DIY Candy / Willy Wonka Bouquet

Hello! Today I am sharing a tutorial for a Willy Wonka/Candy bouquet. I made this for my brother last year when he played Charlie in a Willy Wonka play. This was a quick, very last-minute gift (otherwise I'd have never gotten him junk food with dyes). Please keep in mind that any of these treats could be substituted. For example, nut packages and a large bar of Lillie's chocolate or something could be used instead. 

To make this, you will need:

-Small packages of candy/treats

-A large, pretty treat such as a candy bar, homemade lollipop, homemade bread. a large cookie, etc.

-A small balloon

-Dowel rods or an alternative

-Hot glue and a hot glue gun

-Tulle

Step 1. 

Hot glue the candy/treat packaging to the wooden/plastic sticks/rods.

Step 2. 

Tie tulle around them all in a bundle and glue where/if necessary. Add in the balloon.

You're done! It's a super easy gift, and perfect for boys in theater who may not want flowers or traditional after-performance-type gifts. Plus, like I said before, this could be changed into a healthier version. I gave my other brother who played Mr. Bucket photos and a balloon in place of candy due to his dietary restrictions. There are lots of substitutes to a bouquet that are easy and quick. You could even do a non-candy bouquet.

I hope this comes in handy and you enjoyed! I look foward to sharing more activities and events with you soon!

-Lauryn

Jacob's 18th Musical-Themed Party

Hello! Today I am excited to share this musical-themed 18th birthday party for my brother. We decided to do 18 musicals for his 18th birthday, and I made a minimalist poster for each that I will show on part #2. The mini printout posters I made from online images and turned into a banner can be seen below. I did a dark green, light blue and brown color palette. For favors, I made music note key chains, plates that cracked in the oven (even though they claimed to be heat-safe, so I didn't give those away) and a cup for each guest with a music or musical theme that we thought would be personally meaningful to them. All of the guests were people of theatrical experience. We were going to play the soundtracks to the musicals as well, but as soon as I put one on with a group of drama performers ...well, you can imagine how that went, so to play the games we had to do without. I later found out the sharpie rubbed off the mugs even though I cooked them a long time and used a supposedly "waterproof'" special sharpie, so I do not advise doing that for favors unless you have found a sharpie that can stand the test of time and dishwashers. I painted the banner and found the Barnum quote online as a free printable (but I changed the colors). For a centerpiece I made Polymer creations inspired by each musical (so 18) going around a dish with a plant, and made a custom playbill with my brother to stick in the center of the plant. I painted all of the clay pieces with brown acrylic paint. I did things like raindrops on roses, a circus tent, Annie's locket, a golden ticket, and so on. I cut out various Broadway-inspired masks out of paper plates and put out gems, feathers, tulle, glue, string, glitter, hot glue and other materials to make Broadway masks with as well. With the same printable I made for the banner I created the cupcake toppers by gluing the posters on toothpicks. We played a lot of games and everyone seemed to have fun.

If you know a theater-loving teen and are looking for a theme, maybe this will come in handy. I hope you enjoyed. Thanks for stopping by!

-Lauryn