I used them during circle time for counting games, measuring and making shapes.
And what would candy cane fun be without eating candy canes!! We talked about the colors on the candy canes and how or if we could make the color disappear and we talked about how to make the candy canes themselves disappear. It was agreed that eating the candy canes would make them disappear but we decided to try warm water as well.
And finally a candy cane craft, of course! We painted puzzle pieces and then arranged them in to patterns.