Gum, natural gum, as you may know, comes from the sap of the chicle tree in the rainforest. It’s a really cool process we learned all about. We read all about it here before we got started. It’s really neat if you’ve never read about it, I highly recommend it! Anyway, we ordered a kit from Glee Gum and had a blast!!! We made peppermint and cherry (the peppermint was our favorite). The kids LOVED the process, and now we understand where gum comes from (though a lot of the gum we buy now is man-made). One of the ways we can help preserve the rainforests is by buying gum like Glee Gum, since the chicle tree only grows there.

Melting the chicle.

Mixing

The finished product!! Delicious!