Green Candy Buffet to Match Your Peridot Birth Stone

The green gem peridot is associated with prosperity and good fortune. It’s also the birth stone for August. Those two facts combined mean a peridot-themed candy bar is the perfect way to celebrate your August birthday.

With bulk candy and some simple supplie,s you’ll have the perfect glam candy bar. Add a DIY favor box and your candy bar will be the talk of the town.

Are you excited?

Let’s get started.

Choose Your Candy

The most important part of any candy buffet is choosing the right candy. For a peridot themed candy bar, you’ll want to choose green candy, of course. But we’re not just going for color here, we want candy that shimmers and shines. Your candy bar should ooze prosperity and good fortune, just like the peridot birth stone.

So start with Shimmer Lime Green Gumballs in half-inch or one-inch sizes. Or get crazy and mix them together. And keep the shimmer going with shimmer lime green candy beads.

The gem stone peridot forms deep inside the earth and is brought to the surface by volcanoes. Sometimes it’s found inside meteorites! Green Apple Rock Candy Sticks will remind guests of peridot in its natural form.

Peridot comes in many shades of green, ranging from yellowish-green to a darker brownish-green. That means you can mix lime green sixlets and dark green sixlets and still stay on theme. The same for green and dark green M&M’s.

For guests who prefer sour candy, make sure you have some Sour Patch Sour Apple chewy candy. And on the subject of chewy candy don’t forget to include your favorite flavor of jelly belly jelly beans. Green colored favorites include kiwi, green apple, margarita, sour apple and watermelon. Choose your favorite or mix and match.

Finally, don’t forget the chocolate. Hershey light green kisses are a must-have. And nothing says prosperity like chocolate coins. Fortunately, the classic Fort Knox Chocolate Coins come in green foil wrappers. They look great in a glass jar or just strewn across the table as decoration.

Gather Supplies

With plenty of candy, now all you need is the supplies to stage your buffet. A white tablecloth will make the green candy really stand out especially with clear containers. Glass or plastic works great.

Then all you need is spoons, scoops, or tongs to keep hands out of the candy and your buffet is ready to eat.

But your guests still need something to carry their candy away in. Sure you could just give them a simple favor bag. Or you could make beautiful handmade favor boxes fit for gemstones.

DIY Peridot Gift Boxes

To make these stunning gift boxes you’ll need simple white or brown cardboard gift boxes, clear glue, and rhinestones (green of course).

Glue the rhinestones onto the boxes to turn simple cardboard into a glam candy carrier. You can make stripes, stars, or monograms. Let your imagination run wild.

Who knew that bulk candy could be so chic?