The Girl has had the same friends all through high school. Her group of girls have spent countless nights at my house, so when Senior Night came, I wanted to make them each a little something.
I decided on flower pot candy bouquets. I think these would make an awesome gift for just about any occasion, so even if you don’t have a senior this year {pause for nervous breakdown}, you can make them for birthdays, teacher’s gifts, etc.
You’ll Need
A small flower pot
A foam ball {size depends on the size of your flower pot}
A pretty fair amount of dum-dum suckers
Glue gun
Spray paint or ribbon can be used to decorate the pots as well. {I chose not to in the end}
Directions
Using the glue gun, glue the foam ball into place on your flower pot. Now, starting at the top center of the foam ball, push the stick of the dum-dums into the ball. You only need to push it about as far as the start of the wrapper. Continue placing the dum-dums, working outward toward the flower pot, until the foam ball is completely covered.
That’s it. So easy, right?
~Mavis
Lisa says
Super cute idea! My oldest daughter is a senior this year too and I try to take it one day at a time and not think that she will be moving out in four months!
Lori B says
I think I will borrow this idea for my daughter’s Sweets Table for her August wedding.
Mavis says
What a perfect idea!
Random Person Named Melissa says
You know what would make that alittle bit better? A bow and ribbon around the very top of the pot itself. A darker color would look best to offset the bright colors of the dum-dums. It would look awesome.
Anyways nice idea I’m very tempted to try it out for next Easter.
Nancy says
I made this a few yrs. ago..I put tiny lady bugs on the pot ..
Gab@ says
How many candies did you use for the small bouquet?
Mavis says
I didn’t count but I think it was around 50.
Sunny says
Did you have to cut the dum dums on the smaller pots?
Mavis says
Nope! Full sized worked just fine.
Sue says
But didn’t the sticks eventually hit each other? Like from one side to the other?
Rosaleen says
I did something like this once for a friend’s mother’s 100th birthday party. Many older people take meds that lead to dry mouth, so a little hard candy can be helpful, plus a treat can be offered to visitors and staff of nursing homes. I think that a lollipop may be safer than a loose candy considering a possible choking hazard for a bed-ridden person. I used a Styrofoam ball that was also decked out with cut pieces of gold ribbon held by bead-headed pins, bows and a couple of plastic contgrats-type sticks.
If one has time to make them, this candy flower pot idea could make nifty center pieces for a bunch of tables at a party.