Christmas Tree Made of Suckers

Christmas Tree Made of Suckers

 

 

 

After looking on Pinterest for ideas for some younger kids, I found something similar to this and decided to give it a try...just so my friends, as the parents, would love me...lol!

 

 

 The first thing I did was go to Wal-Mart and look.  I

found these cute little buckets for under $1 each.

 

 

 Next, I went back to the craft department and was looking

for some Styrofoam balls, but all they had were these

Styrofoam cones...and I was on a mission.

 When I got home, I placed the Styrofoam in the buckets

and made a pencil mark where the bucket and the edge

of the Styrofoam met so that I could hot glue them into

the bucket and they would stay.

 

***Note: I've only made one of these so far and they are

beautiful, but big.  I am going to cut the cone down

for the next couple that I do. 

 

 Hot glue the edges and stick them back down in the

bucket until the glue dries.

 You will need lots of suckers.  I purchased 3 one pound

bags of Dum-Dums suckers and one bag of the Tootsie Pops.

I used the Tootsie Pops for the top of the sucker tree.

Once the glue has dried, start working the suckers

in the Styrofoam in a circle, working your way to the top. 

 When you get to the top and are finished, go back

and put suckers in where you can see any of the

Styrofoam. 



And there you have it!

A nice gift for little ones for around $6 AND it's homemade!