Hey Teachers, Educators, Learners!
Welcome to our Educational Chocolate Making Resource page!
Cerreta Candy Company strives to create a fun and lively Educational Tour where tourists can see our magical production of candy!
Participants will learn about the history of chocolate and the Cerreta family. We offer a variety of activities to choose from to make your field trip one to remember!
Learn about our gourmet candy making techniques passed down through generations. We’ll show you how a sea of caramel becomes wrapped treats. Learn how our cream centers are enrobed in luscious chocolate.
30-minute guided tours are offered Monday through Friday at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm.
You can purchase your pass by visiting HERE
Give us a call at (623)930-9000 to book your tour today. Walk-ins are welcome!
Each teacher or group leader that books 30 or more students to the tour gets a their VIP Tour for FREE! And a FREE T Shirt!
For groups of 10 or more, we recommend calling ahead of time to schedule. Weekend private tours and birthday parties are available as well. Please call us for more information.
Now onto our super fun online resources!
Here are a few videos from our Youtube page!
This one is about how Chocolate is made:
Here's a few Videos of our Chocolate Factory on the news over the years! You'll See Cerreta family members telling our sweet story!
Here's a sweet little taste of what the Chocolate Pizza Making is like:
Need some Sweet worksheets for the kiddos? Here's a printable PDF of a Cerreta Candy Co. Chocolate Making Word Search and Crossword Puzzles:
Here is a Printable PDF of 30 Printable PDF Bingo Cards:
1. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
This movie came about thanks to the director’s daughter, who’d been a fan of the Roald Dahl novel. Producer David L. Wolper changed the title.
Actor Peter Sellers and six members of the Monty Python troupe expressed interest in playing the title character, although the role of course went to Gene Wilder.
Willy Wonka was not initially a big hit, although it’s now regarded as a classic of children’s film. Roger Ebert called it “probably the best film of its source since the Wizard of Oz…everything that family movies usually claim to be but aren’t.”
2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
While many people are fans of the 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book, director Tim Burton was not among them.
He thought it was sappy and decided to make his own version in 2005 that hewed closer to Dahl’s vision. It was fairly well-received, especially by the Dahl family. Their father had apparently been disappointed with the original Willy Wonka.
3. Wreck-It Ralph
True, this Disney hit isn’t really about candy/chocolate. But it’s hard not to come away in the mood for something sweet thanks to one of its settings: a confection-themed video game called Sugar Rush.
The movie itself is also rather sweet, a story about friendship and discovering that you don’t have to be what the rest of the world says you are. Plus, if you grew up in the ‘80s or ‘90s, it’s a lovely dose of video game nostalgia.
(source: https://blog.stutzcandy.com/chocolate-on-the-big-screen-four-movies-about-this-sweet-confection/)
Here is a reading list of chocolate inspired books:
