Tips and Tricks

How do you display candy canes?

by Lennon Wade

How do you display candy canes?

8 Cute Last-Minute Ideas For Displaying Extra Candy Canes

  1. In a mug. For an easy last-minute decoration, set mugs filled with candy canes on tables, shelves, and countertops around the house.
  2. Or a bowl.
  3. As a cocktail garnish.
  4. Or as a stirrer.
  5. In a mason jar.
  6. As part of a centerpiece.
  7. On your stockings.
  8. As an ornament.

What can you make out of candy canes?

What Should You Do with Leftover Candy Canes? Try These 10 Recipes!

  • Peppermint Leftover Candy Cane Brownies. Mint and chocolate have been paired together for years.
  • Peppermint Simple Syrup.
  • Candy Cane Cupcakes.
  • Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Mix.
  • Candy Cane Vodka.
  • Candy Cane Milkshake.
  • Candy Cane Cookies.
  • Candy Cane Sugar Scrub.

What can I do with leftover Christmas candy canes?

23 Genius Uses for Leftover Candy Canes

  1. Spike Your Whipped Cream With It.
  2. Make Candy Cane Pops.
  3. Make No-Bake Chocolate Candy Cane Truffles.
  4. Make Minty Marshmallows.
  5. Use Them as Napkin Holders.
  6. Bake Chocolate Candy Cane Cupcakes.
  7. Create Chocolate Snowflake Candy Canes.
  8. Craft Candy Cane Oreo Pudding Cups.

Do candy canes expire?

“Things like candy canes or ribbon candy are good for well over a year, up to five years possibly. The sugar creates a matrix that holds it all together,” said Allured. This is as long as you store it in a cool, dry place: “Humidity is the enemy.”

How to make candy cane ornaments?

Cut and Select. Cut a pipe cleaner in half to make two 6” candy cane ornaments. Then,decide the bead colors you want.

  • Block the Ends. Once you fill up the pipe cleaner with beads,dot a little glue on the ends to hold everything in place.
  • Bend It in Shape. Bend the pipe cleaner about ¾ of the way from the top to make a candy cane shape.
  • Hook It Up. If you want the ornament to hang from a branch,you can tie a loop at the hook part of the ornament using a thread.

    • How to decorate candy canes?

    Festive Wreath.

  • Bright Holiday Candleholder.
  • Rebellious Cane Mohawk.
  • Minty Centerpiece.
  • Candy Cane Platter.
  • Sweet Reindeer.
  • Flavorful Tree Ornaments.
  • Red and White Topiaries.
  • Candy Cane Tree.
  • Twine-Wrapped Canes.

    • How did candy canes become a symbol of Christmas?

    No one is exactly sure how the candy cane became a symbol of the season. However, there are many legends about its origins. The most popular of these legends goes back to 1670 in Germany when a choirmaster supposedly gave candy sticks to noisy children to quiet them during the Christmas services.

    How to make giant foam candy canes?

    Measure and mark the outline for your candy cane on the foam sheets.

  • Using the FloraCraft® StyroCutter® Plus,start cutting out the candy cane. You will need to allow it to heat for about 15-30 seconds before using.
  • Apply your Smooth Finish putty using a putty knife to cover the entire candy cane.