Candy Gumball Machine Craft

This easy Candy Gumball Machine is the cutest Dollar Tree craft for homemade gifts and party favors! It’s also a creative way to display candy on a birthday party dessert table.

Adorable Candy Gumball Machine Craft

I made the cutest Candy Gumball Machine Party Favors this week. These little Candy Gumball Machines are definitely one of my most favorite party craft ideas ever. Well, these Candy Microphones are another favorite, but I can’t pick which one I like best!

I love making cute and crafty food gifts like this for class gifts as well as a party. You and your kids will both love making this simple craft.

Whether you’re having a birthday party or baby shower, this craft is perfect for a dessert table or party favors.

These simple Candy Gumball Machine crafts are made with a plastic Christmas ornaments, candy and a paper cup. SO EASY!

What you’ll need to make a Candy Gumball Machine:

• Clear Plastic Ornament Ball (I found mine at the Dollar Tree)
• Red paper cups
• Candy – Such as Mini M&M’s, Sixlets or small gumballs
• Tape
• Black Sharpie
• Embellishments

How To Make a Candy Gumball Machine

Pull out the top of the ornament and wrap a piece of paper into a funnel to pour your candy into the ornament. After you fill it with candy, cover the opening with tape. I used duct tape. Like the zebra print?

Punch a hole in the bottom of the cup with a pen, push your finger through to make hole large enough to hold your ornament.

Place the ornament full of candy into the cup hole.

Draw the pretend opening for the gumballs and add embellishments if you have them.

I put a small round gem sticker on the top of the ornaments as well as the front.

For an easy five minute Dollar Tree craft, I think these gumball machines turned out super cute!

You could make them with larger cups and ornaments for real gumballs as well. I thought the M&M’s worked perfect for a large crowd and they are better for small children – no choking hazard.

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Candy Gumball Machine Craft

This easy craft Dollar Tree tutorial for a Candy Gumball Machine is the cutest idea for homemade gifts. Fun teacher appreciation gift ideas.

Prep Time15 mins

Total Time15 mins

Yield: 1 gumball machine

Author: Amy Locurto

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Supplies

• Clear Plastic Ornament Ball
• Red paper cups
• Candy – Such as Mini M&M’s, Sixlets or small gumballs
• Tape
• Black Sharpie
• Embellishments

Instructions

• Pull out the top of the ornament and wrap a piece of paper into a funnel to pour your candy into the ornament. Cover the opening with tape.
• Punch a hole in the bottom of the cup with a pen, push your finger through to make hole large enough to hold your ornament. Place the ornament full of candy into the cup hole.
• Draw the pretend opening for the gumballs and add embellishments if you have them.

Plan To Make This?Please share if you do. Mention @LivingLocurto or tag #LivingLocurto on Instagram. We’d love to see!

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Course: Craft

Cuisine: American

Keyword: candy, craft, dollar tree, gumball, kids activity, party favor

Originally published July 19, 2012 – Updated 2021

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