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Christmas candy sleigh
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Candy Sleigh for Christmas

Large candy sleighs for Christmas gifts.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Yield: 1 sleigh
Author: Melissa Haines
Cost: $10

Materials

  • 2 candy cane tubes filled with candy
  • 2 movie-sized candy boxes
  • 1 Wire edged ribbon about 1.5 inches wide
  • 1 Christmas bow
  • 1 Christmas card at least 4 inches wide and 6 inches tall
  • 1 Snack Sized Dhips About 1 oz. sized
  • 1 Foil Wrapped Chocolate Santa I used Crips Kringles
  • 1 Ornament or Trinket for an added touch
  • Optional: Gift Card You can tuck this anywhere on your sleigh

Instructions

  • Stack two movie candy boxes together. The larger one should be on the bottom.
  • Use double-sided tape or glue to secure them together
  • Flip the stacked boxes over and align the candy tubes so that the bottom of them are hanging over by at least one inch.
  • Glue the candy cane tubes to the bottom of the stacked boxes. The tubes should be glued to the outer edges of the boxes and look like sleigh runners.
  • *Tip - After a couple of tries, I discovered that moving the candy boxes to the edge of the counter so the curved part of the candy cane tubes could hang over was the best way to glue the tubes to the boxes
  • Cut a long enough piece of ribbon to wrap around the boxes and tubes
  • Wrap the ribbon around the center of the boxes and tubes. Pull it so it fits snugly and glue at the seam at the bottom of the sleigh.
  • Flip the sleigh upright and glue a bow to the center of the ribbon
  • Now it's time to add the Christmas card to support the rest of your goodies.
  • Use tape to secure the card to the back of the sleigh. You will likely use about four long pieces of clear tape to secure it to the candy tubes at the bottom of the card.
  • Place a bag of chips in front of the card.
  • Use tacky glue or double-sided tape to glue your candy Santa to the top of the movie candy directly in front of the chips.
  • Finally, tape the ornament to the top of the card. Most of my ornaments had plastic loops attached for taping. I used twist-ties to make a loop on the one that did not for taping to the card.