Create darling Halloween treats with these candy bar wraps.
Costumes are non just for people and pets! Costumes are a great idea for these DIY Halloween Candy Bar Wraps too. This is such a simple and fun craft for kids to do. It allows them the opportunity to be creative and express their craziest costume ideas. I am going to share with you three ideas that I completed using Oly*Fun from Fairfield World AND also going to share a sketch that has SIX ideas. The additional three would be simple to create using the exact same steps. Let’s get started.
Supplies Needed for DIY Halloween Candy Bar Wraps
- Oly*Fun from Fairfield World
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks (Xyron)
- Google Eyes
- Scissors
- Felt, Ribbon and/or Trims for Accessories
Directions for DIY Halloween Candy Bar Wraps
Step One
Cut the Oly*Fun to fit around the candy bar one complete time.
Step Two
Hot glue the Oly*Fun to the candy bar on the back side.
Step Three
Add felt accessories and google eyes to the front of the candy bar.
Step Four
Add any other fun details you might like to add. A stem with a leaf is fun for the pumpkin.
Draw stitches with marker on your Frankenstein.
Making a Mummy Wrapped Candy Bar
To make a mummy wrapped candy bar, cut the white Oly*Fun into a strip. Hot glue the end to the back of the candy bar and wrap it around, applying hot glue when necessary to hold it in place.
Add google eyes using the hot glue.
I love them all!
Halloween Candy Bar Wrap Printable Ideas
Aren’t they all so dang cute? These three are easy to make but there are tons more ways to create DIY Halloween Candy Bar Wraps! I doodled up the ideas so you can use them for inspiration. Of course, you could just print the doodles and color them too. I love fun free printables for the holidays! You can download the printable free and get straight to making.
Best Ways to Use Free Printables
You might have seen this list from me before but I think it is worth sharing over and over. Sometimes the people in the back need to hear things a few times, right? There are so many great ways to use free printables. Here are some of my favorites.
- Print them and mail in an envelope with a stamp. Snail mail rocks.
- Batch some up to make an activity book. This is great for a road trip!
- Print and use at a place setting on the table to create a conversation starter.
- Add them to goody bags. By the way, goody bags are not just for birthday parties.
- Package them up with your favorite markers and crayons to give as a gift.
- Drop a few off at the local coffee shop with fun pencils to spread some happy.
- Cut them up to make cards, gift wrap and decorations.
BEST Tools For Working With Free Printables
These are my favorite tools and art supplies to use with free printables and why I love them too.
- Printer – This Laser Printer is inexpensive and works like a charm. It even works with Alexa. Bonus!
- Scissors – Lots of printables can be cut up to create decorations and cards and things like that.
- Markers and Crayons – All thing ooly work the best for me. I LOVE all of their markers, pencils and crayons.
- Colored Pencils – For adult coloring, PRISM makes the colored pencils that I love to use most.
- Twine – For creating banners and garlands from printables, I love this twine best.
- Adhesive – Lots of printables have pieces that get cut out and put together. This is my fave tape runner!
Oly*Fun Halloween Lumanaries
My creative friend Beth used Oly*Fun to make these adorable and festive Halloween luminaries. You can get all of the directions and details about making them yourself over on her blog at Creatively Beth.
Oly*Fun Bat Masks
My friend Lindsay over at Artsy Fartsy Mama used Oly*Fun to make this amazing bat mask. You can get all of the details for making bat masks of your own in her blog post.
Halloween Toss Game with Oly*Fun
Oly*Fun is great because it cuts like paper but can be sewn like fabric. I sewed up some to create this fun Halloween toss game.
