4th of July Crafts (Independence Day Crafts) – Patriotic Candy Bouquet

Celebrate Independence Day with easy and fun 4th of July Crafts. You can find a lot of Independence Day Crafts on the Internet. However, there are not very many edible patriotic crafts (among them). I would like to offer you how-to directions for making a unique sweet table decoration that will make your 4th of July dinner unforgettable. Candy Bouquets like one below are easy and fun to make; they can be great Fourth of July activities for kids. Candy arrangements make amazing 4th of July decorations, centerpieces, and gifts for your friends and family.

Note: This edible craft project is copyrighted. You may print it and use it for personal purposes or as a classroom craft project if you are a teacher. You are not permitted to post this project on any website, blog, or in any other type of publication. However, you are free to link back to this page.

Materials used: a basket, a themed bow, fun size candy bars (Nestle® BabyRuth®, Crunch®, and Mounds®), a themed narrow ribbon or curling ribbon (red, blue, and white), silk flowers of red, blue, and white colors, floral foam, red shredded paper, bamboo skewers, a glue gun with glue sticks, and tools (scissors and wire cutters).

Step 1. Prepare a small or medium sized basket and floral foam. You can use floral foam bricks or a Styrofoam disc. Cut the foam to the appropriate size so that it sits firmly in your basket. If you use floral foam bricks, you may need to add additional wedges of foam, as shown in the picture. The foam should sit about one inch below the rim of your basket.

Step 2. Cover the foam with red shredded paper.

Step 3. The theme colors for Independence Day are the colors of the American flag. Prepare silk flowers in red, white, and blue colors.

a) If you buy a bush of silk flowers which can save you money (like a bush of silk carnations in this case), cut the individual flowers from the bush using wire cutters.

b) Insert the flowers into the basket in an oval or round design, spacing the flowers evenly all around. This arrangement is a centerpiece, so it should look good from any side.

If you need to elongate some of the flower stems, attach a piece of bamboo skewer to the stem with green floral tape.

Step 4. Make candy flowers.

a) Prepare the fun size candy bars with wrapper colors appropriate for the 4th of July (Nestle® BabyRuth®, Crunch®, and Mounds® candy bars were used for this candy bouquet), bamboo skewers, a themed narrow ribbon or curling ribbon, and a low-temp glue gun with glue sticks.

b) Glue a skewer to the back of each candy bar. Hold the skewer down for a few seconds to make sure it is secure.

Cut a piece of narrow themed ribbon and tie a small bow at the base of each candy flower. Instead of using narrow ribbon you can tie pieces of curling ribbon to each stick and curl it.

c) Insert the candy flowers into the basket arranging them within the design. When you finish the front of the bouquet, insert additional candy flowers in the back of the bouquet. Make sure that they face out from the center of the bouquet.

Step 5. Add a bow to your candy bouquet.

You can glue it to the front of the basket.

Or you can secure the themed bow to a piece of bamboo skewer and insert it in the front of the arrangement.

I wish Happy 4th of July to you and your loved ones!

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Lana Glass
Founder of the Site "Incredible Edible Crafts"