Christmas Candy Centerpieces

Everone does a gingerbread houses, but what if you can not bake? You dont have to bake, to create a great centerpiece that is all sugar and spice.

Christmas Candy Train craft

Flat piece of cardboard for base,
covered with paper or foil
Full size candy bars (Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers)
Small size candy bars (Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers) -
the engine is one full size bar and two small bars - cars can
either be made using full size or small bars
Round peppermint candies (4 each on engine and each car)
Red licorice string (small piece to join cars together)
Black licorice (rope or sticks for train tracks)
2 Rolo candies
4 Lifesavers
1 candy orange slice
Candies for cargo: gumdrops, kisses, red or black licorice
vines cut up like logs, etc.
Glue: white confectioners' icing from grocery store

To assemble: Using black licorice and icing, lay track on the covered board.

To make the engine, place two small candy bars, one on the other as the engineer's compartment, and attach to full size bar.

Two Rolo candies will make the smokestack (glue small ends together, then attach to other end of candy bar).

Use four Lifesavers laying sideways on their edges between smokestack and engineer's compartment.

Glue orange slice on front edge as grill, cut red gumdrop to round disk as headlight.

To finish: Poke hole with toothpick into end of each candy bar to insert red licorice string to join train together. Attach peppermint wheels to engine and each car, and place on "track" Glue cargo on each car.

You can decorate your board with icing and extra candies if desired.

Candy Christmas Tree craft

1 cup vanilla frosting
Green liquid or paste food color
1 (12-inch high) Styrofoam cone
15 hard peppermint candies
15 hard spearmint candies
19 large red gumdrops
25-35 pieces crimped ribbon candy
23 pieces cut rock candy

Tint frosting green. Place cone on a 9-inch plate; frost the sides and top of cone. Starting at the bottom, alternate peppermint and spearmint candies around the cone in a singe row. Alternate red and green gumdrops in a row above candies. Arrange remaining candies in rows around the cone until reaching the top. Position a mint candy on the tip of the cone; top with a gumdrop.

Candy Tree craft

Styrofoam cone
Straight pins
Individually wrapped candies
Ribbon

Attach candy with straight pins to the Styrofoam cone starting at the base. Overlap the upper rows of candy onto the lower rows, enough to cover the pins. Put a bow on top of the tree with a pin.

Candy Wreath Centerpiece craft
Styrofoam ring
2 pounds cellophane-wrapped candies - either an
assortment or choose just one kind
Straight pins
Two or three candles (to fit in the center of the wreath)
Dinner plate large enough to hold the ring
(or place the wreath directly on the table)

Pin the candies to the Styrofoam ring until it is completely covered. Pin through the one end of the cellophane on each candy. Overlap so that the wreath is full.

Place the wreath on the dinner plate or on the table. Place the candles in the center.