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Summer Shade Sweets
Convenient candy cups perfect for decorating a picnic table or backyard barbecue.
Prep time: 20 min.
Decoration time: 15 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
  • 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies or SKITTLES®Brand Bite Size Candies
  • 4 sheets colored construction, cardstock paper, or cone shaped coffee filters
  • 8 clear plastic cups
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • 4 plastic straws
  • 4 cotton balls
  • Printable template
What to do:
  1. Cut the umbrella shapes using the printable template and color. Fold the circle in half and then fold twice more giving you 8 sections. Cut a line to the center on one fold and fold flap over 2 sections. This creates an umbrella shape.
  2. Glue a cotton ball to the center point on the underside of the umbrella. Let dry.
  3. Meanwhile, fill clear plastic cups with M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies or SKITTLES® Brand Bite Size Candies.
  4. When cotton ball has dried, burrow a straw into it and glue it in place. Set upside down in a cup and let dry.
  5. When dry, simply insert the umbrella into the cup of candy.
Makes 4 umbrellas.
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