Candy Tree/Topiary

This would make a fine gift for just about anyone!

Materials:

• Foam Cone
• Hot glue
• Hershey’s Kisses
• Red ribbon

Procedure:

1. Place a drop of hot glue on the cone. Wait for it to cool slightly, then press on Hershey’s Kiss. Cover entire foam cone with candy.
2. Tie ribbon into a bow and hot glue the bow to the top of the ‘tree’.

Variation:

Make a candy topiary!

Materials:

• Clay Pot
• Stick or Dowel
• Hershey's Kisses
• Hot Glue
• Moss or paper grass
• Foam ball
• Ribbon

Procedure:

1. Place a block of floral foam in a clay pot.
2. Poke one end of a stick or dowel into a foam ball and the other end into the foam in the clay pot.
3. Add paper grass or moss in the pot to cover the foam.
4. Hot glue the candy onto the foam ball.
5. Tie a ribbon around the stick under the candy ball.

**Note** make sure that the pot is big enough to support the weight of the ball and candy!

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