CANDY BAR CAKE - Birthday Idea - Cookies 'n' Creme TOWER - DIY gift ideas - recycled boxes - HOW TO build

I helped my son make a friend THIS candy cake in December. At that time he made a comment about wanting one with Hersey's Cookies 'n' Creme bars (his favorite) for his birthday.

I decided to make his candy cake with recycled boxes.

After testing the size of candy that would fit best, I ended up using a cereal box, fruit roll up box, and two protein bar boxes.

I wrapped all the boxes in green paper. You couldn't really see the boxes but just in case.

Green is his favorite color. I made the base green to match his gifts and donuts. Gold metallic shreds to match his balloons.

Cake board is optional and not needed. I made a second cake and only used boxes.

I found XL bars for $1 each and regular size bars 2 for $1 on sale at Walgreens. The mini bars were in packages of 6 for $1 and drops on sale at HEB.
XL - 4 - $4
Reg - 12 - $6
Mini (24 bars) pkg - 5 - $5
Bag of drops - 1 - $2.66 (on sale)

Total cost of candy was $18.

I was at Wal-Mart the other day and saw they have racks of candy for $1.96 for 12 minitures.

 I'm making a white chocolate recess peanut butter cup cake for my younger son for his birthday.

I used hot glue to attach candy.

I hot glued strips of paper for the second tier. It felt like it needed a little extra support to hold the candy in place. 

I used two boxes for the top layer. Since you couldn't really see the boxes, I didn't wrap the bottom box. 

Each layer is hot glued in place.

I hot glued the drops on the top. I thought about doing a happy birthday graphic but thought he would like this better....more candy. :)

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DINOSAUR Party Ideas - GIANT Dino Eggs - FAVOR "box" & Dino Recycled Crayons

I would like to mention AGAIN that this party was thrown 10 years ago!! This is PART 2 for Dinosaur Party Ideas.

PART 1 - DINOSAUR Party Ideas - DIY dino theme decor & invitations - Paper Mache Recipe
PART 3 - DINOSAUR Birthday Party Ideas - DIY Dino Dig - GIANT Fossil Sand Pit - lava cover - LOTS OF DECORATIONS 
PART 4 - DINOSAUR Birthday Party Ideas - DIY 3ft ERUPTING Volcano - Dino theme CAKE - Kids parties

3D Dinosaur Party Decorations / Party Favors

Dinosaur egg decoration or party favor????? BOTH!!!!!

I told you I love paper mache! These eggs were such a fantastic idea and super inexpensive to make. They did, however, take lot and lots and lots of time and planning. 

PAPER MACHE RECIPE HERE

SUPPLIES:
Newspaper
Glue or flour (depending on recipe)
Balloons
Needle
Paper clips (for hanging to dry)

After I made the paper mache mix I blew up a balloon to a good size. (Really just depending on how much you want to cover) I made one giant and then I wanted them to all be the same size.

I cover the balloon with strips of 1" wide newspaper in different directions and over lapping. 

To dry I hung by the balloon end in my garage with a paper clip and hung from a shelf. It would only fit 4 eggs at a time. Yes, I planned forever for this party. 

After drying I check if there were any weak spots that might need an extra strip or two of paper and re-hung to dry. Once completely dry I spray painted them silver and used a speckled spray paint (gray, black and white) to lightly give a textured look. Then back to dry.

I left the balloon blow up while I completed more eggs but as the days went by the balloon would shrink putting stress on the paper mache. I would recommend popping the balloon and placing them somewhere safe since they will dent or crush easy.

I ended up making 26!!! 

I also made one special darker green egg that was for the birthday boy. (Left front)

I filled with goodies and covered the hole with a piece of dry newspaper with glue on the edges (you can tell on the left side.) A little more spray paint and finished!

I did this so the kids could poke through the paper for a starting point to open the egg. This really came in handy since I made the eggs so sturdy. Some of the kids tried to ripe them open and they just crushed the egg. :)

Can you see the smaller eggs? I filled them with some beans and we played a Hot Potato type of game. I made a few just in case a kid squeezed it really hard. They're sturdy but not that sturdy.

At the party all the parents and kids were obsessed with the giant eggs all over the house. After we erupted the 3ft volcano (will post soon) in the front yard I brought them all outside. The kids went crazy and the parents couldn't believe it!!!! Everyone was so impressed the decorations doubled as favor "boxes." 

Now, what did I fill them with????

I filled the egg with everything except the CD. It was a little too wide and I thought they were too cute not to hand out separately. 

Dinosaur Money

Haribo Dinosaurs Dino Gummy Snacks

Dinosaur Bouncing Balls

Dinosaur Gliders

Dinosaur Tattoos

Pet Mini Pet Dinosaur Hatching Eggs

Dinosaur Finger Puppets and figures

Dinosaur Hologram Stickers

Glow in the Dark Mini Dinosaur Toys

Dinosaur Fact Cards

Homemade Dino Crayons

I purchased it on sale throughout the year leading up to the party but now buying everything online is so much easier.

You can't tell from the photo but the lime green paper paper shreds said HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY JAKE on the front and back. Awe! It's all about the details. :)

Made these CD's with dino themed music and custom label. They were really impressive 10 years ago. Now, probably not.

Everyone loved these dinosaur crayons. I saved all the broken crayons for about two years. FINALLY being a pack rat paid off. Lol. 

Separated them by similar color and melted in small batches using an old pot. Use something old because it basically ruins the pot. Start on low heat and try not to heat too fast.

Once melted I poured into a Dinosaurs Candy Mold. I immediately put it in the freezer after filling so the heat wouldn't distort the mold. Only took a few minutes to cool.

Love how they turned out!

I made enough so each package of crayons had five different dinosaur colors.

Hope you enjoy all the fun party ideas!!

Check back soon for my post on more dinosaur decorations, cake, 3ft volcano I erupted in the front yard plus so much more!

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Wrapping IDEA - recycling - CUTE gift embellishment with jean pockets! - TUTORIAL

I somehow ripped the inside seam of my jeans........doing WHAT? I don't even remember. I couldn't donate them in that condition. Here are two super cute presents I wrapped to recycled an old pair of jeans.

Make your package or gift stand out by adding a special touch!

I cut around the pockets removing them from the jeans. Then trimmed only the edges to still keep it a functional pocket.

I found some cute items for "stuffers." I had several other ideas but the items need to be thin or it doesn't look good on the present. Candy or Money would be another great idea.

 Here's an easy way to wrap gift cards. Cover cardboard with paper and use double sided tape to attach the card and wrap. Easy!

To keep the pens in place I taped them to a piece of paper to fit in the pocket

I left the little necklace on the holder making it stay in place as well

I attached the pocket to the gift with hot glue. 

The photos show filling the pocket first but I actually attached the pocket first, then filled. Photos were for sizing the items to see if they would look good.

Added a ribbon and FINISHED! Super cute!

I also wrapped this one :)

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