Sweet gifts have traditionally been valued for being universal and suitable for any holiday or special event. A box of chocolates can be an independent gift or complement a gift, and sweets can also be used to create original crafts and holiday decorations.
Bright and beautiful crafts made from candies are undoubtedly an excellent gift that both adults and children will be delighted with. You can create all kinds of compositions from sweets, based on the chosen idea, using not only sweets, but also colored paper, ribbons and beads, and any decorative elements you like.
Basket of sweets
The basket looks luxurious and elegant. It can decorate a room for a long time and delight the person to whom it is presented. For this craft you will need a very ordinary basket made of wicker. They weave it from paper tubes or build something similar to a bed from long sweets.
In the process of making a candy basket, you will need corrugated paper. Sweet flowers will be held on a wire wrapped in paper. As a base, you will need a circle of foam, which is placed on the bottom of the basket. Wire branches are fixed in it.
When the sweet design is ready, it should definitely be decorated. Beads, satin ribbons and other decorative elements are suitable for this.
DIY candy crafts are suitable for any event in the life of children, women and men.
Sweet ideas for boys
The fact that the candy is a tasty surprise is understandable. Here are a few ideas that will please not only the stomach, but also the eyes.
Poster
This gift is especially popular among teenagers. In fact, this is a gift, a postcard, and a wall newspaper at the same time. In order to create it you will need:
- Whatman;
- Glue;
- Colored markers;
- Various confectionery products.
It is better to create a poster on a large table or on the floor. Think over a sketch of the work in advance. Imagine what it will look like on a poster. Write the text first on a draft so as not to make mistakes later.
On whatman paper you write your congratulations and wishes, replacing some words with glued edible elements. Handwriting does not have to be calligraphic. It will be even more fun if it is similar to the Comic Sans font. One condition is that the letters must be large so that they can be seen at a distance of at least 2 meters.
And one more piece of advice from experienced people: buy sweets in at least two copies. Because someone, no, no, will eat candy while working.
Car
Well, what boy doesn’t dream of owning a car, becoming a racer and being a speedway star? And even if his favorite character is McQueen from the cartoon “Cars,” this does not change the essence. You can make a boy happy with a candy machine. This is a surprise, chocolate and a toy (almost like the motto of Kinder Surprise). A visual aid on how to bring this idea to life in this video:
Barbell
Even if the boy is not a fan of weightlifting, he will like the sports souvenir. And perhaps it will push you to think about playing sports. After all, sport is movement, and movement is life. You will need cardboard, a foil tube, double-sided tape, satin ribbon, sheets of paper and round candies. A step-by-step master class from this video will help you create a beautiful and tasty barbell:
Candy decoration for the room
You can dress up anything with sweets. You can make a bright garland from chocolates and lollipops. In a children's room, decorating a doll's house would be a great option. The photo of candy crafts shows samples.
- You will need:
- Candy canes;
- wide chocolate bar;
- satin ribbon.
Take two candy canes and place a chocolate bar between them. The craft is ready! All that remains is to secure the elements together. It is not necessary to use glue. It’s quite possible to get by with a ribbon, tying up the sweets.
A sweet sleigh will bring a lot of delight to a child when he finds it under the Christmas tree.
Truffle heart
Another worthy option to present a surprise is to collect a love parcel in the shape of a heart. Thick cardboard is needed as a base. Next, a heart is cut out of it. The cardboard pieces are then glued together using hot glue. As an alternative to cardboard, foam can be used.
At the next stage, the foam is decorated with paper of pastel, delicate colors. Then the truffles are laid out. Fresh flower buds inserted between the truffles will add harmony to the sweet heart. But in this option, you definitely need to place a damp flower sponge under them.
When the box of chocolates is empty, give it a chance to spend the rest of its life away from the trash can.
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Crafts from packaging
I think this material is just a godsend - I ate the candy, got inspired, and left the correction for needlework. It has many uses. From simple pen holders to reuse in the kitchen.
This selection presents the best options on how to create crafts from packaging with your own hands . Feel free to call the children, they can handle most of them on their own.
If you run out of candy in the box, no problem, we’ll make new ones! It's much easier than it seems. All you need to buy are chocolate chips and nuts for the filling. The amount of candy depends on the capacity of your mold.
YOU WILL NEED
- 200 g dark chocolate chips
- 200 g white chocolate chips
- 150 g hazelnuts or other nuts
If you can't find crumbs in the store, buy a few bars of quality chocolate or make the glaze yourself. You don't have to use white chocolate; you can just use black chocolate.
COOKING
- Melt the chocolate in a water bath in separate containers.
- Chop the nuts and form into balls.
- Fill the mold one-third full with dark chocolate. Let it dry a little and use your finger to form a hole in the center and put the filling in it.
- Fill the mold to the top with white chocolate. That's it, the candies are ready! To easily remove them from the mold, hold it over hot steam for a few seconds.
As you can see, many useful things can be made from recycled materials. Crafts made from plastic packaging will be a great activity for children of any age. The materials are not expensive, and the result will allow you to be proud of yourself.
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Snowflake
It's easy to make a snowflake out of candy wrappers. The simplest way is to cut out snowflakes using a special template. The disadvantage of this method is that the size of the craft will be small and there will be little volume. To make the figure magnificent, you will need three candy wrappers, threads and a special stapler.
Performance:
- 1. Fold the wrappers diagonally, trim off the excess to form squares of candy wrappers;
- 2. Starting from the first corner towards the opposite, fold the candy wrapper into a fan; do the same with other candy wrappers;
- 3. Connect three candy wrappers in the center and tie with thread;
- 4. Secure the edges of the candy wrappers with a paper fastener;
- 5. Slightly straighten the resulting snowflake and glue a loop of thread to hang it on the Christmas tree.
Original wrist bracelet
It’s not difficult to make such an interesting craft: just insert loops from ready-made strands - candy wrappers, one into the other as shown in the figure.
The tip of the craft can be decorated with a beautiful bow made of thin ribbon, a bead, or simply glued with glue. Voila! The spectacular “jewelry” is ready.
Candy doll
Such a cute, sweet toy will definitely be a surprise for every girl. But not only children will be able to rejoice. Such a gift can be presented to a woman with a sweet tooth.
First of all, you need to purchase a doll and dress it in a bright dress made from paper used to decorate flowers. Then move on to decorating with sweets and flowers. Small candy roses, as well as lace and rhinestones are suitable for decoration. A wonderful and delicious doll is ready!
New Year's applique for kindergarten
To create a New Year's panel for your kindergarten with your own hands, prepare the following set of available tools:
- A sheet of thick cardboard in blue, blue or white colors, or a flat cardboard plate.
- Wrappers of green, blue, white shades, it’s great if they are shiny.
- Glue stick.
- Gouache.
- Various decor: threads of tinsel rain, sequins in the shape of stars or snowflakes, sparkles, etc.
First, let's prepare the main details of the panel's plot. For this:
- We will cut out Christmas trees, snowmen, snowflakes, snowdrifts from forfeits - in a word, everything that will make up the New Year's composition.
- Glue it onto a cardboard base to create a landscape.
- Decorate with threads of rain or sequins to create the appearance of snowfall.
- Let's finish the panel with strokes of paint, if necessary.
Candy bouquet
A New Year's bouquet of sweets is pleasant for anyone, especially a woman. The huge variety of options directly depends on the manifestation of imagination and available materials.
Some people use foam plastic for the base, where candy products are attached, tied to ordinary toothpicks. You can attach a lollipop caramel on a stick to the foam base. This gift is suitable for a young girl.
For flowers, you can use truffles in combination with corrugated paper. Each master chooses which sweets to make his bouquet from. Floral paper, ribbons, and rhinestones are used as decoration.
Basket for Little Red Riding Hood
It is woven as simply as a bracelet. Make several rows of folded strips - candy wrappers, and then fasten them together to form a basket.
You can use a needle and thread instead of a stapler, it will also work out very neatly.
Now attach the handle - from the same bundles based on candy wrappers, and equip the finished basket with a bottom from the inside. To do this, cut out a small circle or oval from cardboard and secure it securely with glue.
A wonderful basket is ready!
Guitar made from chocolates
An ideal gift for any man and not only. Handmade craft stores sell special templates of different sizes. Having chosen the optimal size, you can start making candy crafts.
Required:
- Sample;
- cardboard;
- foam tiles;
- glue;
- crepe paper;
- sweets;
- decorations;
- stationery scissors.
Performance:
- 1. Two parts of a musical instrument are cut out of cardboard;
- 2. Six parts are cut from foam tiles and installed without glue;
- 3. Cardboard blanks are glued on top
- 4. The neck parts are cut out of cardboard;
- 5. The guitar is covered and decorated with crepe paper.
With the help of sweets and improvised items, you can make delicious crafts and give them to your loved ones. Show your creativity and don’t be afraid to use non-standard solutions.
Related materials
In addition to the actual bright candy wrappers, you will need:
- Scissors
- PVA glue or stationery glue - whatever you can find in the house
- Stapler, staples for it
- Needle and thread
- Scotch
- Pieces of wire
- Beads, fabric scraps, beads - in a word, everything that is in your needlework box.
So, the props are collected. This means you can start creating!
Photos of candy crafts
Holiday Star
This candy wrapper figurine can be useful as part of New Year's decor, a Christmas tree decoration, or a children's pinwheel craft.
To make a star from candy wrappers, you will need:
- PVA glue, stationery or pencil.
- Wrappers – 6 pieces, preferably identical ones.
First of all, cut out an even square from a rectangular phantom.
Now bend the square into a diamond, the edges of which should be bent in the opposite direction.
Fold the corners towards the middle - you get a diamond shape.
Repeat the procedure 6 times to make 6 beautiful diamonds.
Now fold them in the shape of a six-pointed star and glue them together properly.
In the center you can attach fasteners for a stick if you are planning a toy - a pinwheel.
Angel
Try creating an angel for the Christmas tree with your child. This fake will require a minimum of effort, but looks cute and impressive.
Therefore, an angel made from candy wrappers can be an excellent Christmas souvenir for a loved one.
You will only need 2 candy wrappers, a minimum of decor and your imagination.
Creativity with children is not only a pleasant pastime. Try to spend time doing crafts together more often - this helps develop hand motor skills, imagination, and most importantly, friendships and mutual understanding in the family.
Manufacturing technique
First, prepare sheets of corrugated paper measuring eight by twelve centimeters. The folded sheets are rounded at the ends.
- The candy is secured to the end of the skewer with tape and wrapped around a pre-prepared “petal”.
- A thread is used to hold the resulting composition together.
- The petal is stretched and shaped in such a way that the end result is a rose.
- We do the same with all the candies.
- To make the flowers look more realistic, you can't do without creating leaves from green paper.
- The cut out rectangles should be approximately ten by one centimeters in size.
- Don't forget to round the ends.
- The resulting leaves are glued to the base of the flowers, and should be located in the bouquet just above the buds.
- The skewers, to match the flower stem, are wrapped in green paper and the ends are glued together.
- Now collect a bouquet of the resulting flowers and wrap it in corrugated paper.
- Fasten the product by tying it with thread.
- Also think about design using ribbons and organza, beads.
Here is the new bouquet! If desired, place it in the basket.
