Gifting for a crowd can often be an expensive and impersonal endeavor, and every year as our gifting list grows, I find myself on the hunt for that one perfect idea. Well, this year I found it-- candy cane elves!
These sweet treats tick so many boxes for me:
✔️ personal, ✔️ affordable, ✔️ easy to make, ✔️ allergy-friendly, ✔️ fun!
If your child needs a gift for every student in the class or you want to spread some smiles to a handful of neighbors, these candy cane elves will surely do the trick.
Supplies:
- Full-size candy canes
- Cardstock paper
- Hot glue
- Scissors
- Optional: embellishments such as rhinestones, ribbons, pom-poms, glitter
Directions:
Glue or tape a pair of candy canes together such that the bottoms flair out a bit from each other, forming a set of legs.
Cut out various clothing items from cardstock paper. Our elves are wearing dresses or a shirt/shorts combo, mittens, hats, and boots.
Mac Kid Tip: To get the sizing right for the clothing and accessories, trace around the candy canes before making any cuts.
Print out a photo of your elf's face and cut out the image, including a small portion of the neck to help glue it to the body.
Face sizing tip: For our elves, we printed each member of our family such that our faces measured approximately 2 inches tall.
Our elves used traditional red and white striped candy canes, but as more and more flavors become available, you could certainly mix things up with other color combinations.
Want to show us your Candy Candy Elves? We'd love to see your photos! Be sure to tag @macaronikid on social media so we can see how you've worked this seasonal craft into your own home.
