Flat Luke and Jelly Beans
Recently, we has a Flat Stanley visit us. Flat Stanley is a school project based on a book about a boy who gets squished by a bulletin board and who decides to use is his new dimensions to visit relatives via the mail.
We were to take our flat person around, show him the sites, and then report back to his real counterpart.
One of the places we visited was the Jelly Belly Factory in Kenosha. It’s just across the state line, east of the outlet mall and west of the Kenosha Public Museum, a must-see for any woolly mammoth fans you may know.
Jelly Belly’s Kenosha operations are actually a warehouse. The free, 35-minute tour starts involves a trolley ride through the distribution center, with stops that highlight the history, manufacturing process, and art of the jelly bean. Afterward, everyone gets a sample of Jelly Belly jelly beans.
Whether or not you take the tour, you can shop at the Jelly Belly outlet store. It has great deals on Belly Flops – slightly imperfect jelly beans – and on seasonal merchandise. Hey, red and green candy doesn’t go bad just because the calendar turns to December 26!
Please note: you may leave with the song “I Want Candy” stuck in your head. You have been warned.
Jelly Belly Visitor Center
10100 Jelly Belly Lane
Pleasant Prairie, WI
