Make a New Year's Candy Tower!

This project all started here:

A generous mom from Fun-Size Chick's class made this super duper candy tower for the class to share at Halloween time.  Fun Size insisted that we get a picture of it, because she wanted to make one at home!

Instead of the class-sized one, we opted for an individual candy tower.  I found styrofoam supplies at the dollar store (I ended up buying three packs each for two of my girls.)  The styrofoam is just a down payment to all the of the candy you'll be buying! ~ Smile! ~

We used toothpicks to fasten the stryrofoam pieces and a low-temp glue gun to apply all the yumminess.  (For littler ones, a craft glue should work fine.)

 

I wasn't sure exactly when I was going to let the girls (Artsy Chick got in on the candy action!) actually eat them.  Then one of the girls dubbed them New Year's Candy Towers.  The name has stuck at our house.  I couldn't resist and purchased the toppers that look like fireworks.

Obviously these could be made for any occasion.  We could have purchased all red and green wrapper candy, coming up -- and I hate to say this, but I've already seen it (eek!) pink and red {heart} day candy.

I could see this as an alternative birthday party cake, too!  

Happy New Year!

Edited to add, linking to on 10/3/10