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The Legend of the Candy Cane – FREE Printable Tag!

Who doesn’t love the sweet look of a striped red and white candy cane at Christmas-time?

And these adorable treats aren’t just mint to taste great, but also they are mint to teach us a lesson!

{{I couldn’t hold back a good pun. :-)}}

But, seriously.  The Legend of the Candy Cane (affiliate link) is a treasured story that I used to share every year with my 2nd graders – and now with my 2 boys.

First, you need to gather together and read this great story…

The Legend of the Candy Cane

The story tells of a Candy maker in Indiana who wanted to make a candy that would help us remember who Christmas is really about.  So he made a Christmas Candy Cane.  He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.

He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy.  White to symbolize the virgin birth and sinless nature of Jesus.  Hard candy to symbolize the solid rock, the foundation of the Church, and firmness of the promises of God.

The candymaker made the candy in the form of a “J” to represent the name of Jesus.  It also represented the staff of the “Good Shepherd”.

The candymaker then included red stripes.  He used three small stripes and a large red stripe to represent the suffering Christ endured at the end of his life.

The candy cane becomes an Instant Evangelizing Tool!

Kids learn things so much better when they are brought to life with a story and visuals!  That’s what makes the Candy Cane Legend so effective in sharing Jesus.

After I taught my students about the candy cane, I would have volunteers stand up and retell the story to me – to practice sharing the Gospel.  I would then encourage them to get out into the world (their families, their neighborhoods, their grocery store worker friends, etc.) and share the Good News of the candy  cane.

Buy a box of candy canes, print out the tag at the bottom of this post, attach to a candy cane, and go, tell it on the mountains. 🙂

After you return from your Candy Cane outing, fill up your Happy Buddies’ bellies with this delicious drink…

Candy Cane Cocoa

  • 4 cups milk
  • 3 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 4 peppermint candy canes, crushed
  • 1 cup whipped cream
  • 4 small peppermint candy canes
  1. Heat the milk until steaming hot – NOT boiling.
  2. Add the chocolate and crushed peppermint candy and allow them to melt and become smooth.
  3. Pour into Christmas mugs and garnish with whipped cream and crushed candy canes.
  4. Or add candy cane stirring stick to make it extra special. 🙂

Now, for your FREE Printable Legend of the Candy Cane Tag.

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**Click HERE for your FREE Printable Candy Cane Tag**

Another great book available about the Legend of the Candy Cane that is directed more for preschoolers is J is for Jesus: The Sweetest Story Ever Told by Crystal Bowman (click image below to buy).

CLICK HERE TO BUY J Is for Jesus: The Sweetest Story Ever Told!

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Happy Candy Cane-ing!

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Julie Brasington is the wife of a South Florida Worship Pastor and mom of 3 boys. She writes at Happy Home Fairy where you can find easy craft ideas, FREE printables, simple recipes, holiday fun, thoughts on raising kids, and encouragement for moms.

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12 Comments

  1. emilee

    December 15, 2010 at 1:34 am

    I LOVE THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE HANDOUT, FOR SOME REASON IT WOULD NOT LET ME PRINT IT, I DONT KNOW IF YOU COULD EMAIL IT TO ME, I WAS GOING TO SHARE IT WITH MY NURSERY KIDS THIS SUNDAY, I JUST FOUND YOUR BLOG AND LOVE IT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.. MERRY CHRISTmas!!

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    • Happy Home Fairy

      December 15, 2010 at 7:19 am

      Check your email! I sent you a response! 🙂

      Also, try doing a print PREVIEW first, put it in LANDSCAPE, and scale it to the right size. I hope this helps! Thanks for your sweet words!

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    • Nancy Baird

      December 20, 2012 at 12:16 pm

      copy and paste to your program! Merry Christmas

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  2. aknecker

    November 30, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    Thank you for making these printables!

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  3. Gerry

    December 7, 2011 at 1:07 pm

    I love this poem .I am using the printable for my friends and grandchildren’s Christmas .Thank you for making it available for printing.

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  4. Leapfrog and Ladybugs

    December 20, 2011 at 9:27 am

    Yay! Thank you for making your adorable printable available to print… It totally made our preschool craft so much more special! 🙂

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  5. Ann Stevens

    December 19, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    Hi! Love the Legend of the Candy Cane, but it won’t convert PostScript to printable form. Can anything be done? I would appreciate your help.
    And GOD BLESS YOU!!

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    • Happy Home Fairy

      December 19, 2012 at 3:51 pm

      Ann, make sure you have the latest form of ADOBE READER. My printables are always in pdf format. 🙂

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  6. Rita Tucker

    November 17, 2015 at 5:36 am

    I love your The Legend of the Candy Cane.
    Thank You

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  7. Pam Robinson

    November 19, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    I just found your site and subscribed. I was looking for tags to attach to candy canes and give out to our AWANA kids later in Dec but I cannot print anything. Is there a way I can share this to my husband’s computer so he can print the tags for me? Thanks…this is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!

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    • Jody

      December 9, 2016 at 2:01 pm

      I am looking for the same type of printable and can’t find a link to print. We are doing a fundraiser event for the families affected by the wildfires in East TN and wanted to share something that had the true meaning of Christmas. Thank you in advance:)

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  8. Norma

    November 8, 2017 at 5:09 pm

    Is there a way to fit 2 copies of this on one page and then send it to my printing store? I want to make these for our senior adults to pass out at Christmas.
    Blessings to you

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