Surprise Candy Bags
Tissue Paper Pumpkin Party Favors
Materials you'll need:
- Orange tissue paper
- Pen or Marker
- Green Floral Tape
- Individually wrapped Fun Size Halloween Candy Bags
- M&M’S® Milk Chocolate & M&M’S® Peanut Chocolate Fun Size Halloween Candy
- TWIX® & TWIX® Ghoulish Green Fun Size Halloween Candy Bars
- SNICKERS® Original & SNICKERS® Ghoulish Green Fun Size Halloween Candy Bars
- SKITTLES® Original and SKITTLES® Shriekers Chewy Halloween Candy
- Scissors
Optional:
- 12” Bowl/Plate
- Green pipe cleaners
Instructions:
- 1. Pile 10 pieces of orange tissue paper together.
- 2. Trace a 12" circle on top of the tissue paper (We suggest a 12” bowl or plate but feel free to use any household item to make tracing easier) This will be the base of your tissue paper pumpkins.
- 3. Cut out the traced circles from the tissue paper stack.
- 4. Layer two tissue paper circles on top of each other and place two to three fun size TWIX, SNICKERS, SKITTLES, and/or M&M’S in the center of the tissue paper circle.
- 5. Gather the edges of the tissue paper up around the Halloween candy, forming a pouch, and twist the excess tissue paper at the top to secure it.
- 6. Use the green floral tape to wrap and secure the top of the tissue paper pumpkin. To take your DIY to the next level, use green pipe cleaners and wrap them around your tapped stem for an extra eerie stem!
- 7. Repeat the steps for the remaining treats, creating as many tissue paper pumpkin favors as desired!
Once completed, you can display the pumpkin favors on a Halloween Party platter or place them in a Halloween Candy bowl to delight your guests.
Tissue Paper Ghost Goodie Bags
Materials you'll need:
- White tissue paper
- Black marker or pen
- Individually wrapped Fun Size Halloween Candy Bags:
- M&M’S® Milk Chocolate & M&M’S® Peanut Chocolate Fun Size Halloween Candy
- TWIX® & TWIX® Ghoulish Green Fun Size Halloween Candy Bars
- SNICKERS® Original & SNICKERS® Ghoulish Green Fun Size Halloween Candy Bars
- SKITTLES® Original and SKITTLES® Shriekers Chewy Halloween Candy
- Scissors
- Black ribbon or string
- Googly Eyes or Marker
- Glue
Optional:
- 12” Round Bowl/Plate
Instructions:
- 1. Pile 10 pieces of white tissue paper together.
- 2. Trace a 12" circle on top of the tissue paper (We suggest a 12” bowl or plate, but feel free to use any household item to make tracing easier) This will be the base of your tissue paper ghost.
- 3. Cut out the traced circles from the tissue paper stack.
- 4. Layer 2 tissue paper circles on top of each other and place a few fun size TWIX, SNICKERS, SKITTLES, and/or M&M’S in the center of the tissue paper circle.
- 5. Gather the edges of the tissue paper up around the Halloween candy, forming a pouch
- 6. Use the black ribbon or string to wrap and tie the tissue paper to create the ghost's head and secure the surprise bag. We’ve used thin black ribbon to tie a bow and make a very dapper little ghost!
- 7. Now, draw ghostly eyes and a mouth on the tissue paper using a black marker or attach googly eyes with a small amount of glue!
Repeat the steps for the remaining treats, creating as many tissue paper ghostly boo bags as desired!
Serve the ghost surprise bags on a Halloween party platter or place them in a Halloween candy bowl to delight your guests. Have a hauntingly good time!