Tutu Loot Tube
Tutu Loot Tube
Sugar and spice, these ballerinas are filled with everything nice!
Difficulty: Challenging
What you'll need:
  • 4 bags of your favorite Mars candies, such as TWIX® Brand FUN SIZE®, 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand FUN SIZE®, STARBURST® Original Fruit Chews
  • 10 4-1/2-inch cardboard tubes
  • 10 pieces pink tissue paper (10 x 13-inch)
  • Double-stick tape
  • 10 pieces pink or purple tulle (2-1/2 yards)
  • Stapler
  • 10 24-inch strands pink satin ribbon
  • 1 piece pink felt (9 x 12-inch)
  • Scissors
What to do:
  1. Roll each cardboard tube in a sheet of pink tissue paper. Secure with double-stick tape. Tuck the excess tissue into the tube and set aside.
  2. Fold the tulle into thirds. Make small pleats with the tulle, stapling them as you go along. Attach the tulle to each tube using double-stick tape, making a ballet skirt.
  3. Tie the satin ribbon around the top of the skirt, making a big bow in the back.
  4. Cut two ballet slippers from the pink felt, and tape them to the bottom of each tube.
  5. Fill each tube with assorted Mars candies.
Makes 10 tubes.
Assembly time: 2 hours.