Ideas for birthday candy poster...

[minniebeth]

How many times I've seen someone make a "candy poster" using various candy for a birthday wish and have really never paid attention....now I am sorry because I am going to a 40th bday party and it was requested that no gifts are brought, but would like to do something fun and relatively inexpensive...
Does anyone have a resource for the idea? (You know, I wish for you 100 Grand, etc...) If anyone will, you guys will!
Thanks so much!!

 

[kuusimo]

What works for me is to go to the candy isle and write down the names of candy bars. Then I can be thinking about them. Also go to the dollar store. They have unique brands that you can work with better than your standard ones. Like Zero, Rocky Road, Charms...

 

[powellrj]

cracker barrel has a wonderful assortment of unusual candy that could maybe give you some ideas.

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

I have done this before and used:

Snickers (laughs)
Hot Tamales
Nerds
100 Grand
Kisses
Big Hunk
Now and Later
Air Heads
Zero
Payday

edited to add: check out this link---scroll down to bottom and click on page numbers http://members.tripod.com/diginncrafts/candygrams.html
That's about all I remember??? Occasionally I would have to cover up an "s" on a candy to make it flow.

Good luck!

 

[jennifer293]

what a NEAT idea.....it would be cool to get one and give one especially to that person who has everything..Please post pics of the finished project!!! I would love to see what you come up with!!

 

[kmk160]

Ok...one kid to bed, another to go but I somehow managed to find a photo that I took of one of these posters that I did over 10 years ago in college.
Here is what mine said. I will put the candy bars I used in quotations.

I was trying to decide what to get you for your birthday and I thought about getting you a "whatchamacallit" from "5th Avenue" but I didnt have the "100Grand".
So I thought maybe I'd take you on a trip through the "MilkyWay" and maybe we'd see a "Starburst", but I remembered that "M and M" wouldnt be there and I didnt think you'd want to take a trip without them.
I needed some help so I asked the "3 Musketeers" and they suggested I take you to "Hershey" park but its closed. So, I'll just wish you a happy birthday and hope its a good one!



HOPE THIS HELPS!!!

 

[feedindy]

Cute, kmk!

I was going to suggest that Kudos granola bars could be a good addition to something like this!

 

[Ava31]

Ok...one kid to bed, another to go but I somehow managed to find a photo that I took of one of these posters that I did over 10 years ago in college.
Here is what mine said. I will put the candy bars I used in quotations.

I was trying to decide what to get you for your birthday and I thought about getting you a "whatchamacallit" from "5th Avenue" but I didnt have the "100Grand".
So I thought maybe I'd take you on a trip through the "MilkyWay" and maybe we'd see a "Starburst", but I remembered that "M and M" wouldnt be there and I didnt think you'd want to take a trip without them.
I needed some help so I asked the "3 Musketeers" and they suggested I take you to "Hershey" park but its closed. So, I'll just wish you a happy birthday and hope its a good one!



HOPE THIS HELPS!!!

That's awesome! I love it...hope you don't mind if I steal your ideas!

Thanks!

 

[kmk160]

Not stealing by any means!!!
Happy to share and hope it helps.
Have done this a few times for friends and it goes over well!!!
Enjoy.