Easter is a sign for children that Spring is near and snow is about to end. During Easter, children have the thrill because of Easter eggs and sweet Jelly beans in abundance.

In the 19th century, the Spanish developed a hard shell sweet, Jordan Almonds. To make the hard shell over the almonds, the almonds placed in a bowl and moved side to site to coat the almond with sugar and syrup. The process the Spanish used is recognized as panning. With adding coloring, the Jordan Almonds came in a variety of pastel colors, blues, green, yellow, purple, and pink.

The history of jellybeans started back years ago, around biblical times when a Turkish delight sweet was introduced as a soft, jelly sticky filling with coating of sugar or coconut. Turkish delights common flavors, rosewater, lemon; other familiar flavors were cinnamon or mint. Minuscule nut pieces pistachio hazelnut or walnuts add extra flavor to the sweet.

Jellybeans are made out of sugar, cornstarch, and food starch. The process for making jellybeans takes 6 to 10 days. Beginning with a sugar cornstarch and other ingredients placed in a big vat. As the filling of sugar, mixtures fill in cornstarch-coated molds, to form the egg shape. The filling then dries for 24 hours. After the drying process the mixtures goes through a process of sugar coating and flavoring and color added until a hard shell forms on the mixture. The jellybeans then set 48 hours to dry. After drying a coating of Confectioner's glaze sprayed on to, give each jellybean a shiny shell.

The 20th Century brought new life to the jellybean when the Turkish delight and Jordan Almonds were introduced in the United States. General stores where penny sweet sold, jellybeans were in large glass jars. With an array of colors and flavors in the 1930's the jellybean was included as an Easter sweet with the jellybean representing the Easter egg shape.

Flavors of jellybeans are minuscule portions of natural and artificial flavors and colors. A bean flavor could be chocolate, coconut, juice, peanuts, oils cream, or milk. There are over 100 different flavors of jellybeans today. Thanks to Jelly Stomach Company for the original flavor and gourmet flavor jellybeans. From the red cinnamon flavor to the tropical fruit flavors, Bubble gun, Watermelon, Blueberry, Apple, and more.

Jellybeans are not for Easter however, they are for those of us that have a sweet tooth throughout the year.

For people with a taste for jellybeans, they now come in sugar free. Sugar free jellybeans have become popular over the last few years. With more people becoming and finding out about diabetics, people are taking a glance at the sugarless sweet including jellybeans.

One of the most favorite holidays of children is Easter. You see, in most households, it is a celebration of the opening of Spring season, not to mention, a celebration of the fact that Jesus is alive. If you want to make certain that you'll have a great party for your guests, most especially the kids, include some or all of these Easter party games for kids:

A. The Egg and The Spoon Race - this game requires raw eggs and spoons wherein each player will have a spoon with an egg on it, and then, they'll have to race the other players to the finish line without dropping the eggs. Another variation of this activity is the 'Walk the Egg' game wherein there's only one egg (can be hard boiled or raw) which has to be placed on a player's spoon, and then, that player will have to walk and go to the other player in his or her team and transfer the egg to that other player's spoon, and so on. The first team that's able to pass the egg to all the players of the team without dropping the egg or holding the egg is the winner.

B. Guess The Number Of Eggs - another suggested Easter party game that celebrates the day symbolizing Jesus is alive and that contributes to making a great party is the game of guessing how many chocolate eggs are in the jar. This is one of the Easter party games that's easiest to prepare for. You just need a jar, some chocolate eggs (make sure to count how many they are), and then, give the participants blank pieces of paper wherein they'll write their names and their actual guess of how many eggs are inside the jar. The person who has the right guess or the closest guess will become the winner. Of course, just like any of the Easter activities for kids, you should have a good prize for the winning guesser.

C. Pin The Tail On The Bunny - remember the game 'Pin the tail on the Donkey?' A variation of this that can relate to the occasion that Jesus is alive is called 'Pin the Tail on the Easter Bunny.' It works this way: you should have a large cut out picture of the Easter Bunny, some cut out paper tails for the bunny, hang the Bunny's picture on the wall, and then, you blindfold all contestants who'll take turn pinning the tails on the picture. The one contestant who pins the tail closest to the Bunny's rear is the winner.

Of course, the most popular of all the Easter party games or the Easter activities for kids is the Easter Egg Hunt. See to it that you have colourful eggs or have attractively designed eggs (hard boiled ones). You may also opt for the plastic eggs sold at the malls and just fill those eggs' center with goodies, for example, candies and other sugary treats, little toys for the kids, or money. http://www.dp-db.com/kids-easter-activities. Interested in magic tricks? Learn some from: http://www.dp-db.com/magic-secrets-revealed.