a lot). As time when on it got better and now I actually watch it with him. I just wasn’t used to this type of show and now that I am, I get it more. The movie is definitely worth getting.

Steven thinks his time defending the Earth is over, but when a new threat comes to Beach City, Steven faces his biggest challenge yet.

You can buy the movie on digital, Blu-Ray and DVD. You can also buy from Movies Anywhere and watch It right now!

Have you seen Steven Universe? What do you think of the show? Also have you tried making your own crystal gems before?

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