Candy can go a long way toward making a party great. Whether you’re planning a birthday party, wedding or bar mitzvah the right candy can be so much more than a sweet treat. It can be a decoration, an activity and a conversation piece.
These DIY tips will help you create candy tables that are all that and more. Whether you want a full candy table buffet or just a few striking accents, we’ve gathered the greatest ideas from across the web, to make your party sweet.
Candy Table or Candy Buffet
If go big or go home is your style, you might want to lay out of a full candy buffet for your guests. Candy buffets are the hot trend in parties. From weddings to baby showers, Halloween parties to Quinceañeras, candy buffets add fun and color to your party.
With bulk candy and some savvy decision making you can build a candy buffet that delights your guests and doesn’t stress your wallet. First order your candy in colors that match your theme. We recommend gumballs, gummi bears, M&M’s , or rock candy sticks , because they’re easy to purchase by color, but you can use whatever candy strikes your fancy.
Then get some clear plastic, acrylic or glass containers to hold the candy, scoops or tongs to serve the candy, and containers that guests can take their candy home in. Sandwich bags work fine, or you can get creative with small take-out boxes, tiny mason jars, or anything that matches your theme. Think small cloth stockings for a Christmas party or little plastic pumpkins for a Halloween party.
Add a table cloth and some ribbon or confetti to decorate the table, and you’re ready for your guests.
Candy Centerpieces
If you want just a touch of candy, but still want to delight guests, a candy centerpiece might be just what you’re looking for. Not only will it make your table look great. Guests can take pieces of the party home with them in the form of sweet treats.
The options for candy centerpieces are almost endless, but we’ve picked three options that we think are particularly special.C
Lollipop Topiary
Don’t buy flowers that will die in a few days. Instead get some lollipops in colors that match your theme. Combined with a foam ball and a vase or candle holder, bulk candy becomes a beautiful centerpiece.
For full directions on this decorative treat, check out this guide from diynetwork.com.
Candy Corn Topiary
If you want something even more eye catching, break out the glue gun and replace the lollipops with candy corn. Full directions for a head-turning candy corn topiary are available at redcouchrecepies.com
You could also set the candy corn balls on a plate or stack them in a basket. Use your imagination to make this candy centerpiece something your guests will be talking about until the next party.
Mix-Bag Centerpiece
The only problem with most candy centerpieces is you have to settle on one type of candy. Not so with this candy centerpiece from Dylan Lauren and Martha Stewart. The “flowers” in this centerpiece are made of bags of candy mounted on wooden sticks.
It’s much more beautiful than it sounds. Trust us. The different candy textures actually look like flowers. Pick M&M’s to mimic hydrangeas and gummi rings to mimic roses.
Get the full directions in this video from MarthaStewart.com.
Add a final touch to your candy table by slipping a lollipop or candy stick into the napkin ring with the napkins or including a tiny bowl of buttermints next to each plate.
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