Tissue Paper Jack-o'-Lantern Lollipops
Description: Turn wrapped Tootsie Pops into cute pumpkin party favors with orange and green tissue paper, ribbon, and hand-drawn jack-o’-lantern faces. No tracing or template needed!
Yield: 1 decorated lollipop
Equipment
- Scissors
- Black paint marker or black Sharpie
Materials
- 1 Tootsie Pop original wrapper left on
- 1 orange tissue-paper rectangle approximately 4 × 6 inches
- 1 green tissue-paper rectangle approximately 4 × 6 inches; slightly smaller is fine
- Ribbon enough to tie around the gathered tissue
Instructions
- Cut the orange and green tissue paper into rectangles.
- Layer the green tissue on top of the orange tissue.
- Place the wrapped Tootsie Pop in the center with the stick pointing upward.
- Pull the tissue up around the candy and gather it around the base of the stick.
- Tie ribbon around the gathered tissue to secure it.
- Draw a jack-o’-lantern face on the orange tissue with the black paint marker or Sharpie.
Notes
- My green pieces were slightly smaller than the orange pieces. A little green still showed in the finished pumpkins.
- Leave the original candy wrapper on while decorating. Remove the ribbon, tissue paper, and candy wrapper before eating.