Stephanie from the fabulous Couture Parties created these oh-so-clever Gummy Candy Skewer favors for a “Preppy Beach Party” she recently designed, and she was kind enough to share a step-by-step tutorial with us here!
One of the best things about this favor idea is that it can easily be tailored to other themes too… For example: gummy tropical fruit skewers for luau theme, spiders/frogs/worms for Harry Potter or Halloween parties, butterflies for fairy parties, etc… so many options!
Full details on the candy skewers are below… and stay tuned for more details on Couture Parties Preppy Beach Party, including additional DIY projects – coming early next week!
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YOU’LL NEED:
• Gummy candy (I used rainbow fish, sharks, hammer head sharks, lobsters, and starfish – all purchased at Candywarehouse.com)
• bakers twine (purchased at The Twinery)
• craft punch (Martha Stewart crab punch from Michaels)
• cardstock
• bamboo skewers
• clear bags (I used 4×6 bags from Papermart.com )
• scissors
• small hole punch
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Insert gummy candies onto the skewer, alternating from one style to the next. (Make it about an inch shorter than your clear bag so you have some room to tie the bag at the bottom.)
Tip: Only insert the skewer half way through the top gummy. This will ensure that the point of the skewer isn’t sticking out.
2. Punch out little critters with the craft punch and colored cardstock.
3. Using the small hole punch, punch a hole in the middle of the little critter.
4. Insert bakers twine in the punched out critter.
5. Place the bag over the gummy skewer and tie the bakers twine & critter on it to the base of the skewer
DONE! Easy, desirable party favor!
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Thanks again to Stephanie for the FUN party inspiration!
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So easy , thanks!!!!
These are way to cute!! Love the idea
This is such a great idea! I can’t wait to use this for my twin daughter’s 3rd birthday party next weekend!
very cute!
Love these. Easy to make and such a charming presentation. I adore the twine usage:)
Super cute idea! Thanks for sharing!!
so cute love it
Super cute! Can’t wait to try different gummy candies and themes!!!
how creative and CUTE!!! perfect for a candyland themed party too!
A great idea and so cute. Sure to be a favorite by all. I also love the simplicity of making it as well.
Very cute but a little worried about the sharp point on the bamboo skewers with young kids…
We are home to the original Candy Kabob “Sweet Skewer” and wanted to share a quick tip: pre-punch your candy items (we use sterilized candy thermometer tips) and then skewer them onto a food/kid safe lollipop stick. Safe, sanitary and mess free. :-)
http://www.sweetsindeed.com/candy-kabobs.html
What a fantastic idea. I love that it is so simple but so colorful and fun!
Really very cute…i love it…
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments! Blanche, yes the sharp point can be a concern for the smaller bunch of kids, what can be done is after you skewer all the gumys on, you can snip the point off with some wire cutters, then the point is gone and you can place the last gummy on top :)