Candy Cane Sleigh (with Video Tutorial)
Kids will honey this beautiful Christmascandy sleigh made from their favorite holiday treats! Makes a super cute DIY Christmas souvenir thought or decoration! We'll show you how to make a processed cane sleigh with photo step by step directions and a video tutorial.
Candy Cane Sleigh
How fun is this processed sleigh?!
Not merely is it super cute, our candy Santa sleigh is actually functional — you can slide information technology around and the back of the sleigh holds quite a chip of loose candy. We put about 2 cups of Hershey'due south kisses inside!
My 4-year-sometime daughter is obsessed with this little care for that nosotros made! She's been playing with it all morning, and is actually showing impressive discipline in non eating whatsoever of the parts!
This candy cane sleigh was super easy to build and it makes a great inexpensive gift idea for teachers, family, and friends. This is one that kids can help brand and personalize with their favorite processed.
You can even observe a candy Santa Claus and have him "drive" the sleigh!
Related: Check out our Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats as well!
What You Demand to Brand a Candy Sleds for Christmas
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- 1 large flat candy bar (we used Hershey'south Processed Cane Bars – they are delicious!)
- iv processed canes
- 8 round peppermints
- vii Ghirardeli peppermint bark squares (my fav!!)
- Hershey'due south kisses
- Glue gun
How to Make a Candy Sleigh
Check out the photograph step past stride directions below to see how to make processed Santa sleighs. In that location's as well a gratis printable "recipe" card at the bottom of the post!
Use a hot glue gun to attach a round peppermint to each candy cane. The processed canes will be the sleigh rails, and the peppermints volition connect them to your sleigh base, which is your king size candy bar.
We also used glued an extra round peppermint where the ii candy canes connect, to provide extra support.
One time all sleigh rails are attached and the gum is dry out, flip your sleigh and so that information technology is correct-side-up.
Use a hot glue gun to make a basket with the Ghirardeli chocolate squares. Leave the side facing the forepart open.
Gum two Ghirardeli squares on top of each other at the front of your sleigh to make a seat cushion. Mucilage two round peppermints to those chocolate squares to brand the seat back.
Fill up your sleigh basket with whatsoever type of candy you like. Nosotros used Hershey'south kisses.
Can you employ different candy?
Sure! Nosotros used things that nosotros accept on hand, as well equally things that remind us of a sleigh, like candy canes.
You could try using different flavors of candy canes, or fifty-fifty a miniature version! The possibilities are truly countless — we just give an case hither to get you started.
How long will the processed last?
If kept at room temperature, your processed sleigh should last the holiday season! I wouldn't recommend keeping it longer than that of course, considering it'south actually food. Nosotros alive in Texas, and so it would melt in storage and I'd be afraid it would attract bugs.
In any case, my kids pretty much begged to eat our candy cane sleds every day then it wasn't really an issue! They were so excited subsequently Christmas to finally bask them!
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Candy Sleigh DIY Printable Directions
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Processed Cane Sleigh (with Video Tutorial)
Kids volition love this cute candy sleigh fabricated from their favorite Christmas treats! Makes a great gift idea!
Servings: 4
Calories: 381 kcal
Toll: $x
- 1 large flat candy bar Hershey's bar or like
- 4 candy canes
- 8 round peppermints
- 7 Ghirardeli chocolate squares individually wrapped
- Hershey'due south kisses
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Use a hot mucilage gun to adhere a round peppermint to the middle of each candy pikestaff. (The candy canes volition exist the sleigh rails, and the peppermints will connect them to your sleigh base, which is your male monarch size candy bar.
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Glue each sleigh runway to the underside of your large processed bar, along the edge. Glue a round peppermint betwixt the processed canes and the candy bar, where the two candy canes connect on each side.
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One time all sleigh rails are attached and the glue is dry, flip your sleigh and so that information technology is right-side-up.
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Use a hot glue gun to brand a basket with the Ghirardeli chocolate squares. Leave the side facing the front open.
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Gum 2 Ghirardeli squares on height of each other at the front of your sleigh to make a seat cushion. Glue two round peppermints to those chocolate squares to make the seat back.
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Fill your sleigh basket with more processed.
Note: Nutrition data is a crude estimate but; actual values will vary based on the verbal ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.
Calories: 381 kcal | Carbohydrates: 57 g | Protein: ii k | Fat: 19 yard | Saturated Fat: eleven g | Sodium: 9 mg | Potassium: 164 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Saccharide: 46 g | Calcium: fourteen mg | Atomic number 26: 1.6 mg
More of our favorite easy Christmas party treats for kids:
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Rudolph Cupcakes
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