| These fun Candyland party theme ideas are great | | | | either need lots of mouths to blow them up or an air |
| for creating a super sweet Candyland Birthday Party. | | | | compressor. You will need about 4-6 balloons for |
| With so many bright colors and cute characters, the | | | | each foot of frame. If possible, set-up frame in |
| possibilities are endless. | | | | actual location while attaching balloons to the arch. If |
| CANDYLAND PARTY THEME INVITATIONS | | | | not, then lay frame flat. Inflate 4 balloons. Tie 2 |
| Start with an extra-large colorful lollipop and wrap it in | | | | necks together with heavy nylon thread. Cross the |
| light pink, blue, yellow, or green cellophane. Tie | | | | pairs of balloons at the necks and twist to form a |
| coordinating curling ribbons onto the stick. Place a | | | | cluster of 4. Place the cluster at one end of the arch |
| large, white address label containing all the party | | | | and wrap 1 balloon around the frame. Then twist it |
| information on the back of the lollipop. Add a fun | | | | around another balloon to hold the cluster in place. |
| Candyland sticker on the front and hand-deliver your | | | | Continue this process until entire arch is filled with |
| invitations to your guests. | | | | balloons. |
| Suggested Wording For Invitation | | | | If the timing is right and you can find an after |
| Lollipop, lollipop, | | | | Christmas sale, pick-up some candy cane yard stakes |
| Sweet as can be.come help me celebrate | | | | and line your walkway with them. |
| A party for me. | | | | Make colorful signs that say, "Molasses Swamp," |
| You Won't Want To Miss A Lick! | | | | "Gumdrop Mountain Pass," "Lollipop Woods," and |
| COSTUMES | | | | "Candy Cane Forest" and hang them on your party |
| In lieu of having guests wear a costume, create | | | | walls. |
| candy crowns for everyone to wear. Cut gold card | | | | Paint metal buckets with various colors and weight |
| stock into thirds and use your child's head as a guide | | | | them down with beans. Fill with brightly colored large |
| for creating the crown size. Glue hard candies, | | | | spiral lollipops and balloons. Camouflage the beans with |
| lollipops, gumdrops, jelly beans, etc. to the crown. | | | | "puffs" of colored tissue paper. |
| CANDYLAND PARTY THEME DECORATIONS | | | | CANDYLAND PARTY THEME FOODS |
| Use a painter's plastic drop cloth as your foundation | | | | Gramma Nutt Nuggets - Chicken nuggets. |
| to create a Candyland path for your guests to follow | | | | Mr. Mint's Mac & Cheese - Prepare your favorite |
| to your front door. Cover entire drop cloth with | | | | Mac & Cheese recipe. Add red, blue, or green |
| various colored squares. You can use construction | | | | food coloring to create a fun color. |
| paper, poster board, cardstock, or cut up various | | | | Lolly's Fruit & Cheese Platter - Cut various fruits |
| colored plastic tablecloths to make your squares. Glue | | | | and cheeses into bite-sized pieces. Soak apples in |
| squares to drop cloth and you're good to go! | | | | lemon juice so they don't turn brown. Use toothpicks |
| Create the Rainbow Trail with a rainbow balloon arch. | | | | with red, blue, green, or yellow tops. |
| You can make your frame out of PVC pipe, aluminum | | | | CANDYLAND PARTY THEME CAKE |
| or plastic rods. Your arch will ultimately have to be | | | | Rainbow-Shaped Cake - Make cake in a |
| attached to the wall, ceiling, or create a base to | | | | rainbow-shaped pan and frost it white. Create |
| provide the necessary support and hold it in place. | | | | rainbow of colors with rows of Skittles. |
| Air-filled balloons last longer than helium-filled. So, you'll | | | | |